Behind Us Quotes

171 Behind Us quotes by 144 unique authors

After all, what is every man? A horde of ghosts â€“ like a Chinese nest of boxes â€“ oaks that were acorns that were oaks.… — Walter de La Mare
T.S Elliot was wrong. My world ended with a bang the minute we entered the Compound and the silver door closed behind us. The sound… — S.A. Bodeen
The past was worth remembering and knowing in its own right. It was not behind us, never truly behind us, but under us, holding us… — Laura Lippman
We had so many dreams as children. Where do they go when we grow? Are they swallowed up by the mundane things of everyday life?… — Helen Hollick
I loved her for so long. Our past trails behind us like a comet's tail, the future stretched out before us like the universe. Things… — Jonathan Tropper
We're only passers-by, and all you can do is love what you have in your life. A person has to fight the meanness that sometimes… — Jane Hamilton
We stand now at the turning point between two eras. Behind us is a past to which we can never return ... — Arthur C. Clarke
Those times are over and gone, and good riddance to them, too. We were hopelessly high-spirited. Now we're the tick-waisted generation, dragging along our children… — Gregory Maguire
The more vast the amount of time we've left behind us, the more irresistible is the voice calling us to return to it. — Milan Kundera
If I might make a suggestion,â€ said Will. â€œAbout twenty paces behind us, in the Council room, is Benedict. If youâ€™d like to go back… — Cassandra Clare
Promise me we'll stay together, okay? His eyes are once again the clear blue of a perfectly transparent pool. They are eyes to swim in,… — Lauren Oliver
I saw the gun. I sensed the van as it rushed forward, seconds away and coming faster. I heard the screams of the fight behind… — Ally Carter
And Prometheus was flying directly toward them. William Shakespeare shifted uncomfortably in his seat. "Now, I've never been a warrior,and I know little about tactics,but… — Michael Scott
If anyone asks you if youâ€™re taken,â€ I said, â€œthe answer is yes.â€ â€œI think I can live with that,â€ he promised. â€œGood,â€ I said.… — Rick Riordan
For a second I feel a rush of sadness: for the horizons that vanish behind us, for the people we leave behind, the tiny-doll selves… — Lauren Oliver
You can't blame anyone else... You have to make your own choices and live every agonizing day with the consequences of those choices. He knew… — Max Brooks
We run down the right fork, Manchee at our heels, the night and a dusty road stretching out in front of us, an army and… — Patrick Ness
Coffee?" Santangelo calls down to us. We both look up. He,Ben, and Raffy are hanging over the side. "Is it espresso?" Anson Choi asks behind… — Melina Marchetta
Oh...my...god,"Drew whimpered."Who..." Anubis ignored her (bless him for that) and held out his elbow for me - a sweet old-fashioned gesture. " May I have… — Rick Riordan
Even when we turn around, there are no footprints behind us... Nor the road we came along, nor the tune we hummed... When we die,… — Kazuya Minekura

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