Opening Quotes

1144 Opening quotes by 922 unique authors

All these years, I've been opening the window and making love to the world. — Kurt Vonnegut
Learning to decipher words had only added to the pleasures of holding spines and turning pages, measuring the journey to the end with a thumb-riffle,… — John Crowley
The storm was really giving it everything it had. This was its big chance. It had spent years hanging around the provinces, putting in some… — Terry Pratchett
And she knew without opening her eyes that it was Daniel. No other body in the universe fit hers so well. — Lauren Kate
The typical expression of opening Friendship would be something like, 'What? You too? I thought I was the only one! — C.S. Lewis
It's a very small object to be capable of doing many wonderful things, don't you think?" "It does much more that that," Valkyrie said, opening… — Derek Landy
Menders of all times and places have taught that silencing the thoughts in our heads and opening to the experience of the body and emotions… — Martha Beck
Meanwhile music pounded / across hearts opening every valve to the desperate drama of being / a self in a song. — Anne Carson
...when all the openings were closed, then the worlds would all be restored to their proper relations with one another, Lyra’s Oxford and Will’s would… — Philip Pullman
Starting a novel is opening a door on a misty landscape; you can still see very little but you can smell the earth and feel… — Iris Murdoch
I don’t bite Marcus. You can come sit on the comfy old couch with me. That chair is incredibly uncomfortable.” Just the opening I needed.… — Abbi Glines
I loathe people who say, 'I always read the ending of the book first.' That really irritates me, It's like someone coming to dinner, just… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Percy and Reyna occupied matching praeters' chairs on the dais, which made Percy self-conscious. It wasn't easy looking dignified wearing a bedsheet and a purple… — Rick Riordan
Well, you've done it now," was her sisterly opening shot. Jaine rubbed between her eyebrows; a definite headache was forming. After the exchange with David,… — Linda Howard
Because that's what heaven is...it's opening the door of a house in twilight and everyone you love is there. — Justin Cronin
Well,” said Ronan, “I hope he likes it. I’ve pulled a muscle.” Gansey scoffed, “Doing what? You were standing watch.” “Opening my hood. — Maggie Stiefvater
There was an uncommon array of people in there [rehab] with me, and I became friends with all of them. You recognize the possibility of… — Anthony Kiedis
There is something about someone trusting you enough with their secrets that it makes it easier to trust them. It’s like they’re opening their heart… — Jessica Sorensen
Desire is an appetite, quickly sated. Longing is a wound, an opening in the heart or the spirit. Whatever the cause, whatever the duration, it… — Philip Sington
In opening them, he discovered that he had eyes. — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
She had said she didn’t feel fear, but it was a lie; this was her fear: being left alone. Because of one thing she was… — Laini Taylor
You didn't listen to me," Lan whispered. One last lesson. The hardest. Demandred struck, and Lan saw his opening. Lan lunged forward placing Demandred's sword… — Robert Jordan
Seth hustled over. “What’s the password?” “Passwords are for sissies,” Warren’s muffled voice responded. “Works for me,” Seth said, unlocking the door and opening it. — Brandon Mull
As Freud has shown, blunders are not the merest chance. They are the result of suppressed desires and conflicts. They are ripples on the surface… — Joseph Campbell
If you shift your focus from yourself to others, extend your concern to others, and cultivate the thought of caring for the well being of… — Dalai Lama

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