Gesture Quotes

376 quotes by 304 authors

Crooked Warden, I will fear no darkness for the night is yours," muttered Locke, pointing the first two fingers of his left hand into the… — Scott Lynch
A dog â€“ a collie â€“ went up to Eric, looked up at his face, and growled. â€œShoo,â€ Eric said, making an imperious gesture with… — Charlaine Harris
None of us should be ashamed to speak of our class power or lack of it. Overcoming fear, even the fear of being immodest, and… — Bell Hooks
After the one extravagant gesture of creation in the first place, the universe has continued to deal exclusively in extravagances, flinging intricacies and colossi down… — Annie Dillard
Odd, she thought, how intensely you knew a person, or thought you did, when you were in love - soaked, drenched in love - only… — Anita Shreve
Her beautiful eyes and lips were very grave as she made her choice, and Anthony thought again how naive was her every gesture; she took… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
It is only now, these years later, that Rahel with adult hindsight recognized the sweetness of that gesture. A grown man entertaining three raccoons, treating… — Arundhati Roy
Then something unexpected happens. At least, I don't expect it because I don't think of District 12 as a place that cares about me. But… — Suzanne Collins
Go to sleep," he says softly. His hand brushes the lose strands of my hair off my forehead. Unlike the staged kisses and caresses so… — Suzanne Collins
V?" Butch said. "Don't leave, okay?" "Never." V brushed Butch's hair back with a gesture so tender it was out of place coming from a… — J R Ward
Nothing sweeter than to drag oneself along behind events; and nothing more reasonable. But without a strong dose of madness, no initiative, no enterprise, no… — Emile M. Cioran
She is a mortal danger without meaning to be one; she's exquisite without giving ita thought; shes a trap set by nature, a rose in… — Edmond Rostand
Leto turned a hard stare at Kynes. And Kynes, returning the stare, found himself troubled by a fact he had observed here: This Duke was… — Frank Herbert
However gross a man may be, the minute he expresses a strong and genuine affection, some inner secretion alters his features, animates his gestures, and… — Honore de Balzac
...that left Francesca to slink into the chair opposite us. My feeling of superiority was short-lived, however, when she settled herself down and then crossed… — Jeaniene Frost
I have done thisâ€”made the sad prince laugh. Made his grieving parents smile. None but me. Think you only kings have power? Stand on a… — Jennifer Donnelly
Touch. It is touch that is the deadliest enemy of chastity, loyalty, monogamy, gentility with its codes and conventions and restraints. By touch we are… — Wallace Stegner
We are not long-term beings. Not heroes of romances in many volumes. For one gesture, for one word alone, we shall make the effort. We… — Jonathan Safran Foer
A story lives transformed by a gesture not made or a word not spoken — Ian Mcewan
The shadow had followed behind them, clinging to their steps; and the two children little suspected its presence when they at last sat down, trustingly,… — Gaston Leroux

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