Knife Quotes

720 Knife quotes by 522 unique authors

He who is certain he knows the ending of things when he is only beginning them is either extremely wise or extremely foolish; no matter… — Tad Williams
On the morning the last Lisbon daughter took her turn at suicide- it was Mary this time, and sleeping pills, like Therese- the two paramedics… — Jeffrey Eugenides
If I ever bore you, it'll be with a knife. — Louise Brooks
Here's an example: someone says, "Master, please hand me the knife," and he hands them the knife, blade first. "Please give me the other end,"… — Alan Watts
You don't ask people with knives in their stomachs what would make them happy; happiness is no longer the point. It's all about survival; it's… — Nick Hornby
Hallucinations are bad enough. But after awhile you learn to cope with things like seeing your dead grandmother crawling up your leg with a knife… — Hunter S. Thompson
The white man is very clever. He came quietly and peaceably with his religion. We were amused at his foolishness and allowed him to stay.… — Chinua Achebe
I don't know if you know it, J.B., but you're the sort of fellow who causes hundreds to fall under suspicion when he's found stabbed… — P.G. Wodehouse
This is my knife. It is very sharp and very eager to hurt you. — Daniel Handler
Religion is like a knife: you can either use it to cut bread, or stick in someone's back. — Desmond Tutu
I was young I was so young it hurt like a knife inside because there was no alternative except to hide as long as possible---… — Charles Bukowski
The intentions of a tool are what it does. A hammer intends to strike, a vise intends to hold fast, a lever intends to lift.… — Philip Pullman
The shrill voices of those who give orders Are full of fear like the squeakings of Piglets awaiting the butcher's knife, as their fat arses… — Bertolt Brecht
The smile was so painfully swift and fleeting that it was like the flash of a knife. — Henry Miller
You can't save everybody. In fact, there are days when I think you can't save anyone. Each person has to save himself first, then you… — Laurell K. Hamilton
I am not tragically colored. There is no great sorrow dammed up in my soul, nor lurking behind my eyes. I do not mind at… — Zora Neale Hurston
When he takes the knife to the canvass the servants find him lying dead with a knife through is heart and "withered, wrinkled, and loathsome… — Oscar Wilde
So he was deserted. The whole world was clamouring: Kill yourself, kill yourself, for our sakes. But why should he kill himself for their sakes?… — Virginia Woolf
O gouvernment francais, I think it was not very clever of You to put this terrible doll in La Ferte; for when Governments are found… — E E Cummings
She just laughed in his face and told him she'd sooner crawl in a bed with his father's leeches before she'd crawl in one with… — George R. R. Martin
Love is, that you are the knife which I plunge into myself. — Franz Kafka
I'll tell you what justice is. Justice is a knee in the gut from the floor on the chin at night sneaky with a knife… — Joseph Heller
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
Love comes with a knife, not some shy question, and not with fears for its reputation! — Unknown Author
Along the blade of a knife lies the path of paradox—the single most worthy path of the fearless mind . . . . — Yevgeny Zamyatin

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