Oldest Quotes

320 quotes by 280 authors

For if there is any single thing that everyone hopes for most dearly, it must be this: that the youngest outlive the oldest. — Barbara Kingsolver
Ogbuef Ezedudu,who was the oldest man in the village, was telling two other men when they came to visit him that the punishment for breaking… — Chinua Achebe
Friar Hugo, old friend, brace yourself. I am the bearer of tragic news!" Alarm spread across Hugo's pudgy features. "Tell me, Jess. What dreadful thing… — Brian Jacques
[He] fell right into the oldest conviction in the world-- that the girl you are in love with can't possibly be anything but true and… — John Steinbeck
I am the middle sister. The one in between. Not oldest, not youngest, not boldest, not nicest. I am the shade of gray, the glass… — Sarah Dessen
When the Dark comes rising six shall turn it back; Three from the circle, three from the track; Wood, bronze, iron; Water, fire, stone; Five… — Susan Cooper
They just kept grinning at me from over the stupid sign, Dopey because he's too dumb to know any better, Doc because â€“ well, I… — Meg Cabot
I didn't particularly feel like being arrested, so I argued with the soldiers a bit. Several of them died during the argument - those things… — David Eddings
The story it told was unremarkable: a tale of love found and lost- the oldest story in the world. The only story. — Anita Diament
I've been the oldest child since before you were born — E L Konigsburg
Bath toys are reserved only for the oldest, more lethal vampires. — Jeaniene Frost
Parents always make their worst mistakes with their oldest children. That's when parents know the least and care the most, so they're more likely to… — Orson Scott Card
The tribe is whatever we believe it is. If we say the tribe is all the Little Ones in the forest, and all the trees,… — Orson Scott Card
Once, when I'd needed to meet Daniel to deliver a warning from Jeremy, I'd worn two-inch heels and had quite enjoyed the sensation of talking… — Kelley Armstrong
pg 9, "The consciousness of life's unconsciousness is the oldest tax levied on the intelligence. — Fernando Pessoa
For now is my grief heavier than the sands of the seas, she thought. This world has emptied me of all but the oldest purpose:… — Frank Herbert
If youth is the season of hope, it is often so only in the sense that our elders are hopeful about us; for no age… — George Eliot
I had to be the next family Alchemist. My sister... well, she's older, and usually it's the oldest kid who has to do the job.… — Richelle Mead
The oldest emotion in the world may be that of being moved; but to describe it-just to name it-must have been like trying to catch… — Nicole Krauss
I dug out the powder blue cashmere cardigan my mother Lisa gave me the Christmas before last, pulled on my oldest, softest Leviâ€™s. Comfort clothes;… — Josh Lanyon

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