Delicate Quotes

575 quotes by 492 authors

It occurs to me that the peculiarity of most things we think of as fragile is how tough they truly are. There were tricks we… — Neil Gaiman
The Santa Anas blew in hot from the desert, shriveling the last of the spring grass into whiskers of pale straw. Only the oleanders thrived,… — Janet Fitch
Then she took my hand and touched it to the wound beside her eye. I caressed the half-inch scar. As I did so, the waves… — Haruki Murakami
Now very much against her will, she thought of the way Jace had looked at her then, the blaze of faith in his eyes, his… — Cassandra Clare
The great events of life often leave one unmoved; they pass out of consciousness, and, when thinks of them, become unreal. Even the scarlet flowers… — Oscar Wilde
Love is a delicate plant that needs constant tending and nurturing, and this cannot be done by snorting at the adored object like a gas… — P.G. Wodehouse
Mortals are such fragile things. Just tender feelings walking around exposed in their delicate shells...Easy to crush. — Melissa Marr
I wish grace and healing were more abracadabra kind of things. Also, that delicate silver bells would ring to announce grace's arrival. But no, it's… — Anne Lamott
Such is the influence which the condition of our own thoughts, exercises, even over the appearance of external objects. Men who look on nature, and… — Charles Dickens
There are no forbidden questions in science, no matters too sensitive or delicate to be probed, no sacred truths. — Carl Sagan
Dodge," Alyss said, putting a hand to the parrallel scars on his cheek, that brand left so long ago by The Cat. She pressed her… — Frank Beddor
It is sweet to dance to violins When love and life are fair: To dance to flutes, to dance to lutes Is delicate and rare:… — Oscar Wilde
God maintains a delicate balance between keeping his existence sufficiently evident so people will know he's there and yet hiding his presence enough so that… — J.P. Moreland
I think anorexia is a metaphor. It is a young woman's statement that she will become what the culture asks of its women, which is… — Mary Pipher
She wished she hadn't succumbed to irritation. Because she wanted to know about his inner feelings. She always thought people were like pieces of art… — Christina Dodd
There are much better ways to handle the delicate male ego. With a two-by-four? Only as a last resort and never in public. — Lora Leigh
I kept glancing at him and away from him, as if his green eyes were hurting me. In modern parlance he was a laser beam.… — Anne Rice
Sharp knives seemed to cut her delicate feet, yet she hardly felt them, so deep was the pain in her heart. She could not forget… — Hans Christian Andersen
Jane was wearing a charcoal shift dress. The black dipped into a love V accented with a large black chiffon bow. A layer of delicate… — Lauren Conrad
But the hearts of small children are delicate organs. A cruel beginning in this world can twist them into curious shapes. The heart of a… — Carson McCullers

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