Lay Quotes

2047 Lay quotes by 1399 unique authors

I lay back and tried not to think of the minutes passing. Just yesterday we had a wealth of them. Now each was a drop… — Madeline Miller
They lay on their heathery beds and listened to all the sounds of the night. They heard the little grunt of a hedgehog going by.… — Enid Blyton
You must lay aside your greed; have no unworthy motive in your desire to become rich and powerful. It is legitimate and right to desire… — Wallace D. Wattles
He never seemed to grasp the immense mutability of human nature, nor to appreciate that behind every nondescript face lay a wild and unique hinterland… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
If Cameron kidnaps you, kills you, then buries your lifeless body in a shallow grave in the desert where your remains lay decomposing for several… — Darynda Jones
I would give the world to have one more person for whom I would lay down my life. — Julia Quinn
"Lay the knife at the tips of your fingers," Rob commanded. "So close youcan feel the blade against your skins. Then cut the shadow away."… — Sarah Rees Brennan
Service is selflessness--the opposite of the lifestyle that we see so much of in America today. The things that entertain us don't often lift us… — Marcus Luttrell
Beyond, the unknown lay before us once more, and another impossible task. The four of us emerged from the earth and turned our steps west,… — Ann Aguirre
As we lay in the semi-dark hours later, we faced each other, sharing his pillow. I'd never felt more connected to anyone. — Tammara Webber
She lay on her back and walked her fingers down her ribs, skipped them over her abdomen, and landed on her pelvic bones. She tapped… — Steven Levenkron
We must lay before him what is in us; not what ought to be in us. — C.S. Lewis
I lay there, no longer fighting, since my head was spinning too much. And because I wasn’t going to win anyway. And because I kind… — Karen Chance
-You're simple, straightforward and honest, a little bit on the primitive side, I should think. To interest you a woman would have to... -To lay… — Tennessee Williams
But she knew that no matter what beauty lay behind, it must remain there. No one could go forward with a load of aching memories. — Margaret Mitchell
Jericho lay back down on his side, watching her breathe just an arm's length from him. She was not beautiful while she slept; her mouth… — Libba Bray
Sometime I’ll lay down my wrath, As I lay my body down Between the ache of breath and breath, Golden slumber in the bone. — Allen Ginsberg
I'll call if I break a leg or get eaten by a bear." "Play like a rock." "Now?" "No, if a bear starts eating you."… — Darynda Jones
Be your own place of safety, she told herself, straightening. No crossbar in the world could protect her from what lay ahead, and neither could… — Laini Taylor
I lay my head on his chest and listen to his heart beating, solid and sure.....he reads me so well. He's known about my emotional… — Karen Marie Moning
The sky lay over the city like a map showing the strata of things and the big full moon toppled over in a furrow like… — Zelda Fitzgerald
...trees to cool the towns in the boiling summer, trees to hold back the winter winds. There were so many things a tree could do:… — Ray Bradbury
Beautiful Hannah. If you were mine, I'd lay you on silk sheets and wrap you up in ropes of pearls, and feed you honey from… — Lisa Kleypas
For seven days she lay in bed looking sullenly at the ceiling as though resenting the death she had cultivated for so many years. Like… — William S. Burroughs
In this there is no measuring with time, a year doesn’t matter, and ten years are nothing. Being an artist means: not numbering and counting,… — Rainer Maria Rilke

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