Lingering Quotes

97 Lingering quotes by 88 unique authors

I was lingering out on the pavement. There was a missing person inside of myself and I needed to find him . . . I… — Bob Dylan
For a moment the last sunshine fell with romantic affection upon her glowing face; her voice compelled me forward breathlessly as I listened - then… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
Intermittently she caught the gist of his sentences and supplied the rest from her subconscious, as one picks up the striking of a clock in… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
How strange it is. We have these deep terrible lingering fears about ourselves and the people we love. Yet we walk around, talk to people,… — Don DeLillo
Life should always be like this. ... Like lingering over a good meal. — Janet Fitch
Sidonie, I know you don't remember it, but you once promised to trust me beyond all reason. And I swear to you that all that… — Jacqueline Carey
I stood on my toes and stole a soft kiss from his lips. "Surprise attack," I said. Sam leaned down and kissed me back, his… — Maggie Stiefvater
My blood rose, mixing with my lingering fear of the unknown to drive her to a fever pitch. Her lips touched my lower neck and… — Kim Harrison
The lingering laughter fled from his eyes as he realized that he'd given himself away. "Where's Fiddle now?" "Safe and cared for. Safer than you'll… — Hilari Bell
Life with you was lovely—and when I say lovely, I mean doves and lilies, and velvet, and that soft pink ‘v’ in the middle and… — Vladimir Nabokov
Would you require a wretched being, whose life is slowly wasting under a lingering disease, to despatch himself at once by the stroke of a… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Later, going home, I realized they didn't look alike at all; what made them seem to was the aftermath of stress and the lingering of… — Stephen King
Thank Heaven! The crisis /The danger is past, and the lingering illness, is over at last /, and the fever called ''Living'' is conquered at… — Edgar Allan Poe
Say something in Mandarin,” said Tessa, with a smile. Jem said something that sounded like a lot of breathy vowels and consonants run together, his… — Cassandra Clare
There are people whose eyes you must avoid, whose attention you must not draw to yourself. They are strange, parasitic creatures, lost souls seeking to… — John Connolly
It is suicide to be abroad. But what it is to be at home, ... what it is to be at home? A lingering dissolution. — Samuel Beckett
But even more so, it reminded me that this was all really happening. Stanford. The end of the summer. The beginning of my real life.… — Sarah Dessen
If anyone other than you had me fly halfway around the world just to keep me waiting while you were obviously lingering in bed, I’d… — Jeaniene Frost
Whatever had happened to him [Newt] out there — maybe even related to his lingering ankle injury — had been truly awful. — James Dashner
I still harbor lingering doubts about most people. I guess I always will. — Corey Taylor
He froze, and for one moment, we stood locked in time. I could feel the silk of his shirt against my skin and the warmth… — Richelle Mead
Heart of my heart, that’s who you are, Adria Morgan. Chosen and forever.” Picking her hand off his cheek, he pressed a lingering kiss to… — Nalini Singh
I'm holding back, delaying the information. I'm lingering in the prior moment because it was a time when other outcomes were still possible. — Ian Mcewan
„I forgive you for stealing my shawl.“ She smiles as he laughs. And then she vanishes. A simple trick of distracting his attention long enough… — Erin Morgenstern
Because of the lingering discrimination, many women still lack confidence. They live in fear of stepping beyond what they feel is acceptable 'female' behavior. I… — Joyce Meyer

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