Desks Quotes

442 Desks quotes by 368 unique authors

I sit at a table close to his desk. Ivy is in this class. She sits by the door. I keep staring at her, trying… — Laurie Halse Anderson
Griffin leaned across the desk, his arms braced on the now-clear top, and stared into Wakefield’s outraged eyes. “We seem to be under a confusion… — Elizabeth Hoyt
Oh- and grab the plastic bag over by my suitcase." I slug down the last of the coffee and get up. The bag contains panty… — Holly Black
Well, you won't unless you come to lunch with me," Cal said. "I'm holding it for ransom. There's a gun to its heel right now."… — Jennifer Crusie
Hours later the blank sheet still stared at me, and I beat my fist against the desk in fury and fustration, striking it so hard… — Patrick Rothfuss
We are always waiting for the perfect brief from the perfect client. It almost never happens [...] Whatever is on your desk right now, that's… — Paul Arden
He couldn’t say the words, had spent too long in Silence, but he’d learned other ways to speak. Taking the paperweight she’d knocked off her… — Nalini Singh
My arms flew up of thier own accord knoking my bag down. I grabbed hold of the desk to keep myself from falling down. — Wendy Mass
He was breathing, which is always a good sign. As gently as I could I picked him up, placed him on the towel, wrapped it… — Josh Lanyon
In fact, Lig never formally resigned his editorship—he merely left his office late one morning, and has never returned since. Though well over a century… — Douglas Adams
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
After it's all over, the early childhood, a chain of birthdays woven with candlelight, piles of presents, voices of relatives singing and praising your promise… — Virginia C. Andrews
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

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