Devouring Quotes

71 quotes by 64 authors

I read library books as fast as I could go, rushing them home in the basket of my bicycle. From the minute I reached our… — Eudora Welty
Do you know, I always imagine that the subway trains are dragons,' Rose said to Bear as they clung to his coat for support in… — Regina Doman
The Venus flytrap, a devouring organism, aptly named for the goddess of love. — Tennessee Williams
Ever eating, never cloying, All-devouring, all-destroying Never finding full repast, Till I eat the world at last. — Jonathan Swift
I thought about the relentless thought-processing, soul-devouring machine that is my brain, and wondered how on earth I was ever going to master it. Then… — Elizabeth Gilbert
I was very strict on that point. No devouring classmates." Jeremy rolled his eyes. "Other parents warn their kids not to talk to strangers. I… — Kelley Armstrong
Of all the islands he'd visited, two stood out. The island of the past, he said, where the only time was past time and the… — Roberto Bolano
Rust, corrosion, wind, rain. The nibbling teeth of mice and the acrid droppings of insects and the devouring jaws of years. The was of nature… — Justin Cronin
She pushed the gardener away and called for them. In her sleep she had seen love. It was poisoning. It was possessing. Devouring. Or it… — Francesca Lia Block
The sons of York will destroy each other, one brother destroying another, uncles devouring nephews, fathers beheading sons. They are a house which has to… — Philippa Gregory
If you were to turn into a snake tomorrow and begin devouring Humans, and from the same mouth you devoured Humans, you cried out to… — Tite Kubo
It's how we see the world that keeps the darkness beyond at bay. Keeps it from pouring through and devouring us. I think all of… — Stephen King
Introspection is a devouring monster. You have to feed it with much material, much experience, many people, many places, many loves, many creations, and then… — Anais Nin
It is a condition of monsters that they do not perceive themselves as such. The dragon, you know, hunkered in the village devouring maidens, heard… — Laini Taylor
Did you dream of me?" he asked. "Yes," she admitted grudgingly. She had. She'd dreamed of his hands caressing her, of his mouth devouring her.… — Gena Showalter
The amusement fled from Royce's face and with a groan he pulled her roughly against his chest, crushing her to him. "Jenny," he whispered hoarsely,… — Judith McNaught
According to all the experts, it's time for me to talk about what I'm going through... I can't. I'd need a new alphabet, one made… — Jandy Nelson
This worldâ€¦ belongs to the strong, my friend! The ritual of our existence is based on the strong getting stronger by devouring the weak. — Ken Kesey
And from then on, I bathed in the Poem of the Sea, star-infused, and opalescent, devouring green azures — Arthur Rimbaud
And from that time on I bathed in the Poem Of the Sea, star-infused and churned into milk, Devouring the green azures; where, entranced in… — Arthur Rimbaud

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