Corners Quotes

364 quotes by 307 authors

Of course it would cost something, but he was an expert in cutting corners; and when there were no more corners left he would make… — Bernard Malamud
The books in Mo and Meggie's house were stacked under tables, on chairs, in the corners of the rooms. There where books in the kitchen… — Cornelia Funke
Second to the right, and straight on till morning.' That, Peter had told Wendy, was the way to the Neverland; but even birds, carrying maps… — James M. Barrie
When Eleanor's arm touched his he felt his hands grow cold with deadly fear lest he should lose the shadow brush with which his imagination… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
The mouth was wide open and ripped at the corners, as though she had choked a little in giving up the tremendous vitality she had… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
He was resentful against all those in authority over him, and this, combined with a lazy indifference toward his work, exasperated every master in school.… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
It was not well to drive men into final corners; at those moments they could all develop teeth and claws. — Stephen Crane
All the speed he took, all the turns he'd taken and the corners he'd cut in Night City, and still he'd see the matrix in… — William Gibson
I know why people die of hopelessness. It comes on like a thick blanket, covering your thoughts, your confidence, creeping into your mind and filling… — Joan Lowery Nixon
Good-by, Good-by, world. Good-by, Grover's Corners... Mama and Papa. Good-by to clocks ticking... and Mama's sunflowers. And food and coffee. And new-ironed dresses and hot… — Thornton Wilder
Learn to master yourself-to understand both your fears and your desires. That's the key to magic. Then, no one shall have any hold over you.… — Libba Bray
There are many Beths in the world, shy and quiet, sitting in corners till needed, and living for others so cheerfully that no one sees… — Louisa May Alcott
Here stands a girl clutching a knife. There is grease on the stove, blood in the air, and angry words piled in the corners. We… — Laurie Halse Anderson
They came from the four corners of the earth, driven by hunger, plague, tumors, and the cold, and stopped here. They couldnâ€™t go any futrther… — Louis-Ferdinand Celine
I was secretly convinced that with such a marvel one would be able to write anything, from novels to encyclopedias, and letters whose supernatural power… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon
She didn't see him at first. She was watching the dancers. Her color was high, and there were deep dimples at the corners of her… — Stephen King
When you visualized a man or a woman carefully, you could always begin to feel pity . . . that was a quality God's image… — Graham Greene
Was it necessary to tell me that you wanted nothing in the world but me?' The corners of his mouth drooped peevishly. Oh, my dear,… — W. Somerset Maugham
Some days,' I say, 'I feel like I don't belong anywhere in that world. That world out there. 'I point to Grant. 'People walk down… — Ann M. Martin
The whiskey died away in time and was renewed and died again, but the street ran on. From that night the thousand streets ran as… — William Faulkner

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