Deep Quotes
5963 quotes by 3410 authors
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One human life is deeper than the ocean. Strange fishes and sea-monsters and mighty plants live in the rock-bed of our spirits. The whole of…
— Ben Okri
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For the first time, she did want more. She did not know what she wanted, knew that it was dangerous and that she should rest…
— Iain Pears
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We grow up hungry for love, and in ways so deep as to remain unexpressed we long for our Maker to love us.
— Philip Yancey
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The surface of the Earth is the shore of the cosmic ocean. On this shore, we've learned most of what we know. Recently, we've waded…
— Carl Sagan
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A spiritual organization with a hierarchical structure can convey only the consciousness of estrangement, regardless of what teachings or deep inspirations are at its root.The…
— Starhawk
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If I run or breathe too deep, the cheap stitches holding me together will snap, and all the stickiness inside will pour out and burn…
— Laurie Halse Anderson
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Deep breaths. I am taking deep breaths. Composure. Which, for me, means composing... Maybe this is my way of creating the illusion of control over…
— David Levithan
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Deep down, the young are lonelier than the old.
— Anne Frank
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The worst isn't the last thing about the world. It's the next to the last thing. The last thing is the best. It's the power…
— Frederick Buechner
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Strength and success - they are above morality, above criticism. It seems, then, that it is not what you do, but how you do it…
— John Steinbeck
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You aren't worried are you?" "Why should I be worried? It's just another day in the neighborhood. You know - bombs, fires, people shooting at…
— Christine Feehan
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I exist," murmurs someone whose name is Everyone. "I'm young and in love; I am old and I want rest; I work, I prosper, I…
— Victor Hugo
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Answer my question, Dresden,' Nicodemus growled. 'What is that?' 'A precaution against getting stuck in deep snow,' I said. 'He's training to be a Saint…
— Jim Butcher
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In the Sapient tongue he said softly, ‘Tell me, Master, did you know Incarceron was tiny?’ ‘Is it?’ Sapphique replied in the same language, his…
— Catherine Fisher
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The way to beat Luke," he said. "If I'm right, it's the only way you'll stand a chance." I took a deep breath. "Okay. I'm…
— Rick Riordan
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What haunts me is not exactly the absence of literal space so much as a deep craving for metaphorical space: release, escape, some kind of…
— Naomi Klein
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Deep down, underneath all his layers of stupidity, he’s a really good man. He may act out far too many selfish thoughts, says all the…
— Cecelia Ahern
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When the pace of our feet matched perfectly, I felt a deep inner pang of satisfaction. I could have gone on walking like that forever,…
— Lisa Kleypas
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Gully Foyle is my name And Terra is my nation Deep space is my dwelling place The stars my destination
— Alfred Bester
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In the presence of their love I sensed my lonliness, and I understood for a moment, clearly, that deep and basic human desire for companionship…
— Luke Davies
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