Extended Quotes

349 Extended quotes by 306 unique authors

The vanity extended most of all to his library, arguably the real love of Cicero's life. It is difficult to name anything in which he… — Stacy Schiff
And I specialize in fixing things up and restoring them to their former glory.” She wondered if that talent extended to humans, maybe even humans… — Jill Shalvis
To show too much joy in a place such as this would be unseemly but, as he padded toward her, his tail was extended in… — Eva Ibbotson
But tomorrow, dawn will come the way I picture her, barefoot and disheveled, standing outside my window in one of the fragile cotton dresses of… — Billy Collins
To protest about bullfighting in Spain, the eating of dogs in South Korea, or the slaughter of baby seals in Canada, while continuing to eat… — Peter Singer
At that time, he was satisfying a sensual curiosity by experiencing the pleasures of people who live for love. He had believed he could stop… — Marcel Proust
I love you, my brother, whoever you are - whether you worship in a church, kneel in your temple, or pray in your mosque. You… — Khalil Gibran
He was a volatile mixture of confidence and vulnerability. He could deliver extended monologues on professional matters, then promptly stop in his tracks to peer… — Alain de Botton
Something begins in order to end: an adventure doesn't let itself be extended it achieves significance only through its death. — Jean-Paul Sartre
It is not so much light that falls over the world extended by your body its suffocating snow, as brightness, pouring itself out of you,… — Pablo Neruda
One of the women at the clinic had remarked dryly that Harrow's personal magnetism not only affected men, women and children but also extended to… — Lisa Kleypas
It was a confirmation of a connection that already existed. And it was a bond that extended far beyond the borders of a shared living… — Lisa Kleypas
Do me a favor?” he whispered. Beth's hold tightened on his hand. ”Anything, what do you need?” ”Hum the Jeopardy theme.” There was a pause.Then… — J R Ward
Here. Have a Coke. That’s good for a sore throat, right?” “Good for everything,” Shane croaked, and took the extended cold can with good grace.… — Rachel Caine
As a survival-happy species, our successes are calculated in the number of years we have extended our lives, with the reduction of suffering being only… — Thomas Ligotti
True generosity consists precisely in fighting to destroy the causes which nourish false charity. False charity constrains the fearful and subdued, the "rejects of life,"… — Paulo Freire
I want you to have this.” He extended his hand. On his palm sat the beautiful butterfly he had carved. Silver spots on the wings… — Maria V. Snyder
...I also have an extended family. The people who stayed. The people who became more than friends; the people who open the door when I… — Diane Keaton
Humans have various ways of coping with extended stress, and one is the anticipation of a better time. Here, as with retribution, there is often… — Robert Wright
The stigmatized individual is asked to act so as to imply neither that his burden is heavy nor that bearing it has made him different… — Erving Goffman
To business."Tux Dude extended his hand. "I am Prometheus." I was too surprised to shake."The fire-stealer guy?The chained-to-the-rock-with-the-vultures guy?" Prometheus winced. He touched the scratches… — Rick Riordan
The small gargoyle had gone entirely white to match the ceiling, and only the rims of his ears, his long clawlike nails, and a thick… — Kim Harrison
In that six months, so much happened that death seemed, primarily, inconvenient. The trial period was extended. I seem to keep extending it. There are… — Marya Hornbacher
She extended a hand that I didn't know how to take, so I broke its fingers with my silence. — Jonathan Safran Foer
Oh, I am getting married," Raisa said sleepily. "You promised me that if I agreed to marry you, that you would make it happen." She… — Cinda Williams Chima

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