Instant Quotes

970 Instant quotes by 780 unique authors

The thought came over me that never would one full and absolute moment, containing all the others, justify my life, that all of my instants… — Jorge Luis Borges
And for an instant he would remember Naples: sitting with Sasha in her tiny room; the jolt of surprise and delight he'd felt when the… — Jennifer Egan
At the very last moment, just before its lips claimed hers, its grip on her face relaxed slightly and she did the only thing she… — Karen Marie Moning
Real danger is nothing more than just living. Of course, living is merely the chaos of existence, but more than that it's a crazy mixed-up… — Yukio Mishima
For a woman a man will do many things that he'd turn his back on in an instant when alone; things he'd back away from,… — Stephen King
Tell the angel who will watch over your life to pray now and then for a man who, like Satan, believed himself for an instant… — Alexandre Dumas
It was funny, he reflected later, how one’s life could alter in an instant, how one minute everything could be a certain way, and the… — Julia Quinn
For a moment my soul was elevated from its debasing and miserable fears to which these sights were the monuments and the remembrances. For an… — Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
To an American the whole purpose of living, the one constant confirmation of continued existence, is to cram as much as sensual pleasure as possible… — Bill Bryson
Poetry is only the highest eloquence of passion, the most vivid form of expression that can be given to our conception of anything, whether pleasurable… — William Hazlitt
Matthey, a Geneva physician very close to Rousseau's influence, formulates the prospect for all men of reason: 'Do not glory in your state, if you… — Michel Foucault
What do you do when your entire identity is destroyed in an instant? How do you cope when your whole life story turns out to… — Chuck Palahniuk
I'm thinking of how unexpected and yet oddly preordained life can be. Events are upon you in an instant, unforseen and without warning, and often… — Rob Lowe
Instant communication is not communication at all but merely a frantic, trivial, nerve-wracking bombardment of cliches, threats, fads, fashions, gibberish and advertising. — Edward Abbey
We know – it has been measured in many experiments – that children with strong impulse control grow to be better adjusted, more dependable, achieve… — Jonathan Sacks
To the Technocrats: Have mercy on us. Relax a bit, take time out for simple pleasures. For example, the luxuries of electricity, indoor plumbing, central… — Edward Abbey
Then Ben wailed again, hopeless and prolonged. It was nothing. Just sound. It might have been all time and injustice and sorrow become vocal for… — William Faulkner
We wait. We are bored. (He throws up his hand.) No, don't protest, we are bored to death, there's no denying it. Good. A diversion… — Samuel Beckett
In the instant before the door opened, I could almost sense my life expanding just like a river whose waters have begun to swell; for… — Arthur Golden
Zen is a liberation from time. For if we open our eyes and see clearly, it becomes obvious that there is no other time than… — Alan Watts
Stahr's eyes and Kathleen's met and tangled. For an instant they made love as no one ever dares to do after. Their glance was slower… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
It was Alec who brought their lips together. Seregil's first reaction was disbelief. But Alec was insistent, clumsy but determined. It lasted an instant, an… — Lynn Flewelling
During the days I felt myself slipping into a kind of madness. Solitary confinement has an astonishing effect on the mind. The trip was to… — Tahir Shah
The grief in her green eyes slips then hardens and, for an instant, Pendleton sees the woman she has become and has no right being,… — Ilsa J. Bick
I tweet, therefore my entire life has shrunk to 140 character chunks of instant event and predigested gnomic wisdom. And swearing. — Neil Gaiman

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