Backward Quotes

439 quotes by 383 authors

England was a cold, backward, rebellious little kingdom. It's king: Henry the Eighth, remembered principally for his six wives and the chicken legs clutched in… — Kage Baker
There's always a choice,' said Torak, and walked backward off the cliff. — Michelle Paver
He who moves not forward, goes backward. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Ever wonder about those people who spend $2 apiece on those little bottles of Evian water? Try spelling Evian backward. — George Carlin
When they separated, the freckleless spot between Pete's eyes was bright red. Before anything else could be said or done, May grabbed her bike and… — Maureen Johnson
I sometimes think I prefer suitors in books rather than right in front of me. How awful, backward, cowardly, and mentally warped that will be… — Mary Ann Shaffer
Since the first human eye saw a leaf in Devonian sandstone and a puzzled finger reached to touch it, sadness has lain over the heart… — Loren Eiseley
Glance backward, look heavenward, reach outward, press onward — Thomas S. Monson
My mother moves so fast I do not even see it coming. But she slaps my face hard enough to make my head snap backward.… — Jodi Picoult
Staring at the stars was like staring backward in time, since some stars are so far away that their light takes millions of years just… — Nicholas Sparks
I lay there knowing something eerie ties us to the world of animals. Sometimes the animals pull you backward into it. You share hunger and… — Barry Lopez
I'm not sure he's wrong about automobiles," he said. "With all their speed forward they may be a step backward in civilization -- that is,… — Booth Tarkington
Oh,that's right. You're a...what did you call it? Ah, a ghost hunter. You don't have to see things to believe them." Adam's gaze locked onto… — Jodi Picoult
The woman dashed up the staircase toward the library's main doors. Arriving at the top of the stairs, she grabbed the handle and tried desperately… — Dan Brown
Long ago, long ago. The simple things come back to us. They rest for a moment by our ribcages then suddenly reach in and twist… — Colum McCann
I'd rather look forward and dream, than look backward and regret. — James Van Praagh
Where we choose to be, where we choose to be--we have the power to determine that in our lives. We cannot reel time backward or… — Sena Jeter Naslund
When I was six I had a chicken that walked backward and was in the Pathe News. I was in it too with the chicken.… — Flannery O'Connor
These are the days when birds come back, a very few, a Bird or two, to take a backward look. — Emily Dickinson
You live it forward, but understand it backward. — Abraham Verghese

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383 authors contributed a total of 439 Backward Quotes, led by these top contributors: