Desk Quotes

484 Desk quotes by 403 unique authors

Never let it be said that Harry Dresden is afraid of a dried, dead bug. Creepy or not, I wasn't going to let it ruin… — Jim Butcher
I’m the kind of person who likes to be by himself. To put a finer point on it, I’m the type of person who doesn’t… — Haruki Murakami
You can’t go back. Can’t fix what broke. But you can go forward. And every step matters. Every one makes a difference.” She pushed away… — Nora Roberts
It takes, unhappily, no more than a desk and writing supplies to turn any room into a confessional. — Thomas Pynchon
If it is true that there is no greater sorrow than to remember a happy time in a state of misery, it is just as… — Primo Levi
Adolphus is not at his desk. That means he is somewhere in the Monstrumarium, has gone home for the day, or is dead. — Rick Yancey
Catherine" she paused. I waited, tapping my finger on my desk. Then she spoke words that had me almost falling out of my chair. "I've… — Jeaniene Frost
Dude,” I said, leaning over the desk, “I’m about as psychic as a carrot. — Darynda Jones
I stood and walked around the desk so I could stand over him. Menacingly. Like Darth Vader, only with better lung capacity. — Darynda Jones
DEMON MATH What is JUST in a world you've ripped in two as if there could be a half for me a half for you… — Kami Garcia
Oh, terrific," Dan muttered. "Just what we need. Another code! Why can't people just say what they mean? Why can't they say THE MAP IS… — Judy Blundell
Charlotte slammed the paper down onto her desk with an exclamation of rage. “Aloysius Starkweather is the most stubborn, hypocritical, obstinate, degenerate—” She broke off,… — Cassandra Clare
Problem is, once I sit at my desk and put all these down on paper. I realize something vital is missing. It doesn't crystallize -… — Haruki Murakami
He leaned heavily on the desk now, as if danger had strengthened him before and its lack now made him weak. — Kristin Cashore
I have sat here at my desk, day after day, night after night, a blank sheet of paper before me, unable to lift my pen,… — Susan Hill
Cold?" Ravus echoed. He took her arm and rubbed it between his hands, watching them as though they were betraying him. "Better?" He asked warily.… — Holly Black
Failure is easy to measure. Failure is an event.Harder to measure is insignificance. A nonevent. Insignificance creeps, it dawns, it gives you hope, then delusion,… — Charles Yu
I was having the surreal experience of having myself show myself around my office and bullpen.” “Oh! My desk. I could’ve sat at my desk.… — Nora Roberts
What will die with me the day I die? What pathetic or frail image will be lost to the world? The voice of Macedonio Fernandez,… — Jorge Luis Borges
Gilbert took from his desk a little pink candy heart with a gold motto on it, “You are sweet,” and slipped it under the curve… — Lucy Maud Montgomery
The writer is the duelist who never fights at the stated hour, who gathers up an insult, like another curious object, a collector's item, spreads… — Anais Nin
The secret to life is to put yourself in the right lighting. For some, it's a Broadway spotlight; for others, a lamplit desk. Use your… — Susan Cain
He [Kai] blinked. His eyes fell as he processed her response. Then he lifted his chin and attempted a grin that was almost painfully dejected.… — Marissa Meyer
If I didn't have my parents to think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have gone up to the… — Franz Kafka
Agent Jones switched to the big screen and a grainy video of MoMo sitting at his enormous desk, a swivel-hipped Elvis clock ticking behind his… — Libba Bray

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403 authors contributed a total of 484 Desk Quotes, led by these top contributors: