Block Quotes

1192 quotes by 1012 authors

Nature's silence is its one remark, and every flake of world is a chip off that old mute and immutable block. — Annie Dillard
My daughter squealed again and both Bubba and I winced. Itâ€™s not an attractive sound, that. Itâ€™s high-pitched and it enters your ear canals like… — Dennis Lehane
... I had never given much credence to the phenomenon of "writer's block". I was more inclined to think of it as "writer's impatience", and… — Alan Garner
I havenâ€™t had trouble with writerâ€™s block. I think itâ€™s because my process involves writing very badly. My first drafts are filled with lurching, clichÃ©d… — Jennifer Egan
writing about a writer's block is better than not writing at all — Charles Bukowski
When stars collide, like you and I, no shadow blocks the sun" - The One — Elton John
And it was about then, about that time, that I began to find life unsatisfactory as an explanation of itself and was forced to adopt… — Tennessee Williams
We stood back-to-back, blocking and striking in harmony; sometimes it felt like his arms and legs were an extension of me. I could count on… — Ann Aguirre
Meggie Folchart: Having writer's block? Maybe I can help. Fenoglio: Oh yes, that's right. You want to be a writer, don't you? Meggie Folchart: You… — Cornelia Funke
Did I hear it's going to be someone's birthday?" a familiar male's voice said from behind me. I didnt even bother turning around and continued… — Ellen Schreiber
There's a gang of boys on bikes blocking the road ahead. They've got their hoods up, cigarettes shielded. The sky's a really strange colour and… — Jenny Downham
Who taught you to write in blood on my back? Who taught you to use your hands as branding irons? You have scored your name… — Jeanette Winterson
Why do you lie" I ask her. "To block the truth." Fair enough. Naomi goes on. "Where did we get it in our heads that… — Rachel Cohn
The secretary moved in to block Simon as I followed Thierry into the office. As the door closed, I heard her whisper, "I think it's… — Kelley Armstrong
The place didn't look the same but it felt the same; sensations clutched and transformed me. I stood outside some concrete and plate-glass tower-block, picked… — Penelope Lively
What the meat industry figured out is that you don't need healthy animals to make a profit. Sick animals are more profitable... Factory farms calculate… — Jonathan Safran Foer
We've left the moment. It's gone. We're somewhere else now, and that's okay. We've still got that moment with us somewhere, deep in our memory,… — Libba Bray
Is there anything in the world better than words on the page? Magic signs, the voices of the dead, building blocks to make wonderful worlds… — Cornelia Funke
Why is it always the world? Why is it never just half a block? Or Jersey? You know, something we could live without? — Rob Thurman
I want to be sitting in front of my computer, where you can press a button to block out your junk mail. These two are… — Melina Marchetta

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