Gestures Quotes

552 quotes by 444 authors

A story lives transformed by a gesture not made or a word not spoken — Ian Mcewan
I try to see the whole woman,' Eddie said to Hannah. 'Of course I recognize that she's old, but there are photographs - or the… — John Irving
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
I kick kittens. I made rude gestures at nuns. — Cassandra Clare
They have assumed the names and gestures of their enemies, but have held on to their own, secret souls; and in this there is a… — N. Scott Momaday
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
we must be precise with love, its language and its gestures. If it is to save us, we must look at it as clearly as… — Julian Barnes
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
Every form of strength is also a form of weakness,â€ he once wrote. â€œPretty girls tend to become insufferable because, being pretty, their faults are… — Michael Lewis
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
It is the plight of man. And while the blame lies partly on the river " Lotus gestures towards the dark waters before us "most… — Alyson Noel
When something terrible happens, a lifetime of small events and unremarkable decisions, of unresolved anger, and unexplored fears begins to play itself out in ways… — Christina Baker Kline
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

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