Motion Quotes

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What advice I would give to anybody about anything. Life is a slow-motion avalanche, and none of us are steering." (When asked in an interview… — Donald E. Westlake
He blinked a few times, each motion so slow that he was never quite sure if heâ€™d get his eyes open again. He wasnâ€™t wearing… — Julia Quinn
For what are the words with which to summarize a lifetime, so much crowded confused happiness terminated by such stark slow-motion pain? — Joyce Carol Oates
In the depths of the mirror the evening landscape moved by, the mirror and the reflected figures like motion pictures superimposed one on the other.… — Yasunari Kawabata
Cause nothing said lovin' like a shitload of motion detectors. — J R Ward
I like fish," chirruped Tunstell. "Really, Mr. Tunstell? What is your preferred breed?" "Well"--Tunstell hesitated--"you know, the um, ones that"--he made a swooping motion with… — Gail Carriger
As long as I stared at the clock, at least the world remained in motion. Not a very consequential world, but in motion nonetheless. And… — Haruki Murakami
We're fumbling in the dark, but at least we're in motion. — Isaac Marion
I think reality is thin, you know, thin as lake ice after a thaw, and we fill our lives with noise and light and motion… — Stephen King
The worst of this sorry bunch of semi-educated losers are those who seem to glory in being irritated by nouns becoming verbs. How dense and… — Stephen Fry
Where the shadow of the bridge fell I could see down for a long way, but not as far as the bottom. When you leave… — William Faulkner
He turns and walks away, moving so quickly that the candle flames shiver with the motion of the air. â€œI miss you,â€ Isobel says as… — Erin Morgenstern
Why?" asked her companion. "Why do you love him when you ought not to?" Edna, with a motion or two, dragged herself on her knees… — Kate Chopin
...as the slow sea sucked at the shore and then withdrew, leaving the strip of seaweed bare and the shingle churned, the sea birds raced… — Daphne du Maurier
Where does a story truly begin? In life, there are seldom clear-cut beginnings, those moments when we can, in looking back, say that everything started.… — Nicholas Sparks
Two hundred miles from the surface of the earth there is no gravity. The laws of motion are suspended. You could turn somersaults slowly slowly,… — Jeanette Winterson
I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter. With… — Walt Disney
But there are forces that don't let you turn back and undo things, because to do so would be to deny what is already in… — Salvador Plascencia
Hadrian drew two swords from his sides in a single elegant motion. He flipped one around letting it spin against his palm once. â€œNeed to… — Michael J. Sullivan
Worry is like a rocking chair; it keeps you in motion but gets you nowhere — Ashwin Sanghi

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