Gesture Quotes

376 Gesture quotes by 304 unique authors

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 this—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
He raised his hand in a peaceful gesture. "You need to relax a bit, dove. Like Mouse over there. You trust me, don't you, Mouse?"… — Ilona Andrews
He found that it was easy to make a heroic gesture, but hard to abide by its results. — W. Somerset Maugham
Not one word, not one gesture of yours shall I, could I, ever forget... — Leo Tolstoy
I can see why you like it here," he said,making a sweeping gesture that encompassed Kyle's collection of movie posters and science fiction books. "There's… — Cassandra Clare
A journey is a gesture inscribed in space, it vanishes even as it's made. You go from one place to another place, and on to… — Damon Galgut
The truth is that the heroism of your childhood entertainments was not true valor. It was theatre. The grand gesture, the moment of choice, the… — David Foster Wallace
The blessing hands of Christ are like a roof that protects us. But at the same time, they are a gesture of opening up, tearing… — Pope Benedict XVI
He reached out and pushed some hair behind her ears. The gesture was tender, but it hit her with an unexpected force, like when you're… — Sarah Addison Allen
Much has happened since last we met, Bartimaeus," he went on. "Do you remember how we parted?" "No." I did. "You set light to me,… — Jonathan Stroud
So she thoroughly taught him that one cannot take pleasure without giving pleasure, and that every gesture, every caress, every touch, every glance, every last… — Hermann Hesse
Survivors do not mourn together. They each mourn alone, even when in the same place. Grief is the most solitary of all feelings. Grief isolates,… — Steven Erikson
We forget that the simple gesture of putting a book in someone's hands can change a life. I want to remind you that it can.… — Kate DiCamillo
It is impossible to foretell the future with any degree of accuracy, that it is impossible to rehearse life. A fault in the scenery, a… — E. M. Forster
She tried to open the bottle, but the top slipped through her fingers without moving. He took the bottle from her hand and opened it… — Paolo Giordano
I make a gesture that is intended to convey, "Hey, no hurry, talk as long as you'd like," and probably actually conveys, "Hey, look at… — John Green

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