Branches Quotes

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There are moments when a rope's end, a pole, the branch of the tree, is life itself, and it is a frightful thing to see… — Victor Hugo
Little kids shoot marbles where the branches break the sun into graceful shafts of lightâ€¦ I just want to be pure. — Jim Carroll
What kind of man would put a known criminal in charge of a major branch of government? Apart from, say, the average voter. — Terry Pratchett
No. But then the American Government--whatever branch--has never really grasped the concept of tribal identity. — Laurell K. Hamilton
You're growing up. And rain sort of remains on the branches of a tree that will someday rule the Earth. And it's good that there… — Jim Carroll
She remembered the godswood, drooping branches heavy with moisture, and the sound of her brotherâ€™s laughter as he chased her through piles of damp leaves. — George R. R. Martin
When I opened my eyes I saw nothing but the pool of nocturnal sky, for I was lying on my back with out-stretched arms, face… — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
The lilac branches are bowed under the weight of the flowers: blooming is hard, and the most important thing is - to bloom. (â€œA Story… — Yevgeny Zamyatin
I remember that I stood on the library steps holding my books and looking for a minute at the soft hinted green in the branches… — Shirley Jackson
He is very fond of me, almost too fond. I could do with less caressing and more rationality. I should like to be less of… — Anne Bronte
...and suddenly it occurred to him that the birds, whose twitters and repeated songs sounded so pretty and affirming of nature and the coming day,… — David Foster Wallace
The utterance of God is a lamp, whose light is these words: Ye are the fruits of one tree, and the leaves of one branch.… — BahÃ¡'u'llÃ¡h
I could hear rain still pouring from the gutters and a thin branch scraping against one of the windows; but the church seemed completely cut… — Dodie Smith
I dream dark dreams. I dream of a figure moving through the forest, of children flying from his path, of young women crying at his… — John Connolly
Deciding whether or not to trust a person is like deciding whether or not to climb a tree because you might get a wonderful view… — Daniel Handler
but then she did. she died. no more visits, no more phone calls. And without even realizing it, I began to drift, as if my… — Mitch Albom
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
On a bare branch a crow is perched - autumn evening — Matsuo Basho
Sadness gives depth. Happiness gives height. Sadness gives roots. Happiness gives branches. Happiness is like a tree going into the sky, and sadness is like… — Rajneesh
There was after all no mystery in the end of love, no mystery but the mystery of love itself, which was large certainly but as… — John Crowley

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