Lit Quotes
442 Lit quotes by 364 unique authors
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Most of our platitudes notwithstanding, self-deception remains the most difficult deception. The tricks that work on others count for nothing in that very well-lit back…
— Joan Didion
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He knew she was there by the joy and terror that took possession of his heart [...] Everything was lit up by her. She was…
— Leo Tolstoy
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Beth,†he said simply, his flawless face lit up with anticipation. “There is no doubt in my mind that we belong together, but to spend…
— Alexandra Adornetto
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He pulled the envelope out of his pocket and ripped it open, then took out the slip of paper. The soft lights that ringed the…
— James Dashner
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But how,†said Charles, who was close to tears, “how can you possibly justify cold-blooded murder?’ Henry lit a cigarette. “I prefer to think of…
— Donna Tartt
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The overseer wouldna speak to me of Ian, but he told me other things that would curl your hair, if it wasna already curled up…
— Diana Gabaldon
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Fortuitous mostly for me,Lady Holloway," she said, her gaze steadfast on her husband. "For without our being childhgood neighbors, I am certain that my husband…
— Sarah MacLean
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Within the mystery of life there is the infinite darkness of the night sky lit by distant orbs of fire, the cobbled skin of an…
— Jack Kornfield
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One of the most calming and powerful actions you can do to intervene in a stormy world is to stand up and show your soul.…
— Clarissa Pinkola Estes
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In a world of fixed future, life is an infinite corridor of rooms, one room lit at each moment, the next room dark but prepared.…
— Alan Lightman
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Where’s your sketch pad?†I asked. … “I gave that up,†Kay said. “I wasn’t very good, so I changed my major.†“To what?†“To…
— James Ellroy
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Those candle flames were like the lives of men. So fragile. So deadly. Left alone, they lit and warmed. Let run rampant, they would destroy…
— Brandon Sanderson
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You smiled then, and your whole face changed with it. It kind of lit up, like there were sunbeams coming from inside you.
— Lucy Christopher
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Well, I started out down a dirty road Started out all alone And the sun went down as I crossed the hill And the town…
— Tom Petty
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And so Nat stood up and joined the group, and followed, and watched, and awaited his chance as the light of Chaos lit the plain…
— Joanne Harris
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A devious spark lit through Al, making me smile. One way. It costs too much, he said. “There’s no inflation in the ever-after, Al.†Call…
— Kim Harrison
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That night was a dark day. Of course, all nights are dark days, because night is simply a badly lit version of day, ...
— Daniel Handler
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Never mind that to me, the face of Afghanistan is that of a boy with a thin-boned frame, a shaved head, and low-set ears, a…
— Khaled Hosseini
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A line is a fuse that's lit. The line smolders, the rhyme explodes— and by a stanza a city is blown to bits.
— Vladimir Mayakovsky
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It lit up like a Christmas Tree Hazel Grace...
— John Green
Who Wrote These Lit Quotes
364 authors contributed a total of 442 Lit Quotes, led by these top contributors: