Circus Quotes

278 quotes by 220 authors

If I'd known how wrong I was - if I'd had any idea of the awful night that lay ahead - I'd have run after… — Darren Shan
There's nothing wrong with enjoying looking at the surface of the ocean itself, except that when you finally see what goes on underwater,you realize that… — Dave Barry
I lurve you, circus freak," Cabel says. It almost hurts to hear him say that. I lurve you, too, you big lumpy monster man," Janie… — Lisa McMann
You picked a lemon, throw it away lemonade is overrated. Freaks should remain at the circus, not in your apartment. You already have one asshole.… — Greg Behrendt
My high school guidance counselor, Mrs. Inverholl, once had me take an aptitude test to figure out my future. The number one job recommendation for… — Jodi Picoult
Orion sniffed. "Good. Then, worthy centaur, perhaps you could give me a ride to the village on your way back. Then I can make a… — Eoin Colfer
The circus tent was flowing pale in the rain like a fleshy flower lit from within. It seemed to bloom in the downpour. Drops of… — Francesca Lia Block
We gallop through our lives like circus performers balancing on two speeding side-by-side horses--one foot is on the horse called "fate," the other on the… — Elizabeth Gilbert
Panem et Circenses" translates into 'Bread and Circuses.' The writer was saying that in return for full bellies and entertainment, his people had given up… — Suzanne Collins
Yes, I am sad, sad as a circus-lioness, sad as an eagle without wings, sad as a violin with only one string and that one… — Jean Rhys
Loyalty was a great thing, but no lieutenants should be forced to choose between their leader and a circus with elephants. — Neil Gaiman
They're selling postcards of the hanging They're painting the passports brown The beauty parlor is filled with sailors The circus is in town Here comes… — Bob Dylan
So many FREAKS and not enough CIRCUSES! — Rachel RenÃ©e Russell
Marco moves to close the distance between them, kissing away her tears before catching her lip with his own. As he kisses her, the bonfire… — Erin Morgenstern
I love this quote uttered by the character Widget in The Night Circus. He credits it to Herr Thiessen but knows it is a literary… — Robert Louis Stevenson
And, now, come to this spot Where the spotlight is hot And you'll see in the spotlight A Juggling Jott Who can juggle some stuff… — Dr. Seuss
The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. — Erin Morgenstern
The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is… — Erin Morgenstern
You think, as you walk away from Le Cirque des RÃªves and into the creeping dawn, that you felt more awake within the confines of… — Erin Morgenstern
And finally, in our time a beard is the one thing that a woman cannot do better than a man, or if she can her… — John Steinbeck

Who Wrote These Circus Quotes

220 authors contributed a total of 278 Circus Quotes, led by these top contributors: