Crushed Quotes

344 Crushed quotes by 274 unique authors

In this game he had acquired a great deal of muddled knowledge, more than one approximation and less than one certitude. And absence of energy,… — Joris-Karl Huysmans
Grace,â€ I said, very softly. â€œSay something.â€ Sam,â€ she said, and I crushed her to me. — Maggie Stiefvater
Literature, real literature, must not be gulped down like some potion which may be good for the heart or good for the brainâ€”the brain, that… — Vladimir Nabokov
Besides my professional goals, I have a couple of private ones, my man. One of those is to pet a kangaroo before I leave Australia.… — Jennifer Rardin
Some attribute had departed from her, the permanence of which had been essential to keep her a woman. Such is frequently the fate, and such… — Nathaniel Hawthorne
And so Yoshimi heard the dry pop one more time. Her forehead felt as if it were being crushed by a car. That was all. — Koushun Takami
It was one thing to make a mistake; it was another thing to keep making it. I knew what happened when you let yourself get… — Jodi Picoult
The ancients believed in fate because they recognized how hard it is for anyone to change anything. The pull of past and future is so… — Jeanette Winterson
For great are you, Lord, and you look kindly on what is humble, but the lofty-minded you regard from afar. Only to those whose hearts… — Saint Augustine
(from John Hay's diary) â€œThe President never appeared to better advantage in the world,â€ Hay proudly noted in his diary. â€œThough He knows how immense… — Doris Kearns Goodwin
I touched my lips to hers again, and this time, it was a very different sort of kiss. It was six yearsâ€™ worth of kissing,… — Maggie Stiefvater
Then he reached up and tore my shirtfront open. "Not much to see, is there?" I said, struggling to talk with a crushed windpipe. "I… — Kelley Armstrong
People should either be caressed or crushed. If you do them minor damage they will get their revenge; but if you cripple them there is… — Niccolo Machiavelli
I was making pancakes the other day and a fly flew into the kitchen. And that's when I realized that a spatula is a lot… — Demetri Martin
Christ is building His kingdom with earth's broken things. Men want only the strong, the successful, the victorious, the unbroken, in building their kingdoms; but… — J.R. Miller
Its so hard to talk when you want to kill yourself. That's above and beyond everything else, and it's not a mental complaint-it's a physical… — Ned Vizzini
Of course, then you nearly crushed to death in front of my eyes. Later I thought of a perfectly good excuse for why I acted… — Stephenie Meyer
The kiss began much the same as usual--Edward was as careful as ever, and my heart began to overreact like it always did. And then… — Stephenie Meyer
Iâ€™ll have you know that the most delicate flowers often produce the strongest scent when crushed. — Maria V. Snyder
I only want an easy mind, sir; not crushed by crowded obligations. — Charlotte Bronte

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