Pause Quotes

503 quotes by 393 authors

But when the fairy sang the whole world listened to him. Stephen felt clouds pause in their passing; he felt sleeping hills shift and murmur;… — Susanna Clarke
She open her eyes and met his. The impact was so strong he was amazed that his figures continued playing with out pause. — Patricia Briggs
That was the goth stage, where I decided I'd never get the girl of my dreams because of my scars. Not to mention my hairstyle.… — Lisa McMann
Happiness consists in always aspiring perfection, the pause in any level in perfection is the pause of happiness — Leo Tolstoy
Sir Beldevere: What makes you think she's a witch? Peasant 3: Well, she turned me into a newt! Sir Beldevere: A newt? Peasant 3: [meekly… — Graham Chapman
Either it brings tears to their eyes, or else -" "Or else what?" said Alice, for the Knight had made a sudden pause. "Or else… — Lewis Carroll
The adventure is over. Everything gets over, and nothing is ever enough. Except the part you carry with you. It's the same as going on… — E L Konigsburg
Wake up now, look alive, for here is a day off work just to praise Creation: the turkey, the squash, and the corn, these things… — Barbara Kingsolver
I got back in my car, starting the engine, then drove off. It wasn't until I pulled onto the highway that it all really sunk… — Sarah Dessen
People can't seem to get it through their heads that there is never any healing or closure. Ever. There is only a short pause before… — George Carlin
Sooner or later in life everyone discovers that perfect happiness is unrealizable, but there are few who pause to consider the antithesis: that perfect unhappiness… — Primo Levi
Ginny came in to visit while you were unconscious", he said, after a long pause, and Harry's imagination zoomed into overdrive, rapidly constructing a scene… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Stranger, pause and look; From the dust of ages Lift this little book, Turn the tattered pages, Read me, do not let me die! Search… — Edna St. Vincent Millay
The new light above my table is a great improvement. With all this darkness around me I feel less alone. (Pause.) In a way. (Pause.)… — Samuel Beckett
I asked her to look at me and after a few moments - (pause) - after a few moments she did, but the eyes just… — Samuel Beckett
Be again, be again. (Pause.) All that old misery. (Pause.) Once wasn't enough for you. — Samuel Beckett
I lay down across her with my face in her breasts and my hand on her. We lay there without moving. But under us all… — Samuel Beckett
A mockingbird has moved into our neighborhood. It perches atop a telephone pole behind our backyard. Every morning it is the first thing I hear.… — Jerry Spinelli
Never pause unless you have a reason for it, but when you pause, pause as long as you can. — W. Somerset Maugham
I was at a loss suddenly; but conscious all the while of how Armand listened; that he listened in the way that we dream of… — Anne Rice

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