Expression Quotes

3064 quotes by 2122 authors

I did not understand that she was hiding her feelings under irony, that this is usually the last refuge of modest and chaste-souled people when… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
You cannot be fair to others without first being fair to yourself. Know that a well-honed sense of justice is a measure of personal experience,… — Vera Nazarian
I walk along a street and see in the faces of the passersby not the expression they really have but the expression they would have… — Fernando Pessoa
-and nobodyâ€™s getting laid!â€ I practically shouted. â€œYou think I donâ€™t know that?â€ He shifted his body beneath me, making me painfully aware of something.… — Karen Marie Moning
Is there anyoneâ€™s life story you donâ€™t want to know?â€ â€œNot really.â€ His expression was unexpectedly serious. â€œBecause people make a story of their lives.… — Michelle Sagara
Iâ€™m â€œexceptionalâ€- a democratic term used to avoid the damning labels of â€œgiftedâ€ and â€œdeprivedâ€ (which used to mean â€œbrightâ€ and â€œretardedâ€) and as soon… — Daniel Keyes
I've often thought that there isn't any "I" at all; that we are simply the means of expression of something else; that when we think… — Aleister Crowley
You're wrong," I told her. "I lost that faith a long time ago." She looked at me as I said this, an expression of quiet… — Sarah Dessen
She smiled for the first time, and he almost had to look away, as if something that nice didnâ€™t belong in such a glum and… — James Dashner
What about Isabelle?" Simon asked. "Where is she?" The humor, such as it was, left Jace's expression. "She won't come out of her room," he… — Cassandra Clare
Maybe he sees it on my face, that fraction of a second when I let my guard down, because in that moment his expression softens… — Lauren Oliver
George turned to her. His blue eyes widened. His lovely face took on a forlorn, deeply troubled expression. He leaned forwar, and, in a theatrical… — Ilona Andrews
In reading we must become creators. Once the child has learned to read alone, and can pick up a book without illustrations, he must become… — Madeleine L'Engle
It is a mistake to talk about the artist looking for his subject. In fact, the subject grows within him like a fruit and begins… — Andrei Tarkovsky
You wouldn't let him do it, would you, Jamie?" Jamie's expression was very serene. She stared at Andrew when she spoke to her husband. "With… — Julie Garwood
Just because we don't understand why they'd cover up something doesn't mean they aren't," Bobby said, and we both turned to look at him. "Now… — Amanda Hocking
Or at school you might have been prodded to come â€œout of your shellâ€â€”that noxious expression which fails to appreciate that some animals naturally carry… — Susan Cain
Sorrow, terror, anguish, despair itself are often the chosen expressions of an approximation to the highest good. Our sympathy in tragic fiction depends on this… — Percy Bysshe Shelley
How terrible would it be to just wait there pathetically alone for him never to show up?" Eudoxia's expression grew more serious. "That's what you're… — Ann Brashares
She sits up. I canâ€™t read her expression, but her cheeks look a little pink. â€œI didnâ€™t think you were going to be here.â€ â€œI… — Holly Black

Who Wrote These Expression Quotes

2,122 authors contributed a total of 3,064 Expression Quotes, led by these top contributors: