Behind Him Quotes
183 Behind Him quotes by 151 unique authors
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She surveyed the carnage behind him. "Did you have fun?" He showed her his teeth. "Yes.
— Ilona Andrews
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Behind him Kaldar nudged Urow's youngest son. "Bet you he lasts at least thirty seconds." "Um..." Gaston looked at him. "No he won't." "Bet me…
— Ilona Andrews
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We all watched Al open the door. Turning, he waved to us, then passed the threshold. The door shut behind him. I waited for something…
— Kim Harrison
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He turned and reached behind him for the chocolate bar, then he turned back again and handed it to Charlie. Charlie grabbed it and quickly…
— Roald Dahl
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[N]othing about a book is so unmistakable and so irreplaceable as the stamp of the cultured mind. I don't care what the story is about…
— Dorothy L. Sayers
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A person who pulls himself up from a low environment via the bootstrap route has two choices. Having risen above his environment, he can forget…
— Betty Smith
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Behind every great man is not a woman, she is beside him, she is with him, not behind him
— Tariq Ramadan
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He watched as Finnikin swung onto the horse, his sleeve stained with blood. Froi liked the way Finnikin reached behind him and took Evanjalin's hand,…
— Melina Marchetta
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I look over to the other side of the road and watch Griggs as he walks. It’s a lazy walk but so full of confidence…
— Melina Marchetta
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Behind her, Jace moved out into the water with a contained grace that barely rippled the surface. Simon behind him, was splashing and cursing.
— Cassandra Clare
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John flung himself into a pseudo-karate stance, one hand poised behind him and one in front, posed like a cartoon cactus. I thought for an…
— David Wong
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With another shock of excitement, Harry saw Sirius give James the thumbs-up. Sirius was lounging in his chair at his ease, tilting it back on…
— Joanne Kathleen Rowling
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The moment the door closed behind him, Tessa was in Will's arms, her hands locked about his neck. "Oh, by the Angel," she said. "That…
— Cassandra Clare
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In the distance a wolf howls. Let it come, I think. Beast will most likely simply howl back, and the creature will either turn tail…
— R.L. LaFevers
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Nico di Angelo came into Olympus to a hero's welcome, his father right behind him, despite the fact that Hades was only supposed to visit…
— Rick Riordan
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I couldn't see his face, because the light came in from behind him and he was in shadow, and he said, "I am Picasso." And…
— Steve Martin
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He dug his heels into his horse's flanks and sped down the path. He heard the others call out behind him, but he ignored them.…
— Jessica Day George
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Day appears again. This time he leans in close enough for his hair to brush, light as silk, against my cheeks. He pulls me towards…
— Marie Lu
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Frank heard a laugh behind him. He glanced back and couldn't believe what he saw. Nico di Angelo was actually smiling. "That's more like it,"…
— Rick Riordan
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I've met God across his long walnut desk with his diplomas hanging on the wall behind him, and God asks me, 'Why?' Why did I…
— Chuck Palahniuk
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A religion that comes of thought, and study, and deliberate conviction, sticks best. The revivalized convert who is scared in the direction of heaven because…
— Mark Twain
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The day is not far distant when the man who dies leaving behind him millions of available wealth, which was free for him to administer…
— Andrew Carnegie
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The works which this man [Joseph Banks] leaves behind him occupy a few pages only; their importance is not greatly superior to their extent; and…
— Georges Cuvier
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I have wisdom of a 60-year-old. Also it takes a lot for me to respect a person, so when a person has a body of…
— Rani Mukerji
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I had a nervous breakdown at 17 when my first love left me, and he was a typical bad boy, albeit a charismatic one, with…
— Caroline Leavitt
Who Wrote These Behind Him Quotes
151 authors contributed a total of 183 Behind Him Quotes, led by these top contributors: