Locked Quotes

667 Locked quotes by 536 unique authors

It was as if pain were a room he had entered and the door had been locked behind him. — Stephen Dobyns
I could not help being struck with the foolishness of that institution which treated me as if I were mere flesh and blood and bones,… — Henry David Thoreau
Everything we need to know is locked up in your head, under those pretty red curls." Clary reached up to touch her hair protectively. "I… — Cassandra Clare
When I lay these questions before God I get no answer. But a rather special sort of 'No answer.' It is not the locked door.… — C.S. Lewis
I know you're frustrated that he's keeping you locked up like this, but don't give him too bad a time when he gets back. He… — Stephenie Meyer
I remember a story of a girl in Paradise who ate an apple once. Some wise Sapient gave it to her. Because of it she… — Catherine Fisher
The man might have died in a fit; but then the jewels are missing," mused the Inspector, "Ha! I have a theory. These flashes come… — Arthur Conan Doyle
...our eyes locked in one of those looks that sometimes happen between strangers, when both wordlessly agree that reality contains sinkholes whose depths neither can… — Nicole Krauss
But the actual touch of her lingered, inside his heart. That remained. In all the years of his life ahead, the long years without her,… — Philip K. Dick
I found something" Simon said as he walked in. He whipped out an old-fashioned key from his pocket and grinned at me. "It was taped… — Kelley Armstrong
Why do some memories bleed out of nowhere and others stay locked behind doors? — Jodi Picoult
In spite of language, in spite of intelligence and intuition and sympathy, one can never really communicate anything to anybody. The essential substance of every… — Aldous Huxley
So when you find yourself locked onto an unpleasant train of thought, heading for the places in your past where the screaming is unbearable, remember… — Alan Moore
Oh! Polly thought. Why aren't all girls locked up by law the year they turn fifteen? They do such stupid things! — Diana Wynne Jones
We always have the necessary resources to face the storms that life throws at us, but most of the time,those resources are locked up in… — Paulo Coelho
I have always shook with fright before human beings. Unable as I was to feel the least particle of confidence in my ability to speak… — Osamu Dazai
The human longing for story is so powerful, so primitive, that it seems like something not learned, but locked into our genes. — Helen Dunmore
Locked together in hatred. But I can't hate you Louis. Louis my love, I was mortal till you gave me your immortal kiss. You became… — Anne Rice
p.61 He [Roark] was usually disliked, from the first sight of his face, anywhere he went. His face was closed like the door of a… — Ayn Rand
When you're locked up in here for life, you learn to welcome the little freedoms. — Alexander Gordon Smith
All I know is, he found out you left and he locked himself in the shed and barricaded the door. No one's seen him since,"… — Kate Brian
Such lonely, lost things you find on your way. It would be easier, if you were the only one lost. But lost children always find… — Catherynne M. Valente
Are you keeping anything else from me?” “I’m keeping a lot of things from you.” “Like?” “Like the way I feel about being locked up… — Becca Fitzpatrick
I hadn't learned yet that everybody's locked up some way or other. That's how life is we're all imprisoned by something. — James Frey
Locked into loneliness were we two and looking at one another every evening we each saw the one we blamed for it. — Robin Hobb

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