August Quotes
240 quotes by 213 authors
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The English winter - ending in July to recommence in August
— Lord Byron
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Some days in late August at home are like this, the air thin and eager like this, with something in it sad and nostalgic and…
— William Faulkner
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Back in August, I wrote a post about the supposed race to the bottom with ebooks, refuting some nonsense written by an establishment bonehead. This…
— J.A. Konrath
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Did you know there are thirty-two names for love in one of the Eskimo languages?" August said. "And we just have this one. We are…
— Sue Monk Kidd
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Then suddenly the Mole felt a great Awe fall upon him, an awe that turned his muscles to water, bowed his head, and rooted his…
— Kenneth Grahame
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August. We were arguing. You want love to be like this every day don't you? 92 degrees even in the shade.
— Jeanette Winterson
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August rain: the best of the summer gone, and the new fall not yet born. The odd uneven time.
— Sylvia Plath
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The cold stars spun to the ancient rhythm, the august march of an everlasting symphony. They are old, the stars, and their memory is long.
— Rick Yancey
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Looks like macho boy's cool just melted like a Slush Puppie in August.
— Darynda Jones
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You both passed out,†Percy said. “I don’t know why, but Ella told me not to worry about it. She said you were…sharing?†“Sharing,†Ella…
— Rick Riordan
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. . .in August in Mississippi there’s a few days somewhere about the middle of the month when suddenly there’s a foretaste of fall, it’s…
— William Faulkner
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You saw me before I saw you. In the airport, that day in August, you had that look in your eyes, as though you wanted…
— Lucy Christopher
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There was no air; only the dead, still night fired by the dog days of August. Not a breath. I had to suck in the…
— Juan Rulfo
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Always keep mint on your windowsill in August, to ensure that buzzing flies will stay outside, where they belong. Don't think the summer is over,…
— Alice Hoffman
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My doctor gave me two weeks to live. I hope they're in August.
— Ronnie Shakes
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African-Americans are always forced to learn the other culture, but the other culture is not forced to learn ours. I went to acting school at…
— Tracie Thoms
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American naturalism is what my indulgent actor side loves: a bit of Tennessee Williams, a bit of Clifford Odets, August Wilson - I would just…
— Emilia Clarke
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August used to be a sad month for me. As the days went on, the thought of school starting weighed heavily upon my young frame.…
— Henry Rollins
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Every August, I go away for four weeks to a place in Michigan. I work in the mornings, spend the month in shorts and flip-flops.…
— Joe Mansueto
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Bernard Vonnegut, named for his paternal grandfather, was born August 29, 1914. He was a serious-looking little boy, even in informal photographs.
— Charles J. Shields
Who Wrote These August Quotes
213 authors contributed a total of 240 August Quotes, led by these top contributors: