Finger Quotes

984 Finger quotes by 749 unique authors

Look, how this ring encompasseth thy finger, Even so thy breast encloseth my poor heart; Wear both of them, for both of them are thine. — William Shakespeare
I wasted time, and now doth time waste me; For now hath time made me his numbering clock: My thoughts are minutes; and with sighs… — William Shakespeare
If you don't believe in God, it may help to remember this great line of Geneen Roth's: that awareness is learning to keep yourself company.… — Anne Lamott
In a story you only had to wish, you only had to write it down and you could have the world...It seemed so obvious now… — Ian Mcewan
The objective level is not words, and cannot be reached by words alone. We must point our finger and be silent, or we will never… — Alfred Korzybski
It is easier to conquer than to administer. With enough leverage, a finger could overturn the world; but to support the world, one must have… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
She liked his tears so much that she put out her beautiful finger and let them run over it. Her voice was so low that… — James M. Barrie
I flicked my eyes over to Steve again and saw him straighten. He would need a diversion just to start. “Explanations?” I bellowed. “Explanations? There’s… — Stephen Fry
I told myself, 'All I want is a normal life'. But was that true? I wasn't so sure. Because there was a part of me… — Augusten Burroughs
It was her first book, an indigo cover with a silver moonflower, an art nouveau flower, I traced my finger along the silver line like… — Janet Fitch
It's a wisdom that comes from seeing how things work. Things you want to happen always take a long time.' She pointed one little finger… — Donita K. Paul
Redeemed humanity is still young, it has hardly come to its full strength. But already there is joy enough in the little finger of a… — C.S. Lewis
Blest are those Whose blood and judgment are so well commingled, That they are not a pipe for fortune's finger To sound what stop she… — William Shakespeare
...he enclosed pieces of string that he used to measure out his body--his head, thigh, forearm, finger, neck, everything. He wanted me to sleep with… — Jonathan Safran Foer
There's a terrible stillness. I notice a small tear in the wallpaper above her shoulder. I notice finger marks grimed on the light switch. Somewhere… — Jenny Downham
Some say that we shall never know, and that to the gods we are like the flies that the boys kill on a summer's day,… — Thornton Wilder
There is something truer and more real, than what we can see with the eyes, and touch with the finger. — Nathaniel Hawthorne
Then I glanced at the ring on my finger. The Snake That Eats Its Own Tail, Forever and Ever. I know where I came from—but… — Robert A. Heinlein
I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence,… — James Madison
Artemis: "Right, brothers. Onward. Imagine yourself seated at a cafe in Montmartre." Myles: "In Paris." Artemis: "Yes, Paris. And try as you will, you cannot… — Eoin Colfer
I only want sweet peace and kindliness when I awaken -- but there's always some finger pointing, telling me some terrible deed I committed during… — Charles Bukowski
That’s what religion does. It points a finger. It causes wars. It breaks apart countries. It’s a petri dish for stereotypes to grow in. Religion’s… — Jodi Picoult
I am in need of music that would flow Over my fretful, feeling finger-tips, Over my bitter-tainted, trembling lips, With melody, deep, clear, and liquid-slow.… — Elizabeth Bishop
She bent her finger and then straightened it. The mystery was in the instant before it moved, the dividing moment between not moving and moving,… — Ian Mcewan
I made a circular motion with my finger around my temple to indicate I thought this guy was crazy, forgetting that there was no one… — John Swartzwelder

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