Handful Quotes

324 Handful quotes by 293 unique authors

But tomorrow, dawn will come the way I picture her, barefoot and disheveled, standing outside my window in one of the fragile cotton dresses of… — Billy Collins
Never before in human history have so few owed so much to so many, Mr. Jiabao. A handful of men in this country have trained… — Aravind Adiga
a handful of crumpled stars — Margaret Atwood
Life was going on, and no one but a handful of people cared if I lived or died. — Kim Harrison
Love is a handful of seeds, marriage the garden, and like your gardens, Paula, marriage requires total commitment, hard work, and a great deal of… — Barbara Taylor Bradford
Any messages for me?" Usually I got one or two, but mostly people who wanted my help preferred to talk in person. "Yes. Hold on."… — Ilona Andrews
The older you get, the more you realize you need a handful of good, close, tight friends. — Nicole Richie
The seals stupidly dive off rocks into swirling black water, barking mindlessly. The zookeepers feed them dead fish. A crowd gathers around the tank, mostly… — Bret Easton Ellis
The opportunity was too perfect to miss. Harry crept silently around behind Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle, bent down, and scooped a large handful of mud… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
I suppose it is submerged realities that give to dreams their curious air of hyper-reality. But perhaps there is something else as well, something nebulous,… — W G Sebald
The place didn't look the same but it felt the same; sensations clutched and transformed me. I stood outside some concrete and plate-glass tower-block, picked… — Penelope Lively
You're dying with the way things are," Della Lee said harshly, causing Josey to lower the handful of popcorn she was about to put in… — Sarah Addison Allen
Give that man a Pixy Stix," Haddie said. "A what?" Lucia asked. "Hold on." She left then returned a moment later with a handful of… — Ellen Potter
I wanted more firsts with Tod. But all I had left was a handful of lasts. — Rachel Vincent
I bet you a handful of Chili's coupons that Jesus had a foot fetish. — Corey Taylor
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
I am, when you stop to think of it, a member of a fairly select group: the final handful of American novelists who learned to… — Stephen King
No one really needs me," he says, and there is no self-pity in his voice. It's true his family doesn't need him. They will mourn… — Suzanne Collins
Dirt's a funny thing,' the Boss said. 'Come to think of it, there ain't a thing but dirt on this green God's globe except what's… — Robert Penn Warren
I don't know if I've come of age, but I'm certainly older now. I feel shrunken, as if there's a tiny ancient Oliver Tate inside… — Joe Dunthorne
When you write, it’s like braiding your hair. Taking a handful of coarse unruly strands and attempting to bring them unity. Your fingers have still… — Edwidge Danticat
I’m not suggesting the world is good, that life is easy, or that any of us are entitled to better. But please, isn’t this the… — Richard Siken
We all walk in a land of dreams. For what are we but atoms and hope, a handful of stardust and sinew? We are weary… — Libba Bray
My grandmother thinks it's really funny to put all sorts of things in our - my lunch. I never know what'll be inside: e.e. cummings,… — Jandy Nelson
And before he can tell her to tell Widget goodbye for him if need be, she leans forward and kisses him, not on the cheek,… — Erin Morgenstern

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