Passage Quotes

469 Passage quotes by 408 unique authors

So one must be resigned to being a clock that measures the passage of time, now out of order, now repaired, and whose mechanism generates… — Stanislaw Lem
The only indication of the passage of time lies in the heavens, the subtle shift of the moon. So Peeta begins pointing it out to… — Suzanne Collins
You look older.” “Yes, well. The passage of time tends to do that to a person. — Veronica Roth
It seems to me that one ought to rejoice in the fact of death-- ought to decide, indeed, to earn one's death by confronting with… — James A. Baldwin
One of the poets, whose name I cannot recall, has a passage, which I am unable at the moment to remember, in one of his… — P.G. Wodehouse
Time is clearly not our natural dimension. Thus it is that we are never really at home in time. Alternately, we find ourselves wishing to… — Neal A. Maxwell
But have you ever seen one?....They shook their heads. "Not Physically, no. But if you look at this passage - " Man, she liked that… — Darynda Jones
Krystal’s slow passage up the school had resembled the passage of a goat through the body of a boa constrictor, being highly visible and uncomfortable… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
whenever I read a passage that moves me, I transcribe it in my diary, hoping my fingers might learn what excellence feels like. — David Sedaris
Every fool in error can find a passage of scripture to back him up — John Howard Griffin
Neel takes a sharp breath and I know exactly what it means. It means: I have waited my whole life to walk through a secret… — Robin Sloan
There is a fragrance in the air, a certain passage of a song, an old photograph falling out from the pages of a book, the… — Frederick Buechner
I am growing stronger. I am a stone being excavated by the slow passage of water; I am wood charred by a fire. — Lauren Oliver
You know that passage in the Bible that says, “And the meek shall inherit the Earth”? Always wondered if that was mistranslated. Perhaps it actually… — Neil deGrasse Tyson
The famous passage from her book is often erroneously attributed to the inaugural address of Nelson Mandela. About the misattribution Williamson said, "Several years ago,… — Marianne Williamson
If I were reading a book and happened to strike a wonderful passage I would close the book then and there and go for a… — Henry Miller
Men wrongly lament the flight of time, blaming it for being too swift; they do not perceive that its passage is sufficiently long, but a… — Leonardo da Vinci
The common man is not concerned about the passage of time, the man of talent is driven by it. — Arthur Schopenhauer
Remember: ego can create misery, ego can create anguish, ego can create hate, ego can create jealousy. Ego can never become a vehicle for the… — Rajneesh
The resolving of the ethical, is freedom; the negative resolution also has this, but the freedom, blank and bare, is as if tongue-tied, hard to… — Soren Kierkegaard
A poet should leave traces of his passage, not proofs. Traces alone engender dreams. — Rene Char
The honor that we pay to the Son of God, as well as that which we render to God the Father, consists of an upright… — Origen
Gardening imparts an organic perspective on the passage of time. — William Cowper
Every positive change - every jump to a higher level of energy and awareness - involves a rite of passage. Each time to ascend to… — Dan Millman
The wisdom acquired with the passage of time is a useless gift unless you share it. — Esther Williams

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408 authors contributed a total of 469 Passage Quotes, led by these top contributors: