Edged Quotes

106 quotes by 94 authors

Her fingers moved among barnacles and mussels, blue-black, sharp-edged. Neon red starfish were limp Dalis on the rocks, surrounded by bouquets of stinging anemones and… — Janet Fitch
...a choice had to be made when your husband said something unkind. Specifically: be cruel, be strong, or sulk. 'Be cruel' by saying an unkind… — Jaclyn Moriarty
And in bed, deep inside the building, are all the headaches that won't go away. The failed kidneys, the rashes, the ragged-edged moles, the lumps… — Jenny Downham
She fell asleep, leaning on his chest, and he edged her a little off a particularly painful bruise, leaned his head back against the tree… — Robin McKinley
...but hope seduces like a silver tongue, double-edged like a dagger that cuts both ways. — Charlie Fletcher
Come in. And try not to murder any of my guests." Jace edged into the doorway, sizing up Magnus with his eyes. "Even if one… — Cassandra Clare
Hatred is like a long, dark shadow. Not even the person it falls upon knows where it comes from, in most cases. It is like… — Haruki Murakami
In certain areas of my life, I actively seek out solitude. Especially for someone in my line of work, solitude is, more or less, an… — Haruki Murakami
Not for the first time in my life, and certainly not for the last, a self-righteous gloom had edged out all semblance of logic. — Nick Hornby
Was it weird hearing from Jace?" asked Simon, his voice carefully neutral. "I mean, since you found out..." His voice trailed off. Yes?"said Clary, her… — Cassandra Clare
If you knew how to cook, maybe I would eat," Jace muttered. Isabelle froze, her spoon poised dangerously. "What did you say?" Jace edged toward… — Cassandra Clare
A double-edged sword One side destroys One releases I am your Gordian knot Will you release or destroy me? Follow truth and you shall: Find… — P. C. Cast
Guns are always the best method for a private suicide. They are more stylish looking than single-edged razor blades and natural gas has got so… — P.J. O'Rourke
communication is such a two-edged sword for guys. On the one hand, they almost always mean what they say. Refreshing, I know. On the other… — Jennifer Rardin
Christophe's smile was a marvel of edged sweetness. When he grinned like that he looked handsomer than ever, the hint of danger just about threatening… — Lilith Saintcrow
Yes?" said Clary, her voiced sharply edged. "Since I found out what? That he's a killer transvestite who molests cats?" "No wonder that cat of… — Cassandra Clare
The two dozen commonplace childhood photographs - snowsuit, pony, tennis racket, looming fender of a Dodge - were an inexhaustible source of wonder for him,… — Michael Chabon
Freedom is a double-edged ideal, because true freedom comes without the protection of laws that also enslave us by defining us--female, male; Christian, Islamic; good,… — Ellen Hopkins
But when we sit together, close,â€™ said Bernard, â€˜we melt into each other with phrases. We are edged with mist. We make an unsubstantial territory. — Virginia Woolf
Give me a used Bible and I will, I think, be able to tell you about a man by the places that are edged with… — John Steinbeck

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