Lit Quotes

442 Lit quotes by 364 unique authors

And then, at night, the lit lamp and the drawn curtain, with the flutter of the turned page and soft scrape of pen on paper… — Dorothy L. Sayers
It was like time would stop, and the dancer would sort of step through some kind of portal and he wasn't doing anything different than… — Elizabeth Gilbert
For nowadays the world is lit by lightning! Blow out your candles, Laura -- and so goodbye. . . . — Tennessee Williams
The others followed, and found themselves in a small, stuffy basement, which would have been damp, smelly, close, and dark, were it not, in fact,… — Steven Brust
There is no such thing as an artist: there is only the world lit or unlit as the light allows. When the candle is burning,… — Annie Dillard
She tore a page from the book and ripped it in half. Then a chapter. Soon, there was nothing but scraps of words littered between… — Markus Zusak
I glanced at Radu. "What, exactly is Louis-Cesare's problem?'. [..] Suddenly a speculative gleam lit his eyes. It made me nervous. 'He tends to be… — Karen Chance
I dreamed you were standing in this dark place and you touched these dead flowers and they lit up like they were electric or something.… — Francesca Lia Block
If faces were different when lit from above or below -- what was a face? What was anything? — William Golding
...despite all this, it is still hard to admit that there is no one more English than the Indian, no one more Indian than the… — Zadie Smith
Hey, Adam,” I said. I thought you’d want to know that Warren and Darryl made it out of the vampire den alive.” I sucked in… — Patricia Briggs
She threw the door open. The room seemed to be a sort of library, the walls lined with books. It was brightly lit, light streaming… — Cassandra Clare
(about organizing books in his home library, and putting a book in the "Arts and Lit non-fiction section) I personally find that for domestic purposes,… — Nick Hornby
The candle is not lit To give light, but to testify to the night. — Robert Bly
Our colleges ought to have lit up in us a lasting relish for a better kind of man, a loss of appetite for mediocrities. — William James
When a writer looked at an empty computer screen, what did she see? Tristan wondered. A movie screen ready to be lit with faces? A… — Elizabeth Chandler
I should have guessed you were Jace's sister," he said. "You both have the same artistic talent." Clary paused, her foot on the lowest stair.… — Cassandra Clare
Bashful=Spanish, Miss Gardenia Doc=Psychology, Mr. Wang Happy=Chemistry 2, Mr. Durbin Dopey=English Lit., Mr. Purcell Dippy=Math, Mrs. Craig Dumbass=PE, Coach Crater — Lisa McMann
Sitting on the floor, I'd replay the past in my head. Funny, that's all I did, day after day after day for half a year,… — Haruki Murakami
I am not yours, nor lost in you, not lost, although I long to be. Lost as a candle lit at noon, lost as a… — Sara Teasdale
In Venice in the Middle Ages there was once a profession for a man called a codega--a fellow you hired to walk in front of… — Elizabeth Gilbert
The front door shut, leaving Alec sitting in the half-lit garden, alone. He closed his eyes for a moment, the image of a face hovering… — Cassandra Clare
Tell you what.' Alec reached for a second seraph blade. 'We live through this, and I promise I'll introduce you to my whole family.' Magnus… — Cassandra Clare
The boy planted his hands on his hips and a broad smile lit his face. "My name's Peter. Can I play too? — Unknown Author
Of course the Man was wild too. He was dreadfully wild. He didn't even begin to be tame till he met the Woman, and she… — Rudyard Kipling

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