Extended Quotes

349 Extended quotes by 306 unique authors

Pursuing employment or climatic relief, we live in voluntary exile from our extended families and our longer past, but in an involuntary exile from ourselves… — John Thorn
On the morrow the horizon was covered with clouds- a thick and impenetrable curtain between earth and sky, which unhappily extended as far as the… — Jules Verne
I wear things that kind of can look good for extended periods of time - fabrics that don't wrinkle, things that don't stain very easily. — Rachel Zoe
I knew Snoop Dog didn't start misogyny. I knew that Tupac Shakur didn't start sexism, and God knows that Dr. Dre didn't start patriarchy. Yet… — Michael Eric Dyson
Travel light. She extended her arms to embrace her house, maybe the whole world. — Junot Diaz
With the arrival of electric technology, man has extended, or set outside himself, a live model of the central nervous system itself. To the degree… — Marshall McLuhan
Souls are like athletes, that need opponents worthy of them, if they are to be tried and extended and pushed to the full use of… — Thomas Merton
For every hand extended another lies in wait. Keep your eye on that one girl...anticipate. — Ani DiFranco
I knew, in the silence that followed, that anything could happen here. It might be too late: again, I might have missed my chance. But… — Sarah Dessen
The only deep emotion I occasionally felt in these affairs was gratitude, when all was going well and I was left, not only peace, but… — Albert Camus
Elend: "Each moment you fight is a gift to those in this cavern. Each second we fight is a second longer that thousands of people… — Brandon Sanderson
Unlike some men, I had never drunk for boldness or charm or wit; I had used alcohol for precisely what it was, a depressant to… — Frederick Exley
When forced to leave my house for an extended period of time, I take my typewriter with me, and together we endure the wretchedness of… — David Sedaris
That's what the leadership was teaching me, day by day: that the self-interest I was supposed to be looking for extended well beyond the immediacy… — Barack Obama
Aubrey, crouching on a nearby counter, watched me with squinty eyes, apparently pondering why anyone would willingly immerse themselves in water ever, let alone for… — Richelle Mead
Out there people are working and arguing and laughing, living their beautiful, terrible lives, falling in love and having babies and being bored out of… — Kim Addonizio
This, I believe, is the appropriate image of human intercourse -- appropriate because it recognizes the qualities, the diversities, and the proper relationships of human… — Michael Joseph Oakeshott
Payton grinned. “You must be Chase.” As she extended her hand in introduction, she took the opportunity to give him a more thorough once-over. He… — Julie James
The Photograph is an extended, loaded evidence — as if it caricatured not the figure of what it represents (quite the converse) but its very… — Roland Barthes
The spiritual life of individuals has to be extended both vertically to God and horizontally to other souls; and the more it grows in both… — Evelyn Underhill
My mother has made choices in her life, as we all must, and she is at peace with them. I can see her peace. She… — Elizabeth Gilbert
So if you're not Artemis Fowl, then who are you?" The boy extended a dripping hand straight up. "My name is Orion. I am so… — Eoin Colfer
Life is, to some extent, an extended dialogue with your future self about how exactly you are going to let yourself down over the coming… — Charles Yu
Daniel took Luce’s hands in his. He closed his eyes, inhaled, and let his massive white wings unfurl. Fully extended , they would have filled… — Lauren Kate
Then, in my most careful handwriting, come all the details it would be a crime to forget. Lady licking Prim's cheek. My father's laugh. Peeta's… — Suzanne Collins

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306 authors contributed a total of 349 Extended Quotes, led by these top contributors: