Briefest Quotes
37 Briefest quotes by 28 unique authors
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Sometimes the briefest moments capture us, force us to take them in, and demand that we live the rest of our lives in reference to…
— Lucy Grealy
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The faintest gleam of their lost memories glimmered for the briefest moment in their hearts.
— Haruki Murakami
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And then I feel as if I'm witnessing a miracle, as ever so slowly she raises her face towards the moon. I watch her drink…
— Nicholas Sparks
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Out of this pack-persecution he learned two important things: how to take care of himself in a mass-fight against him; and how, on a single…
— Jack London
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I have come to think that life is a far more limited thing than those in the midst of its maelstorm realize. That light shines…
— Haruki Murakami
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What is there to forgive?. . .Ignore forgive and concentrate on living. Life for you is short; far too short to allow small jealousies to…
— Jasper Fforde
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A moment later, he plopped down on the sand beside her, and when they accidentally touched, Gabby had the briefest flash of them sitting together…
— Nicholas Sparks
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They learned to have a very high opinion of God and a very low opinion of His works—although they could tell you that this world…
— Wendell Berry
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17. Butterfly A butterfly fluttered its wings in a wind thick with the smell of seaweed. His dry lips felt the touch of the butterfly…
— RyÅ«nosuke Akutagawa
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I believe there are no random meetings in our lives – that everyone we touch, who touches us, has been put in our path for…
— Susanna Kearsley
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When the orbits of these two satellites of ours happened to cross paths, we could be together. Maybe even open our hearts to each other.…
— Haruki Murakami
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Gansey turned the key. The engine turned over once, paused for the briefest of moments - and then roared to deafening life. The Camaro lived…
— Maggie Stiefvater
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I could have had a session of defecography, which is a diagnostic test in which X-rays are taken to assess anatomical problems occurring during the…
— Mary Roach
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To the question always asked, 'why do you write?' the response of the poet will always be the briefest 'In order to live better.'
— Ash Sweeney
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We have to believe that even the briefest of human connections can heal. Otherwise, life is unbearable.
— Unknown Author
Who Wrote These Briefest Quotes
28 authors contributed a total of 37 Briefest Quotes, led by these top contributors: