Passing Quotes

1379 Passing quotes by 1048 unique authors

I love the night passionately. I love it as I love my country, or my mistress, with an instinctive, deep, and unshakeable love. I love… — Guy de Maupassant
It seemed to me that the people who made the rules of the road had figured out everything that would help a person drive safely… — Joan Bauer
The girl in the tight black dress was passing by us now, eyeing Wes and walking entirely too slowly. "Hi," she said, and he nodded… — Sarah Dessen
From the tower battlements, Dustfinger looked down on a lake as black as night, where the reflection of the castle swam in a sea of… — Cornelia Funke
We are walking down the street holding hands. There is a playground at the end of the block, and I run to the swings and… — Audrey Niffenegger
That he liked to think of himself as a philosopher. That he questioned all things, even the most simple, to the extent that when someone… — Nicole Krauss
Clockers" asks--almost in passing, and there's a lot more to it than this--a pretty interesting question: if you choose to work for the minimum wage… — Nick Hornby
Sometimes it's called passing out and sometimes it's just pretending to be asleep — Sherman Alexie
The pictures do not lie, but neither do they tell the whole story. They are merely a record of time passing, the outward evidence. — Paul Auster
With the passing of time, as well as the social evolution and genetic exchange, we ended up putting our conscience in the colour of blood… — Jose Saramago
Every spirit passing through the world fingers the tangible and mars the mutable and finally has come to look and not to buy. So shoes… — Marilynne Robinson
I wish I could leave you certain of the images in my mind, because they are so beautiful that I hate to think they will… — Marilynne Robinson
As we approached each other, the noise and the students around us melted away and we were utterly alone, passing, smiling, holding each other's eyes,… — Jerry Spinelli
A sombrero fell out of the sky and landed on the main street of town in front of the mayor, his cousin, and a person… — Richard Brautigan
Thou know'st 'tis common; all that lives must die, Passing through nature to eternity. — William Shakespeare
... when I saw any of those kinds of beauty I knew I was alive, and not just in the sense that when I hit… — Neal Stephenson
All men are by nature free; you have therefore an undoubted liberty to depart whenever you please, but will have many and great difficulties to… — Voltaire
I'm going to enjoy every second, and I'm going to know I'm enjoying it while I'm enjoying it. Most people don't live; they just race.… — Jean Webster
In the old days, it was not called the Holiday Season; the Christians called it 'Christmas' and went to church; the Jews called it 'Hanukkah'… — Dave Barry
We all love conflagrations. When the sky changes color, it is a dead man's passing. — Andre Breton
Thou wast not born for death, immortal Bird! No hungry generations tread thee down; The voice I hear this passing night was heard… — John Keats
Time was passing like a hand waving from a train I wanted to be on. I hope you never have to think about anything as… — Jonathan Safran Foer
Why be a dumb dud? Do your friends shun you? Do people cross the street when they see you approaching? Do they run up the… — Flann O'Brien
Yes, I was infatuated with you: I am still. No one has ever heightened such a keen capacity of physical sensation in me. I cut… — Sylvia Plath
You're dying right now. Right this minute.' He looked at his watch, said, 'Right this second,' then tapped it with his finger. 'See there? That… — Billie Letts

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