Grasped Quotes

145 Grasped quotes by 128 unique authors

In a way, the worldâˆ’view of the Party imposed itself most successfully on people incapable of understanding it. They could be made to accept the… — George Orwell
Now and then I see something in her eyes, and I wonder if Iâ€™ve ever grasped how much pain sheâ€™s really in. — Stephenie Meyer
Break the ice, or draw that which lives in the dimness out into the full light of speech - what happens is the same: that… — Jens Peter Jacobsen
For the first time his mind grasped the fact that when life has sentenced you to suffer, the sentence is neither a fancy nor a… — Jens Peter Jacobsen
He recognized with absolute certainty the empty fragility of even the noblest theorizings as compared with the definitive plenitude of the smallest fact grasped in… — Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
And only the enlightened can recall their former lives; for the rest of us, the memories of past existences are but glints of light, twinges… — Peter Matthiessen
A great deal has been said about love at first sight; I am perfectly aware of love's retrospective tendency to make a legend of itself,… — Milan Kundera
No. But then the American Government--whatever branch--has never really grasped the concept of tribal identity. — Laurell K. Hamilton
The ideas of the ruling class are in every epoch the ruling ideas, i.e. the class which is the ruling material force of society, is… — Karl Marx
One sticks to an opinion because he prides himself on having come to it on his own, and another because he has taken great pains… — Friedrich Nietzsche
I often wondered whether any of the others grasped that I had done it solely to avoid looking a fool. — George Orwell
Alek was right behind her now, his body pressing close as he adjusted her sword arm. She hadn't realized this fencing business would be so… — Scott Westerfeld
The gospel is not a doctrine of the tongue, but of life. It cannot be grasped by reason and memory only, but it is fully… — John Calvin
So let's hear another one of your irrational fears. Mia grasped me by the arms and pulled herself in to my chest, like she was… — Gayle Forman
And his knowledge remained woefully incomplete, Harry! That which Voldemort does not value, he takes no trouble to comprehend. Of house-elves and children's tales, of… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Any true wizard, faced with a sign like 'Do not open this door. Really. We mean it. We're not kidding. Opening this door will mean… — Terry Pratchett
Joy is the realest reality, the fullest life, and joy is always given, never grasped. God gives gifts and I give thanks and I unwrap… — Ann Voskamp
Aragorn threw back his cloak. The elven-sheath glittered as he grasped it, and the bright blade of AndÃºril shone like a sudden flame as he… — J.R.R. Tolkien
Cole grasped a handful of vials and syringes with one hand and dumped them on the island in front of me. They rolled and whirled… — Maggie Stiefvater
That day, I really believed that I had grasped something and that henceforth my life would be changed. But insights cannot be held for ever.… — Nicolas Bouvier

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