Faintly Quotes

82 Faintly quotes by 72 unique authors

I falter where I firmly trod, And falling with my weight of cares Upon the great world's altar-stairs That slope thro' darkness up to God,… — Alfred Lord Tennyson
the whole purport of literature...is the notation of the heart. Style is but the faintly contemptible vessel in which the bitter liquid is recommended to… — Thornton Wilder
I strongly wish for what I faintly hope; like the daydreams of melancholy men, I think and think in things impossible, yet love to wander… — John Dryden
Ghosts don't haunt us. That's not how it works. They're present among us because we won't let go of them." "I don't believe in ghosts,"… — Sue Grafton
Ready?" Jaime echoed. "Yes, yes, I am ready. I am ready to drink a lot of liquids and lie on the sofa moaning faintly all… — Sarah Rees Brennan
And what are your interests and hobbies, Nicholas?" Annabel asked faintly, sounding like a cross between a television interviewer and a hostage. Nick considered this… — Sarah Rees Brennan
She was the music heard faintly on the edge of sound. — Raymond Chandler
Karrin smiled faintly and shook her head. "He always said you knew ghosts. You're sure it was really him?" Mort eyed her. "Me and everyone… — Jim Butcher
Shane looked faintly injured. “I make it my business to know everything about silver. And I saw your notes. I study up on everything when… — Rachel Caine
Flowers, cold from the dew, And autumn's approaching breath, I pluck for the warm, luxuriant braids, Which haven't faded yet. In their nights, fragrantly resinous,… — Anna Akhmatova
I love you, Hermione,” said Ron, sinking back, rubbing his eyes wearily. Hermione turned faintly pink, but merely said, “Don’t let Lavender hear you saying… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Takako looked into Hiroki's eyes and grinned. "You've become quie a stud." "And...you're the most stylin' girl in the world." Takako smiled faintly. She wanted… — Koushun Takami
Jordan doesn't really care about the blood," Simon said now. "His whole thing is about me being comfortable with what I am. Get in touch… — Cassandra Clare
But he didn't need to seek visual confirmation of what he'd just heard to know she had. And the truth was, he couldn't blame her.… — Karen Marie Moning
When his grandchildren had been little, they had asked if they could hide inside the clock. Now he wanted to gather them and open himself… — Paul Harding
Love is the world's infinite mutability; lies, hatred, murder even, are all knit up in it; it is the inevitable blossoming of its opposites, a… — Tony Kushner
I'm not a philosopher, Harry," [Michael] said. "But here's something for you to think about, at least. What goes around comes around. And sometimes you… — Jim Butcher
But happiness is being able to hope, however faintly, for happiness. So, at least, we must believe if we are to live in the world… — Osamu Dazai
On his first hand he wore rings of stone, Iron, Amber, Wood and Bone. There were rings unseen on his second hand, One blood in… — Patrick Rothfuss
Children don’t require of their parents a past and they find something faintly unbelievable, almost embarrassing, in parental claims to a prior existence. — Kate Morton
-I'm going to kill the kid. - Barrons says faintly. Ryodan makes a burbling sound like a bodly laught. -Get in line — Karen Marie Moning
He let out a sigh. With my head there against his chest, I could faintly make out the sound of his heart beating through his… — Kiera Cass
Let me tell you about customs, James," said Lillian. "I am not accustomed to being summoned to someone else's home. You're very fortunate that I… — Sarah Rees Brennan
For me, it feels like driving from truth into a lie, from adulthood to childhoold. I watch the land of pavement and glass and metal… — Veronica Roth
I would hurl words into this darkness and wait for an echo, and if an echo sounded, no matter how faintly, I would send other… — Richard Wright

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