Distance Quotes

2234 Distance quotes by 1472 unique authors

...more than other senses, the eye objectifies and masters. it sets at a distance, maintains the distance. in our culture, the predominance of the look… — Luce Irigaray
She looked into the distance, and the old terror flamed up for an instant, then sank again. Edna heard her father's voice and her sister… — Kate Chopin
In youth,' he said, speaking as if from a great distance, 'we believe, and the death of belief forces us to disavow all belief. But… — Michelle Sagara
Holmes had cultivated the ability to still the noise of the mind, by smoking his pipe and playing nontunes on the violin. He once compared… — Laurie R. King
a kind of memory that tells us that what we're now striving for was once nearer and truer and attached to us with infinite tenderness.… — Rainer Maria Rilke
The fields stretch out in long unbroken rows. We walk aware of what is far and close. Here distance is familiar as a friend. The… — Theodore Roethke
He felt strangely numb. As though from a great distance, he was aware that he was being beaten. The last sensations of pain left him.… — Jack London
Sarah took a deep breath and set off along the passageway again. A clump of lichen on the gatepost opened its eyes and watched her… — A.C.H. Smith
The closeness of reality and the distance of myth, because if there is no distance you aren't amazed, and if there is no closeness you… — Peter Brook
We live in an age of reproduction. Most of what makes up our personal picture of the world we have never seen with our own… — Max Frisch
...the figure near at hand suffers on such occasions, because it shows up its sorriness without shade; while vague figures afar off are honored, in… — Thomas Hardy
He did not understand all he had heard, but from his clandestine glimpse into the privacy of these two, with all the world that his… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
The spectacular landscape circling the fortress supplies an essential backdrop, inspiring dreamers to wander its ruins for the sake of it; North American tourists, bound… — Che Guevara
I'm often asked what I think about as I run. Usually the people who ask this have never run long distances themselves. I always ponder… — Haruki Murakami
A short distance away is the Tidal Basin, ringed by cherry trees that every year produce flowers, an event to which Washingtonians react as though… — Dave Barry
Viewed from a distance, everything is beautiful. — Tacitus
Farewells can be shattering, but returns are surely worse. Solid flesh can never live up to the bright shadow cast by its absence. Time and… — Margaret Atwood
But perhaps this is all to the good. Perhaps it’s best to live with the possibility that around any corner, at any time, may come… — Sue Miller
Everything is determined, the beginning as well as the end, by forces over which we have no control. It is determined for the insect, as… — Albert Einstein
A SMALL PIECE OF TRUTH I do not carry a sickle or scythe. I only wear a hooded black robe when it's cold. And I… — Markus Zusak
Another dream. Another long-distance call on my phantom party line. No wonder i had steadfastly refused to have dreams for most of my life. So… — Jeff Lindsay
A lack of affiliation may mean a lack of accountability, and forming a sense of commitment can be hard without a sense of community. Displacement… — Pico Iyer
Our country is too large to have all its affairs directed by a single government. Public servants at such a distance, and from under the… — Thomas Jefferson
Exhaustion was pressing upon and overpowering her. "Good-by--because I love you." He did not know; he did not understand. He would never understand. Perhaps Doctor… — Kate Chopin
It's about how you're like a lighthouse, always searching far into the distance. But the thing you're looking for is usually close to you and… — Susane Colasanti

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