Ground Quotes

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You wanted to look at life for yourself - but you were not allowed; you were punished for your wish. You were ground in the… — Henry James
How clear, how lovely bright, How beautiful to sight Those beams of morning play; How heaven laughs out with glee Where, like a bird set… — A. E. Housman
Standing on the bare ground,--my head bathed by the blithe air and uplifted into infinite space,--all mean egotism vanishes. I become a transparent eyeball; I… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I keep thinking about a tale my nurse used to read to me about a bird whose wings are pinned to the ground. In the… — Shannon Hale
The passive American consumer, sitting down to a meal of pre-prepared food, confronts inert, anonymous substances that have been processed, dyed, breaded, sauced, gravied, ground,… — Wendell Berry
Six hundred and forty fish later, the only thing I know is everything you love will die. The first time you meet someone special, you… — Chuck Palahniuk
Every individual is a meeting ground for many different allegiances, and sometimes these loyalties conflict with one another and confront the person who harbors them… — Amin Maalouf
A human being is not one thing among others; things determine each other, but man is ultimately self-determining. What he becomes - within the limits… — Viktor E. Frankl
Remember the city, the city remember Where treasure is hidden under the ground The city, the city, always remember That's where the treasure will be… — Jeanne DuPrau
I have always hated flying. The idea of it is an affront to nature. People are meant to stay on the ground. — Lisa Kleypas
Ellen could have killed me," Jack said quietly, "but she didn't. She saved my life." "How come?" Fitch demanded. "After all this?" Ellen turned scarlet… — Cinda Williams Chima
Literature is no one’s private ground, literature is common ground; let us trespass freely and fearlessly and find our own way for ourselves. — Virginia Woolf
Time can play all sorts of tricks on you. In the blink of an eye, babies appear in carriages, coffins disappear into the ground, wars… — Brian Selznick
The conflicting missions of the two armies seemed to have no fog, no gray, only black-and-white clarity. I had lived my life in terms of… — Randy Alcorn
Still in my coat and hat, I sank onto the stair to read the letter. (I never read without making sure I am in a… — Diane Setterfield
Strange and mysterious things, though, aren't they - earthquakes? We take it for granted that the earth beneath our feet is solid and stationary. We… — Haruki Murakami
It may be that we exist and cease to exist in alternations, like the minute dots in some forms of toned printing or the succession… — H.G. Wells
Why cover the same ground again? ... It goes against my grain to repeat a tale told once, and told so clearly. — Homer
Do you have doubts about life? Are you unsure if it's worth the trouble? Look at the sky: that is for you. Look at each… — Miranda July
Are you angry? Punch a pillow. Was it satisfying? Not hardly. These days people are too angry for punching. What you might try is stabbing.… — Miranda July
What miracle is this? This giant tree. It stands ten thousand feet high But doesn't reach the ground. Still it stands. Its roots must hold… — Mark Z. Danielewski
Love is not an equation, it is not a contract, and it is not a happy ending. Love is the slate under the chalk, the… — Jodi Picoult
AMPLE make this bed. Make this bed with awe; In it wait till judgment break Excellent and fair. Be its mattress straight, Be its pillow… — Emily Dickinson
Every friendship travels at sometime through the black valley of despair. This tests every aspect of your affection. You lose the attraction and the magic.… — John O'Donohue
No one else has access to the world you carry around within yourself; you are its custodian and entrance. No one else can see the… — John O'Donohue

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