Comet Quotes

58 quotes by 51 authors

I was born with Halley's Comet and I expect to die upon its return — Mark Twain
Because our lungs regularly deal with carbon dioxide, they see nothing wrong with absorbing its cousin, SiO2, which can be fatal. Many dinosaurs might have… — Sam Kean
Incens'd with indignation Satan stood Unterrify'd, and like a comet burn'd That fires the length of Ophiuchus huge In th' arctic sky, and from his… — John Milton
I am told by those who know that there are six varieties of hangover-the Broken Compass, the Sewing Machine, the Comet, the Atomic, the Cement… — P.G. Wodehouse
I grew up in the '80s where there's a lot of these kind of post-apocalyptic, post-comet, post-whatever it was, so that always captured my imagination… — Gillian Flynn
I have worn myself thin trying to find out about this comet, and I know very little now in the matter. — Maria Mitchell
For most of the history of our species we were helpless to understand how nature works. We took every storm, drought, illness and comet personally.… — Ann Druyan
Sensual pleasures have the fleeting brilliance of a comet; a happy marriage has the tranquillity of a lovely sunset. — Ann Landers
I saw, in looking over Cooper, elements of a comet of 1825 which resemble what I get out for this, from my own observations, but… — Maria Mitchell
I would make the tea on a Daniel Day-Lewis set just to observe how he crafts roles like he did in 'My Left Foot.' That… — David Oyelowo
Starlight and comet tails burned the tips of endless grass below into hammered silver. Like thousands of tapers in the chapel, just blown out but… — Gregory Maguire
I see myself as a huge fiery comet, a shooting star. Everyone stops, points up and gasps "Oh look at that!" Then- whoosh, and I'm… — Jim Morrison
I came in with Halley's Comet in 1835. It is coming again next year, and I expect to go out with it. It will be… — Mark Twain
Like a blazing comet, I've traversed infinite nights, interstellar spaces of the imagination, voluptuousness and fear. I've been a man, a woman, an old person,… — Antonio Tabucchi
And that was it; it was so easy for her. My own memories did not even belong to me. But I knew she was wrong.… — Sarah Dessen
You can't just plan a moment when things get back on track, just as you can't plan the moment you lose your way in the… — Sarah Dessen
It was always easier for me to show love than to say it. The word reminded me of pralines: small, precious, almost unbearable sweet. I… — Jodi Picoult
I hoped that Grace would be a little bit of the best of all of us: Scarlett's spirit, and my mother's strength, Marion's determination, and… — Sarah Dessen
There are people in our lives whom we love, and lose, and unfailingly long for. They orbit our hearts like Halleyâ€™s Comet, crossing into our… — Jamie Ford
But that initial, comet-blazing-across-the-sky, Big Idea is only the beginning. Each book is composed of a mosaic of thousands of little ideas, ideas that invariably… — Lauren Willig

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