Hook Quotes

362 quotes by 330 authors

It's a comedy thriller, brilliantly written and it's full of twists and turns at every page. When I was reading it I was desperate to… — Louise Jameson
In UteroÂ is a testament to the artistic vision of Kurt Cobain. It's kind of a weird record, and it's strangely beautiful at the same time.… — Krist Novoselic
To me it is no mystery that we can only photograph effectively what we are truly interested in or-maybe more importantly-are grappling with. Often unconsciously.… — Todd Hido
A song without a hook is like a train without rails. It skitters all over the place, bangs into everything. Boom! Crash! There goes Grand… — David Lee Roth
Forgiveness isn't about letting the other person off the hook - it's about releasing ourselves. — Gabrielle Bernstein
My favorite sci-fi always uses its hook to amplify some bigger theme or idea - some emotional thrust. — Rian Johnson
As a writer, there are times when you have something to say, and yet no particular 'hook' upon which to hang the missive you are… — Tim Wise
The wolf dreads the pitfall, the hawk suspects the snare, and the kite the covered hook. — Horace
He who holds the hook is aware in what waters many fish are swimming. — Ovid
If my wife is cooking a meal at home, which is not often, thankfully, but you know, she's doing (oh, she's good at some things)… — Ken Robinson
Plato divinely calls pleasure the bait of evil, inasmuch as men are caught by it as fish by a hook. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
We imagine that if we had time we would quiet our more shallow selves and listen to a deeper flow of inspiration. Again, this is… — Julia Cameron
I tend to always carry a camera with me. I live next to a fire station, and I've got lots of photos of the hook… — Gordon Bell
Isn't it nice to know that you can put a worm on your hook and get a fish all charged up? — Laura Schlessinger
By hook or by crook, we're going to make sure that when I leave this office, that the country is more prosperous, more people have… — Barack Obama
Worry was my mother's mechanic, her mechanism for engaging with the machinery of living. Worry was an anchor for her, a hook, something to clutch… — Charles Yu
Thatâ€™s the problem with fiction â€” or the charm, if you want. Even mediocre plots have a way of sinking their hooks into you, until… — Charles McGrath
I've made mistakes, I clearly did, but what I was hoping for was that some other dumbass would get on the front page and take… — Bruce Pearl
Anglers have a way of romanticizing their battles with fish and of forgetting that the fish has a hook in his mouth, his gullet, or… — Ernest Hemingway
Who hath not seen thee oft amid thy store? Sometimes whoever seeks abroad may find Thee sitting careless on a granary floor, Thy hair soft-lifted… — John Keats

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