Closing Quotes

365 quotes by 315 authors

If a train is coming at you, closing your eyes won't save you ... but if you look right at it, you at least have… — Andrew Vachss
I sat down and tried to rest. I could not; though I had been on foot all day, I could not now repose an instant;… — Charlotte Bronte
The second was some rather bad poetry, but it was short, and I forced my way through by gritting my teeth and occasionally closing one… — Patrick Rothfuss
Morning or night, Friday or Sunday, made no difference, everything was the same: the gnawing, excruciating, incessant pain; that awareness of life irrevocably passing but… — Leo Tolstoy
Take the risk of thinking for yourself, much more happiness, truth, beauty, and wisdom will come to you that way. (Closing statement of the debate… — Christopher Hitchens
To use an electronics analogy, closing a book on a bookmark is like pressing the Stop button, whereas when you leave the book facedown, you've… — Anne Fadiman
It began as most thing begin. Not on a dark and stormy night. Not foreshadowed by ominous here comes the villain music, dire warning at… — Karen Marie Moning
The urge at that moment to reach across and touch Willow--to link his fingers through hers as she rested her hand on her thigh, or… — L.A. Weatherly
The most significant visions are not cast by great orators from a stage. They are cast at the bedsides of our children. The greatest visioncasting… — Andy Stanley
Okay," he said. He took a breath. "What would you do, if you could do anything?" I took a step toward him, closing the space… — Sarah Dessen
Across from me at the next row of supports Jim raised his hand and touched his fingers to his thumb a few times, imitating an… — Ilona Andrews
One always has to know when a stage comes to an end. If we insist on staying longer than the necessary time, we lose the… — Paulo Coelho
Pretend you're mine," he urged, his arms closing around her. "Just for a minute. Pretend there's never been anyone but me, that I'm the one… — Lisa Kleypas
She looked up from closing it to find Jace watching her through hooded eyes. â€œAnd one last thing,â€ he said. He reached over and pulled… — Cassandra Clare
Change was as much about loss as gain, about giving something up even as you reached for something new or different. The world was opening… — Nora Roberts
Besides, do you think you would have come if Iâ€™d just popped into your tattoo shop one night around closing and said, â€˜Hello, Iâ€™m the… — Richard Kadrey
But who knows what she spoke to the darkness, alone, in the bitter watches of the night, when all her life seemed shrinking, and the… — J.R.R. Tolkien
What makes the perfect kiss? Closing your eyes when you kiss is important. Or lifting up the leg, but that's more of a girl thing,… — Justin Bieber
I will make arrangements for you and Portia to return to London the following day. I will be closing up the house. I am leaving… — Deanna Raybourn
The Tarahumara would party like this all night, then rouse themselves the next morning to face off in a running race that could last not… — Christopher McDougall

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