North Quotes

1176 North quotes by 897 unique authors

[in the true mad north] of introspection, where 'falcons of the inner eye' dive and die, glimpsing in their dying fall, all life's memory of… — Lawrence Ferlinghetti
It's impossible to explain to a Yankee what `tacky' is. They simply have no word for it up north, but my God, do they ever… — Pat Conroy
The setting sun burned the sky pink and orange in the same bright hues as surfers' bathing suits. It was beautiful deception, Bosch thought, as… — Michael Connelly
If ideas and beliefs are to be denied validity outside the geographical and cultural bounds of their origin, Buddhism would be confined to north India,… — Aung San Suu Kyi
A pine tree standeth lonely In the North on an upland bare; It standeth whitely shrouded With snow, and sleepeth there. It dreameth of a… — Heinrich Heine
George Macdonald said, 'If you knew what God knows about death you would clap your listless hands', but instead I find old people in North… — Elisabeth Elliot
If we have a simple existence, we shall feel how happy and how fortunate we are. There are some people who are of the opinion… — Sri Chinmoy
America is thataway, Mr. Lincoln," laughed Davis, pointing north. "You're in Mississippi now. — Seth Grahame-Smith
We took a right at the fork, heading farther north. The charred houses continued. To the right, a large sign nailed to an old telephone… — Ilona Andrews
Nobody but a Southerner knows the wrenching rinsing sadness of the cities of the North. — Walker Percy
It was like autumn, looking at her. it was like driving up north to see the colors. — Jeffrey Eugenides
If my heart were a compass, you'd be North. — Kenneth Oppel
You're a stubborn, ill-trained horse." she said The horse snorted and walked towards the North Road of his own volition. "Hey!" Karigan pulled back on… — Kristen Britain
Lilith: Oh, but your heart grows cold. A north wind blows and carries down the distant... Rose? The Doctor: Oooh, big mistake! Because that name… — Gareth Roberts
It sometimes happens that the town child is more alive to the fresh beauty of the country than a child who is country born. My… — Beatrix Potter
It wasn't exactly like talking, but it went something like this: Could you give us a ride north, Percy asked, like as close to Portland… — Rick Riordan
It's quite widespread in rock culture, that mythology of the shooting star. I'd rather be the North star. As bob (Dylan) says, you can navigate… — Unknown Author
You can’t hate the roots of the tree without ending up hating the tree. You can’t hate your origin without ending up hating yourself. You… — Malcolm X
I never meant to hurt you, Isabel. Had I known what I would find when I came north, I would never have agreed to Leighton's… — Sarah MacLean
I was always an unusual girl. My mother told me I had a chameleon soul, no moral compass pointing due north, no fixed personality; just… — Lana Del Rey
Gods be good, why would any man ever want to be king? When everyone was shouting King in the North, King in the North, I… — George R. R. Martin
Taking the continent as a whole, this religious tension may be responsible for the revival of the commonest racial feeling. Africa is divided into Black… — Frantz Fanon
The north remembers, Lord Davos. The north remembers, and the mummer’s farce is almost done. My son is home. — George R. R. Martin
I don’t think anyone who falls in love has a choice. You’re just pulled to that person like true north, whether it’s good for you… — Jodi Picoult
Jem, Cecily thought, with a pang in her heart. Her brother had always looked to him as a kind of North Star, a compass that… — Cassandra Clare

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