Boxes Quotes

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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
Of course, we all inevitably work too hard, then we get burned out and have to spend the whole weekend in our pajamas, eating cereal… — Elizabeth Gilbert
On the morning of the fourth day, Jamie tipped a switchblade out of his box of cornflakes. Â â€œI think these promotional campaigns have really… — Sarah Rees Brennan
The Earth, time, concepts, love, life, faith justice, evil - they're all fluid and in transition. They don't stay in one form or in one… — Haruki Murakami
No marshmallows. "I don't believe this! I'm going to write the president of General Mills! Don't they have any quality control?" "I'm sure it's just… — Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Life is like a box of Hand grenades,You never know what will blow you to kingdom come — Mario Puzo
Love seems to be something to approach with caution, as if you'd come across a wrapped box in the middle of the street and have… — Deb Caletti
D.H. Lawrence had the impression â€“ that psychoanalysis was shutting sexuality up in a bizarre sort of box painted with bourgeois motifs, in a kind… — Gilles Deleuze
Watching him was like opening the door to a siniging telegram; you know it's supposed to be entertaining, but you can't get beyond the sad… — David Sedaris
Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift. — Mary Oliver
Caddy got the box and set it on the floor and opened it. It was full of stars. When I was still, they were still.… — William Faulkner
Life is fair. We all get the same nine-month shake in the box, and then the dice roll. Some people get a run of sevens.… — Stephen King
[...] each of us is born with a box of matches inside us but we can't strike them all by ourselves — Laura Esquivel
Without inspiration, weâ€™re all like a box of matches that will never be lit. — David Archuleta
The sun rises every day. What is to love? Lock the sun in a box. Force the sun to overcome adversity in order to rise.… — Garth Stein
Though you did eat all the pizza." "I only had five slices," Simon protested, leaning his chair backward so it balanced precariously on its two… — Cassandra Clare
I am proud that I defy your categories. I am proud that I don't fit easily into any box. I am proud of all the… — David Levithan
Wonder of wonders, the box had Elvis. Immediately the bar seemed a better place. She fed in coins and then punched the keys for "Hound… — Jennifer Crusie
He hesitated till the last moment, but finally dropped them in the box, saying, "I shall win!"--the cry of a gambler, the cry of the… — Honore de Balzac
How did you get back?' asked Vautrin. 'I walked,' replied Eugene. 'I wouldn't like half-pleasures, myself,' observed the tempter. 'I'd want to go there in… — Honore de Balzac

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