Carved Quotes
176 Carved quotes by 153 unique authors
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I felt that my views and philosophies had been changed overnight. The philosophies that i had gladly carved in stone, recited and danced upon.
— Cecelia Ahern
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Harvey wasn't interested in the clothes, it was the masks that mesmerized him. They were like snowflakes: no two alike. Some were made of wood…
— Clive Barker
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Saying that, he was suddenly himself again, despite his lunatic hair and eyes: a man whose personal dignity went so deep as to be nearly…
— Ursula K. Le Guin
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He rooted for the Mets, he wore Foot of the Loom underwear, and he drove a Buick. His loyalties were carved in stone and he…
— Janet Evanovich
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Carved above the lintel were the words SCIENTIA POTESTAS EST. Science points east, I wondered? Science is portentous, yes? Science protests too much. Scientific potatoes…
— Ben Aaronovitch
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I'll give my jewels for a set of beads, My gorgeous palace for a hermitage, My gay apparel for an almsman's gown, My figured goblets…
— William Shakespeare
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I recall the look in Rhauk's eyes the moment he spotted Kate. It will stay with me forever, carved into my brain like an engraving…
— Marianne Curley
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You renounce your friendship even in the hour of our need ' he said. 'Yet you were glad indeed to receive our aid when you…
— J.R.R. Tolkien
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The Old Language really was beautiful, Blay thought. Staring at the symbols, for one brief, ridiculous moment he imagined his own name across Qhuinn's shoulders,…
— J R Ward
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She was tough in the best sense of the word. She'd taken blows, the disappointments, and had worked her way through them. Some people, he…
— Nora Roberts
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You must be mistaken," Isabel said, unconcerned by the insult that the words carried. "I assure you i am not. Voluptas is nearly always portrayed…
— Sarah MacLean
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You can say anything with a Post-It. I’m not entirely sure why that is. Maybe the friendliness of the squares makes it easier. A square…
— Erin Morgenstern
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Oh, he was just angry, we tell ourselves when someone blurts out something he later apologizes for. But a word, once spoken, lingers forever; to…
— Margaret George
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One of the strangest things about life is that it will chug on, blind and oblivious, even as your private world - your little carved-out…
— Lauren Oliver
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I expected the illegible and the deeply buried in me to be read as if carved on my forehead, just as I expected the obvious…
— Stephen Fry
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Some knitters say that they buy yarn with no project in mind and wait patiently for the yarn to "speak" to them. This reminds me…
— Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
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At the entrance to the original tower, there is a stone into which Jung carved some words with his own hand: 'Cold or not, God…
— Haruki Murakami
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Enough! we're tired, my heart and I. We sit beside the headstone thus, And wish that name were carved for us. The moss reprints more…
— Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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And he, he himself...the Grinch...carved the roast-beast!
— Dr. Seuss
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Tall, with skin the color of rich coffee, and dressed all in black, Jim looked like he was carved from a block of solid muscle.…
— Ilona Andrews
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I want you to have this.” He extended his hand. On his palm sat the beautiful butterfly he had carved. Silver spots on the wings…
— Maria V. Snyder
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The house had a name. The Banana House. It was carved onto a piece of sandstone above the front door. It made no sense to…
— Hilary McKay
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Hey,” the other said, coming to life. “You’re supposed to be in jail.” Al grinned at him, his white-gloved grip tightening on the wooden handle,…
— Kim Harrison
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Simon had never noticed before, but she wore a silver ring on her right hand, with a partner of flames around the band of it,…
— Cassandra Clare
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But there is room now in my heart for more memories, carved by a letting go that I could find only by coming home to…
— Karen White
Who Wrote These Carved Quotes
153 authors contributed a total of 176 Carved Quotes, led by these top contributors: