Perched Quotes

42 quotes by 39 authors

The map of the world is always changing; sometimes it happens overnight. All it takes is the blink of an eye, the squeeze of a… — Anderson Cooper
In the antiseptic world we try to purge ourselves of difficult things. Don't dwell on it, switch off the light and go home. But this… — Jeanette Winterson
I have no intention of watching undersized Englishmen perched on horses with matchstick legs race along courses planned to amuse Nell Gwynn. — Gilbert Harding
With the aid of a minute correction - that of the dispersing lens - in a gold frame perched on her nose, Miranda can see… — Ingeborg Bachmann
Perched upon a bust of Pallas, just above my chamber door,- Perched, and sat, and nothing more. — Edgar Allan Poe
Sundown had bloodied the horizon over the uneven rooftops of South Boston. Birds were perched on every roof and seemed to be watching the girl… — James Patterson
The last time I saw something that tall standing so still for so long, it was perched on the edge of a cliff shining a… — David Icke
The quality of life in America is dependent on the quality of the journalism. Most people don't realize that, but if you think about it,… — Scott Pelley
And as an ev'ning dragon came, Assailant on the perched roosts And nests in order rang'd Of tame villatic fowl. — John Milton
Prayers were held in Assembly Hall. We all perched in rows on wooden benches while teachers sat up on the platform in armchairs, facing us. — Roald Dahl
When you see a fantastic colour or cut in a magazine, perched up on some famous so-and-so's head, it's tempting to ask your stylist for… — Beth Ditto
I like conventions. I like meeting and greeting. I'm perched on that edge where I'm getting more attention than I quite know what to do… — Laurell K. Hamilton
Be as a bird perched on a frail branch that she feels bending beneath her, still she sings away all the same, knowing she has… — Victor Hugo
I learned about the sacred art of self decoration with the monarch butterflies perched atop my head, lightning bugs as my night jewelry, and emerald-green… — Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Woe betide the leaders now perched on their dizzy pinnacles of triumph if they cast away at the conference table what the soldiers had won… — Winston Churchill
What an electric heater perched upon the rim of the bathtub of the world that dead Jesus was. — Tom Robbins
For each Joan of Arc there is a Hitler perched at the other end of the teeter-totter. — Charles Bukowski
She perched on her windowsill, gazing at the lurid sun soaking into the Caldera, trying to appreciate it even though she couldnâ€™t have it. Why… — Ann Brashares
I could introduce myself properly, but it's not really necessary. You will know me well enough and soon enough, depending on a diverse range of… — Markus Zusak
Through all this horror my cat stalked unperturbed. Once I saw him monstrously perched atop a mountain of bones, and wondered at the secrets that… — H P Lovecraft

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