Passing Quotes

1379 Passing quotes by 1048 unique authors

Children, only animals live entirely in the Here and Now. Only nature knows neither memory nor history. But man - let me offer you a… — Graham Swift
Do you train for passing tests or do you train for creative inquiry? — Noam Chomsky
We affect one another quite enough merely by existing. Whenever the stars cross, or is it comets? fragments pass briefly from one orbit to another.… — Gore Vidal
What do you mean by meant? Given the final futility of our struggle, is the fleeting jolt of meaning that art gives us valuable? Or… — John Green
They shouldn't call death passing on. They should call it leveling up. Because the game only got harder once I lost. And I was more… — Kami Garcia
I do not write for a select minority, which means nothing to me, nor for that adulated platonic entity known as ‘The Masses’. Both abstractions,… — Jorge Luis Borges
For me, the times I always regret are missed opportunities to say farewell to good people, to wish them long life and say to them… — Kevin Hearne
(knitting while on a motorcycle) "For several years she knitted in secret (my father would not approve; she was to concentrate on motorcycling and LEAN… — Elizabeth Zimmermann
I cut you out because I couldn't stand being a passing fancy. — Sylvia Plath
Living a life fully engaged and full of whimsy and the kind of things that love does is something most people plan to do, but… — Bob Goff
I heard an airplane passing overhead. I wished I was on it. — Charles Bukowski
The food was so good that with each passing course, our conversation devolved further into fragmented celebrations of its deliciousness: 'I want this dragon carrot… — John Green
It’s not about keeping up the population, it’s about passing on who we are and what we've learned, so things keep going. So we don’t… — Isaac Marion
Yo! Cam!” Beer Guy jumped off the porch and jogged down the sidewalk, passing me a quick look. “What you up to, man?” Saved by… — Unknown Author
We are always getting away from the present moment. Our mental existence, which are immaterial and have no dimensions, are passing along the Time-Dimension with… — H.G. Wells
I take your hand, brother, so that you may go in peace. Will had opened his blue eyes that never lost their colour over all… — Cassandra Clare
When Will Graham could open his right eye, he saw the clock and knew where he was- an intensive-care unit. He knew to watch the… — Thomas Harris
Every spring I hear the thrush singing in the glowing woods he is only passing through. His voice is deep, then he lifts it until… — Mary Oliver
There is a drowsy state, between sleeping and waking, when you dream more in five minutes with your eyes half open, and yourself half conscious… — Charles Dickens
I was just passing by. Saw the commotion. Figured you were involved. — Darynda Jones
Our gazes locked, so much passing between us. In those moments, I wasn't in a tent with him, on the run from those who regarded… — Richelle Mead
Idolatry, then, is always polytheism, an aimless passing from one lord to another. Idolatry does not offer a journey but rather a plethora of paths… — Pope Francis
Passing time adds false memories and modifies real ones. — Stephen King
Why did she give up wine for Lent? Polly was more sensible. She had given up strawberry jam. Cecilia had never seen Polly show more… — Liane Moriarty
I should like to freeze in time all those I do love, keep them somehow safe from the ravages of the passing years..."Rather like flowers… — Sharon Kay Penman

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