Knives Quotes

661 Knives quotes by 478 unique authors

Isabella with her whip and boots and knives would chop anyone who tried to pen her up in a tower into pieces, build a bridge… — Cassandra Clare
Along the blade of a knife lies the path of paradox—the single most worthy path of the fearless mind . . . . — Yevgeny Zamyatin
I wanted to tell them that, in Kabul, we snapped a tree branch and used it as a credit card. Hassan and I would take… — Khaled Hosseini
She had no mercy. He looked at her neck and thought how he would like to jab it with the knife he had for his… — W. Somerset Maugham
HOROSCOPE: Today is a good time for making new friends. A good deed may have unforeseen consequences. Don’t upset any druids. You will soon be… — Terry Pratchett
Something was wrong with Luke," Annabeth muttered, poking at the fire with her knife. "Did you notice the way he was acting?" "He looked pretty… — Rick Riordan
You don't stick a knife in a man's back nine inches and then pull it out six inches and say you're making progress ... No… — Malcolm X
Give me a good sharp knife and a good sharp cheese and I’m a happy man. — George R. R. Martin
During the first day, curious at having outsiders among them, a long stream of inmates came over and talked with me. Remarkably, according to what… — Alan Alda
One had a knife. But I had a staff and was trained to use it. — Robin Hobb
I suppose every one must have reflected how primeval and how poetical are the things that one carries in one's pocket; the pocket-knife, for instance,… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Stephanie,' Valerie said. 'She's going to have a baby, and she's getting married.' My father was confused. He looked around the room. No Joe. No… — Janet Evanovich
all his prayers of the past had been simple concrete requests: God, give me a bicycle, a knife with seven blades, a box of oil… — Truman Capote
EPITAPH Now I'm not the brightest knife in the drawer, but I know a couple things about this life: poverty silence, impermanence discipline and mystery… — Franz Wright
She froze. He reached up and took her hand in his, pulling the knife away, making her drop it on the floor. "Show me how… — Anne Stuart
She poured the water, arranged some bread near enough the embers to scorch but not catch fire, and looked up at Little John. She was… — Robin McKinley
There could be few men whose love for a woman had been written on his face with a knife. — Cornelia Funke
The figures looked more or less human. And they were engaged in religion. You could tell by the knives (it's not murder if you do… — Terry Pratchett
A knife is neither true nor false, but anyone impaled on its blade is in error. — Rene Daumal
And now I was trying to brush my hair,you know,when I thought about it,and looking at myself in mirrors,wondering if I was pretty.Pretty! A year… — James Patterson
Here stands a girl clutching a knife. There is grease on the stove, blood in the air, and angry words piled in the corners. We… — Laurie Halse Anderson
Jenks enthusiastically leaned against the counter and opened the box. Bypassing the plastic knife, he broke off about a third of it and took a… — Kim Harrison
Oh yeah, just push the knife in further and twist, why doncha?! — Aya Nakahara
I have a fork and a spoon, but never a knife… as if I’m lacking manual skills or teeth. I have both, however. That’s why… — Margaret Atwood
Mortimer's face twisted when the Piper pressed his knife against his ribs. Oh yes, he's obviously made the wrong enemies in this story, thought Orpheus.… — Cornelia Funke

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