Flashes Quotes

143 quotes by 132 authors

Vaguely, as when you are studying a foreign language and read a page which at first you can make nothing of, till a word or… — W. Somerset Maugham
That afternoon the sky was scattered with black clouds galloping in from the sea and clustering over the city. Flashes of lightening echoed on the… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon
A man should learn to detect and watch that gleam of light which flashes across his mind from within, more than the lustre of the… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Man's life seems to me like a long, weary night that would be intolerable if there were not occasionally flashes of light, the sudden brightness… — Hermann Hesse
Like fanning through a deck of cards, my mind flashes on the thousand chances, trivial to profound, that converged to re-create this place. Any arbitrary… — Frances Mayes
If history is to be creative, to anticipate a possible future without denying the past, it should, I believe, emphasize new possibilities by disclosing those… — Howard Zinn
wishes for sons by Lucille Clifton i wish them cramps. i wish them a strange town and the last tampon. I wish them no 7-11.… — Lucille Clifton
It's like the piano and the cello are being poured into my body, the same way the IV and blood transfusions are. And the memories… — Gayle Forman
...to be injured on this tundra would lead to a quick and painful deathâ€”or at the very least abject humiliation before the popping flashes of… — Eoin Colfer
Every word I say has chains round its ankles; every thought I think is weighted with heavy weights. Since I was born, hasn't every word… — Jean Rhys
Love doesna always mean burning flashes o' passion. Sometimes, it's jus' the warmth o' yer hearts as they beat yer day together." ~Old Woman Nora… — Karen Hawkins
I believe that human brilliance manifests itself only in flashes, among rare individuals. For this reason, humanity as a whole is enormously destructive: the creation… — Pentti Linkola
The man might have died in a fit; but then the jewels are missing," mused the Inspector, "Ha! I have a theory. These flashes come… — Arthur Conan Doyle
Love born in the brain is more spirited, doubtless, than true love, but it has only flashes of enthusiasm; it knows itself too well, it… — Stendhal
She flashes me a smile so devastating that it could even make an atheist believe in God. — Sonya Sones
Oh, we're very careful, Marilla. And it's so interesting. Two flashes means, "Are you there?" Three means "yes" and four "no." Five means, "Come over… — Lucy Maud Montgomery
When all by myself, I can think of all kinds of clever remarks, quick comebacks to what no one said, and flashes of witty sociability… — Fernando Pessoa
Little flashes of sun on the surface of a cold, dark sea. — Jean-Paul Sartre
Life's not linear at all. It happens in lighting flashes. So fast you don't see those lay-you-out cold moments coming at you until you're Wile… — Karen Marie Moning
I never understood people who said their greatest fear was public speaking, or spiders, or any of the other minor terrors. How could you fear… — David Benioff

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