Best Curtain Wisdom

265 Curtain quotes by 231 unique authors

Night falls. Or has fallen. Why is it that night falls, instead of rising, like the dawn? Yet if you look east, at sunset, you… — Margaret Atwood
My first vision of earth was water veiled. I am of the race of men and women who see all things through this curtain of… — Anais Nin
A heroin-thin boy with enough rings in his eyebrows to resemble a shower curtain rod... — Jodi Picoult
Over the years I have forged intimate familial ties with these characters, who are reflections of a portion of myself. Consequently, even a character who… — Shusaku Endo
Just beyond the ticket booth Father had painted on a wall in bright red letters the question: DO YOU KNOW WHICH IS THE MOST DANGEROUS… — Yann Martel
They ended every speech with the word hiro, which means: like I said. Thus each man took responsibility for intruding into the inarticulate murmur of… — Leonard Cohen
The one charm about the past is that it is the past. But women never know when the curtain has fallen. — Oscar Wilde
Nor public flame, nor private, dares to shine; Nor human spark is left, nor glimpse divine! Lo! thy dread empire, Chaos! is restored; Light dies… — Alexander Pope
Peter curled his hands into fists at his sides. 'Kiss me,' he said. She leaned towards him slowly, until her face was too close to… — Jodi Picoult
The fate of peoples is made like this, two men in small rooms. Forget the coronations, the conclaves of cardinals, the pomp and processions. This… — Hilary Mantel
When twilight drops her curtain down And pins it with a star Remember that you have a friend Though she may wander far. — Lucy Maud Montgomery
What are you doing?" Nothing. Breaking and entering. Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. — Audrey Niffenegger
Mexico admits you through an arched stone orifice into the tree-filled courtyard of its heart, where a dog pisses against a wall and a waiter… — Barbara Kingsolver
Chiron, I don't think the attic is the proper place for our new Oracle, do you?" "No, indeed." Chiron looked a lot better now that… — Rick Riordan
She lowered her lashes until they almost cuddled her cheeks and slowly raised them again, like a theatre curtain. I was to get to know… — Raymond Chandler
One of those flash epiphanies of travel, the realization that worlds you'd love vibrantly exist outside your ignorance of them. The vitality of many lives… — Frances Mayes
Where were we?" she said. "Getting credit," I said. "What about it?" "Well, it's nice to get credit." The spokes of her rear wheel spun… — Jerry Spinelli
Whenever it poured like this, Max felt as if time was pausing. It was like a cease-fire during which you could stop whatever you were… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Magnus stood up and went to the window. He pushed the curtain back, letting in just enough light to silhouette his hawklike profile. "Blood," he… — Cassandra Clare
Au contraire..." "What?" Constance demanded. Curtain blinked. ~ The Perilous Journey — Trenton Lee Stewart
I learned a lot that night. For example, that part of being the magician's assistant means coming face-to-face with illusion. That invisibility is really just… — Jodi Picoult
This cruel age has deflected me, like a river from this course. Strayed from its familiar shores, my changeling life has flowed into a sister… — Anna Akhmatova
It's a curse - this not wanting to look on naked realities. Until the war, life was never more real to me than a shadow… — Margaret Mitchell
I borrowed this from Kyle. My other shirt was pretty filthy." "Wow, you're wearing each other's clothes now. That's, like, best friend stuff." "Feeling left… — Cassandra Clare
I am the bridge between the bleeding edge and the dead center. I stand between the Wizard of Oz and the man behind the curtain.… — Peter Watts

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