Backwards Quotes

483 quotes by 411 authors

Only a fool walks into the future backwards. — Terry Goodkind
When men have come to the edge of a precipice, it is the lover of life who has the spirit to leap backwards, and only… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
There are two goddesses in your heart,â€ he told them. â€œThe Goddess of Wisdom and the Goddess of Wealth. Everyone thinks they need to get… — Christopher McDougall
You put his brain in a bird, the bird would fly backwards" -Secret Life of the Bees — Sue Monk Kidd
Tully/Ysolde: "Brom?" I asked, releasing his head. He reeled backwards for a moment, his eyes huge. "Are you all right?" Brom: "I couldn't breathe," he… — Katie MacAlister
ALL THINGS THAT ARE, ARE OURS. BUT WE MUST CARE. FOR IF WE DO NOT CARE, WE DO NOT EXIST. IF WE DO NOT EXIST,… — Terry Pratchett
Life, after all, should go forwards, not backwards. — David Lodge
You - will - never - touch - our - children - again!' screamed Mrs. Weasley. Bellatrix laughed, the same exhilarated laugh her cousin Sirius… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
She would always be living her life backwards, she realized, trying to regain something perfect that she'd lost. — Elizabeth Hay
It would be inappropiate, undignified, at 38, to conduct friendships or love affairs with the ardour or intensity of a 22 year old. Falling in… — David Nicholls
Tolkien, who created this marvellous vehicle, doesn't go anywhere in it. He just sits where he is. What I mean by that is that he… — Philip Pullman
I donâ€™t think I am like other people. I mean on some deep fundamental level. Itâ€™s not just being half a twin and reading a… — Jo Walton
History is an angel being blown backwards into the future — Laurie Anderson
People need a moral code, to help them make decisions. All this bio-yogurt virtue and financial self-righteousness are just filling the gap in the market.… — Tana French
Young Sally Owens: He will hear my call a mile away. He will whistle my favorite song. He can ride a pony backwards. Young Gillian… — Alice Hoffman
In all the useful arts the world is either standing still or going backwards. — George Orwell
MR.GOUDY: I believe you testified that you backed away from Aaron Wharton. MR.COGBURN: That is right. MR.GOUDY: You were backing away? MR.COGBURN: Yes sir. He… — Charles Portis
You matter as much as the things that matter to you. And I got so backwards trying to matter to him. All this time, there… — John Green
I need to learn not to bend over backwards to be nice to faith-heads. Give these people an inch and they take a league. I… — Richard Dawkins
Most horses don't walk backwards voluntarily, because what they can't see doesn't exist. — Terry Pratchett

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411 authors contributed a total of 483 Backwards Quotes, led by these top contributors: