Parted Quotes
140 quotes by 122 authors
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Four flips the gun in this hand, presses the barrel to Peter's forehead, and clicks a bullet into place. Peter freezes with his lips parted,…
— Veronica Roth
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Back in Khufu's day I knew a magician who parted the Nile just so he could climb to the bottom and retrieve a girl's necklace.…
— Rick Riordan
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The kiss was the definition of perfect. True, it lacked the heat, the passion, the breathlessness of the living-world kiss she had given Milos, but…
— Neal Shusterman
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Stu walked Bennie over to Chris in the chair and parted his hair to reveal some tan little creatures the size of poppy seeds moving…
— Jennifer Egan
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And when my body shall cease, my soul will still be yours, Claire? I swear by my hope of heaven, I will not be parted…
— Diana Gabaldon
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Let me claim that Africa and I kept company for a while and then parted ways as if we were both party to relations with…
— Barbara Kingsolver
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So long as my body lives, and yours -- we are one flesh," he whispered, "And when my body shall cease, my soul will still…
— Diana Gabaldon
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Because I liked you better Than suits a man to say, It irked you, and I promised I'd throw the thought away. To put the…
— A. E. Housman
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You loved me-then what right had you to leave me? What right-answer me-for the poor fancy you felt for Linton? Because misery and degradation, and…
— Emily Bronte
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Much has happened since last we met, Bartimaeus," he went on. "Do you remember how we parted?" "No." I did. "You set light to me,…
— Jonathan Stroud
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I dived for it, caught it three inches above the cement, and found myself face-to-face with the salamander. Ruby-red eyes regarded me with mild curiosity,…
— Ilona Andrews
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I mind how once we lay such a transparent summer morning, How you settled your head athwart my hips and gently turn'd over upon me,…
— Walt Whitman
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He grunted and stirred, withdrawing from her. She only had a moment to be disappointed and then he flipped her to her back and rose…
— Elizabeth Hoyt
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The kissed surprised him because it had been so long since he'd kissed anyone but Elspeth. It surprised Valentina because she had hardly ever kissed…
— Audrey Niffenegger
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Jake's mouth found mine, his lips molding hot and soft to my own. His tongue tentatively tested the seal of my lips; I parted them…
— Josh Lanyon
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Cold?" Ravus echoed. He took her arm and rubbed it between his hands, watching them as though they were betraying him. "Better?" He asked warily.…
— Holly Black
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He was smiling again, his face alight, and Ivy knew her own expression was a mirror to his. Ivoleyn, he said, softly now, as if…
— Galen Beckett
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I suddenly saw how sad and artificial my life had been during this period, for the loves, friends, habits and pleasures of these years were…
— Hermann Hesse
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Until a few months ago we had a code of honor, and even the worst ruffians behaved with decency. You could leave your gold in…
— Isabel Allende
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Head held high and lips parted, she breathed in the music, sending it through her torso and arms and legs the way the Tai Chi…
— Lynne Sharon Schwartz
Who Wrote These Parted Quotes
122 authors contributed a total of 140 Parted Quotes, led by these top contributors: