Lit Quotes

442 Lit quotes by 364 unique authors

I can think of a number of areas in New York where three acres of nuclear waste would make the neighborhood safer to walk around… — P.J. O'Rourke
Too many words are lit for a beast of burden. — Yunus Emre
Even though I loved to write, I never liked English lit. class very much. I think it ruins books when you dissect them too much.… — Meg Cabot
I always thought 'chick lit' meant third-person contemporary funny novels, dealing with issues of the day. I mean, it's not the ideal term; when I'm… — Sophie Kinsella
I don't think anyone sits down and thinks, 'I know, I'll be a chick-lit writer.' You write the book that you want to write and… — Sophie Kinsella
What does it mean to be Catholic and not a Catholic? I feel adrift, homeless. My Catholic imagination allows me to see the soul as… — Julianna Baggott
Social paralysis is strong and stands firmly in the way of change on the ground level. As allies, we have to prepare ourselves to step… — Jack Antonoff
Human language is lit with animal life: we play cats-cradle or have hare-brained ideas; we speak of badgering, or outfoxing someone; to squirrel something away… — Jay Griffiths
The thing about being a mystery writer, what marks a mystery writer out from a chick lit author or historical fiction writer, is that you… — Tana French
I lit a thin green candle to make you jealous of me, but the room just filled up with mosquitoes. — Leonard Cohen
What happens when all the parts of childhood are soldered down, when the young no longer have the time or space to play in their… — Richard Louv
The Hollywood sirens are shrieking, while down some search lit alley runs some lost belief. — Joni Mitchell
A dimly lit tavern, a willing young woman, are some of the reasons I cheat. — Randy Travis
I remember when you were born, it was dawn and the storm settled near my belly. And I rolled in the grass and spit out… — Patti Smith
There are so many stories to tell in the worlds of science fiction, the worlds of fantasy and horror that to confine yourself to even… — Seth Grahame-Smith
It's the opposite journey from what I've usually done with films. I find it very easy to go from, say, a lit, pleasurable environment, like… — Neil Jordan
Much-derided chick lit, chick flicks, and chick magazines have left ambitious women in a bind. Why is it that I, a young woman, can read… — Kathryn Minshew
Do I mind being called a chick-lit writer? Well, it's not the worst thing that could happen. — Marian Keyes
I'm imagining that paper books will evolve to become something akin to candles we have them in our homes and cherish their light but don't… — Steve Leveen
When I'm naked, I really like to do push-ups. No. I think I really tackle it like everything else. If you're going to commit yourself… — Charlize Theron
Flag of the free heart's hope and home! By angel hands to valour given, Thy stars have lit the welkin dome; And all thy hues… — Joseph Rodman Drake
The fisher droppeth his net in the stream, And a hundred streams are the same as one; And the maiden dreameth her love-lit dream; And… — Alice Cary
As hope kindles hope, millions more will find it. By our efforts, we have lit a fire as well - a fire in the minds… — George W. Bush
There is a man whose qualities can be savored by people who are getting old... The painter qualities are carried to the highest point in… — Eugene Delacroix
I see only forms that are lit up and forms that are not. There is only light and shadow. — Francisco Goya

Who Wrote These Lit Quotes

364 authors contributed a total of 442 Lit Quotes, led by these top contributors: