Flesh Quotes

1391 Flesh quotes by 935 unique authors

How many times already had I encountered the painful lesson that although we may wish for the barb to be pulled from our flesh, it… — Arthur Golden
Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth. (said of Mahatma Gandhi) — Albert Einstein
There was nothing I hated worse than clumps of whispering girls who got quiet when I passed. I started picking scabs off my body and,… — Sue Monk Kidd
I dance with people I despise; amuse myself with men whose only talent lies in their feet, gain the disapprobation of people I honor and… — Kate Chopin
Flesh could not keep its glamour, nor eyes their sheen. They would go to nothing soon. But monsters are forever. — Clive Barker
The Christian idea of marriage is based on Christ's words that a man and wife are to be regarded as a single organism - for… — C.S. Lewis
The lust of the flesh directs these desires [of personal union], however, to satisfaction of the body, often at the cost of a real and… — Pope John Paul II
Besides this earth, and besides the race of men, there is an invisible world and a kingdom of spirits: that world is around us, for… — Charlotte Bronte
Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage. — George S. Patton
Embraces do not matter; they merely indicate the will to love and may as well be followed by defeat as victory. But disregard means that… — Rebecca West
Had I known but yesterday what I know today, I’d have taken out your two grey eyes and put in eyes of clay. And had… — Carolyn Parkhurst
Now he saw another elephant emerge from the place where it had stood hidden in the trees. Very slowly it walked to the mutilated body… — Lois Lowry
Being conscious of having done a wicked action leaves stings of remorse behind it, which, like an ulcer in the flesh, makes the mind smart… — Plutarch
This is the Cuzco asking you to pull on your armor and, mounted on the ample back of a powerful horse, cleave a path through… — Che Guevara
I began to wonder whether anything truly existed, whether reality wasn't an unformed and gelatinous substance only half-captured by my senses....If that were true, each… — Isabel Allende
She goes where she pleases. She appears unhoped for, uncalled for. She moves through doors and walls and windows. Her thoughts move through minds. She… — Rachel Klein
The hunt isn't sustaining me. It's flowing blood that I really crave. The sweet taste of red succulent liquid mixing with the salt of my… — Ellen Schreiber
Then Carol slipped her arm under her neck, and all the length of their bodies touched fitting as if something had prearranged it. Happiness was… — Patricia Highsmith
We did make use, from time to time, of candles, neckties, scarves, shoelaces, a little water-color paintbrush, her hairbrush, butter, whipped cream, strawberry jam, Johnson’s… — Spider Robinson
My principle anguish and the source of all my joys and sorrows from my youth onward has been the incessant, merciless battle between the spirit… — Nikos Kazantzakis
Pain! Deep, tearing, throbbing, needle-sharp, hammer-blunt pain – ripping through his body and through his mind, twisting deep in his guts and slicing at his… — Stuart Hill
How I saw in her my own true nature. What was beneath my skin. Inside my bones... Even though I was young, I could see… — Amy Tan
Man is a centaur, a tangle of flesh and mind, divine inspiration and dust. — Primo Levi
Farewells can be shattering, but returns are surely worse. Solid flesh can never live up to the bright shadow cast by its absence. Time and… — Margaret Atwood
But who can remember pain, once it’s over? All that remains of it is a shadow, not in the mind even, in the flesh. Pain… — Margaret Atwood

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