Grave Quotes

1157 Grave quotes by 832 unique authors

Chingachgook grasped the hand that, in the warmth of feeling, the scout had stretched across the fresh earth, and in that attitude of friendship these… — James F. Cooper
When he whom I love travels with me or sits a long while holding me by the hand, … Then I am charged with untold… — Walt Whitman
What is your name?" Why?" So I can mark your grave... — David Gemmell
Grimly, she realized that clocks don't make a sound that even remotely resembles ticking, tocking. It was more the sound of a hammer, upside down,… — Markus Zusak
Lady, you are the cruel'st she alive If you will lead these graces to the grave And leave the world no copy. — William Shakespeare
If it is true that cowardice is the most grave vice, then the dog, at least, is not guilty of it. — Mikhail Bulgakov
A woman doesn't want to be told she looks nice,' Jude nuttered as she sat down beside maud's grave. "She wants to be told she's… — Nora Roberts
Have you not done tormenting me with your accursed time! It's abominable! When! When! One day, is that not enough for you, one day he… — Samuel Beckett
There is no safety this side of the grave — Robert A. Heinlein
To know and feel all this and not have the words to express it makes a human a grave of his own thoughts. — John Donne
We start out in identical perfection: bright, reflective, full of sun. The accident of our lives bruises us into dirty individuality. We meet with grief.… — Gregory Maguire
I wanted to lie hour after hour on a couch, pouring out the dark, secret places of my heart--do this feeling that over my shoulder… — Frederick Exley
There is plenty of time to sleep in the grave — William Shakespeare
...he will go to his grave feeling cheated, never realizing that there isn't much difference between one woman and the other, that it is the… — Shulamith Firestone
...but with his mother there's no question of liking him they're not even in a way separate people he began in her stomach and if… — John Updike
If there really is such a thing as turning in one's grave, Shakespeare must get a lot of exercise. — George Orwell
Dude, you're such a geek. And that's coming from an overweight Star Trek fan who scored a 5 on the AP Calculus test. So you… — John Green
For these beings, fall is ever the normal season, the only weather, there be no choice beyond. Where do they come from? The dust. Where… — Ray Bradbury
The governess was not much liked in the village. She was too tall, too fond of books, too grave, and, a curious thing, never smiled… — Susanna Clarke
Only the following items should be considered to be grave faults: not respecting another's rights; allowing oneself to be paralyzed by fear; feeling guilty; believing… — Paulo Coelho
Even I, as sick as I am, I would never be you. Even I, sick and depraved, a traveler to the grave, I would never… — Steven Morrissey
I am not talking to you now through the medium of custom, conventionalities, nor even of mortal flesh: it is my spirit that addresses your… — Charlotte Bronte
History says, Don’t hope On this side of the grave, But then, once in a lifetime The longed-for tidal wave Of justice can rise up,… — Seamus Heaney
I will take his secret to the grave, telling people I meet on the way. — Tom Stoppard
I have frequently detected myself in such kind of mistakes... in a total misapprehension of character at some point or other: fancying people so much… — Jane Austen

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