Cover Quotes

1427 Cover quotes by 1149 unique authors

Under cover of her silence he pressed her arm closely to his side; and, as they stood at the hotel door, he felt that they… — James Joyce
In anything that does cover the whole of your life - in your philosophy and your religion - you must have mirth. If you do… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
She had no mercy. He looked at her neck and thought how he would like to jab it with the knife he had for his… — W. Somerset Maugham
But when a man suspects any wrong it sometimes happens that if he be already involved in the matter he insensibly strives to cover up… — Herman Melville
The burning of a book is a sad, sad sight, for even though a book is nothing but ink and paper, it feels as if… — Daniel Handler
You can cover a great deal of country in books. — Andrew Lang
Wanting to reform the world without discovering one's true self is like trying to cover the world with leather to avoid the pain of walking… — Ramana Maharshi
Think of the glory. Think of your reputation. Think how great it'll look on your next resume." On my cenotaph, you mean. Nobody will be… — Lois McMaster Bujold
I cannot remember a time when I was not in love with them--with the books themselves, cover and binding and the paper they were printed… — Eudora Welty
Coyotes have the gift of seldom being seen; they keep to the edge of vision and beyond, loping in and out of cover on the… — N. Scott Momaday
I don't want you to describe to me—not ever—what you were doing to that poor boy to make him sound like that; but if you… — John Irving
Here, kitty, kitty, Chico says. The cover of his cage is still on, making his tiny clown voice slightly muffled. I feel bad for him… — Deb Caletti
But what happens when her beauty is torn from her like a cover from a book? Will he care to read her then, although her… — Pearl S. Buck
Paintings are seldom guilty and often framed for crimes they did not commit. Some cover holes-holes in walls, holes in lives. Some make holes-in wallets,… — Marilyn Manson
I have dreamed of our bed as if it were a shore where we would be washed up, not this striped mattress we must cover… — Linda Pastan
I am an obscure and patient pearl-fisherman who dives into the deepest waters and comes up with empty hands and a blue face. Some fatal… — Gustave Flaubert
For obvious reasons, I never told you about my notebook, with a cover as green as mansions long ago, which I use as a commonplace… — Daniel Handler
Nothing is as tedious as the limping days, When snowdrifts yearly cover all the ways, And ennui, sour fruit of incurious gloom, Assumes control of… — Charles Baudelaire
Darkness may cover light, but that is not the same thing as putting it out. Whereas, to overcome darkness, all light need do is to… — Cameron Dokey
Rarely do we invest the time to open the book of another's life. When we do, we are usually surprised to find its cover so… — Richard Paul Evans
Scar tissue has no character. It's not like skin. It doesn't show age or illness or pallor or tan. It has no pores, no hair,… — Susanna Kaysen
There are no new stories. It all depends on how you handle them. In romances the characters are going to fall in love with each… — Jude Deveraux
words are like nets - we hope they'll cover what we mean, but we know they can't possibly hold that much joy, or grief, or… — Jodi Picoult
Aziraphale collected books. If he were totally honest with himself he would have to have admitted that his bookshop was simply somewhere to store them.… — Terry Pratchett
The wind picks up. It sends leaves scurrying for cover until a softer breeze blows through, settling them down again as if to say, Shhh,… — Libba Bray

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