Burst Quotes

502 Burst quotes by 414 unique authors

This is the beauty I want. Beauty has got to be astonishing, astounding-- it's got to burst in on you like a dream, like the… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
The door burst open. Murphy came through it, her eyes living flames of azure blue, her hair a golden coronet around her. She held a… — Jim Butcher
The idea hovered and shimmered delicately, like a soap bubble, and she dared not even look at it directly in case it burst. But she… — Philip Pullman
The most interesting thing about writing is the way that it obliterates time. Three hours seem like three minutes. Then there is the business of… — Gore Vidal
Her life was like a burst of wild, flowing Chinese calligraphy, written under the influence of alcohol. — Weihui Zhou
Here's the thing. I hate kids. Always have. I mean, I know the job of the race, biologically speaking, is to achieve immortality through reproduction,… — Isobelle Carmody
There is a part of childhood that is childish, and a part that is sacred. Suddenly we are touching the sacred part -- running to… — David Levithan
The whole world is like Whitewall's razors I burst out. It cuts us, and we bleed but there's no purpose to it. — Ann Aguirre
Then Octavia drops to her knees, rubs the hem of a skirt against her cheek, and burst into tears. "It's been so long," she gasps,… — Suzanne Collins
I am a little man and this is a little town, but there must be a spark in little men that can burst into flame. — John Steinbeck
And because he felt like he might burst open and because he lacked the dexterity in English to say all that he was thinking--how in… — Jess Walter
Everything belonged to him. It made me hold my breath in expectation of hearing the wilderness burst into prodigious peal of laughter that would shake… — Joseph Conrad
I'd rather sing one wild song and burst my heart with it, than live a thousand years watching my digestion and being afraid of the… — Jack London
Do not sit down and try to pump up repentance from the dry well of a corrupt nature. It is contrary to the laws of… — Charles Spurgeon
There was a burst of laughter so sudden Miri jumped to her feet in alarm. Bena and Liana had pushed Peder out of the bed… — Shannon Hale
More than anything, the journal wanted. It wanted more than it could hold, more than words could describe, more than diagrams could illustrate. Longing burst… — Maggie Stiefvater
Th-there," she sobbed. "it dragged him to the Italian gardens. He managed to elude its maw at first, but it harried him through the paths.… — Cassandra Clare
Joscelin, is love supposed to make you feel like you’re sick and dying, and mad enough to hit someone and drunk with joy, and your… — Jacqueline Carey
I imagine that it will not be easy to persuade Mortmain into a bonnet," Magnus observed. "Though the color would be fetching on him." Henry… — Cassandra Clare
Life is too short, too precious, too painful to waste on worldly bubbles that burst — John Piper
There's nothing like your mother's sympathetic voice to make you want to burst into tears. — Sophie Kinsella
As I lay on my back in bed staring up at the blank, white ceiling the stillness seemed to grow bigger and bigger until I… — Sylvia Plath
Blood spurted from his nose. Okay, I couldn't help myself. I burst out laughing. — Gena Showalter
She followed the pleasure where it led. She had no weight, no name, no thoughts, no history. Then came a burst of phosphorescence, as though… — Elizabeth Gilbert
Doesn't sunlight kill them? Doesn't it turn them to dust, or make them burst into flames or something?" "Nope. Vampires tan, just like you and… — Derek Landy

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414 authors contributed a total of 502 Burst Quotes, led by these top contributors: