Pointed Quotes

490 quotes by 378 authors

He pointed toward the silhouettes on the side of the [bathrooms] instead--black cutout man, black cutout woman. The man had his legs apart, the woman… — Stephen King
We got through all of Genesis and part of Exodus before I left. One of the main things I was taught from this was not… — Stephen Hawking
Suttree stood among the screaming leaves and called the lightning down. It cracked and boomed about and he pointed out the darkened heart within him… — Cormac McCarthy
They had killed themselves over our dying forests, over manatees maimed by propellers as they surfaced to drink from garden hoses; they had killed themselves… — Jeffrey Eugenides
When the Lilliputians first saw Gulliver's watch, that "wonderful kind of engine...a globe, half silver and half of some transparent metal," they identified it immediately… — James Gleick
Why do I have to do this?" Gator demanded. Cuz you're such a pretty boy. Our photographer isn't going to fall for one of us… — Christine Feehan
Youâ€¦you got rid of that dress fast," I pointed out between heavy breaths. "I thought you liked it." "I do like it," he said. His… — Richelle Mead
Happy endings must come at the end of something,' the Walrus pointed out. 'If they happen in the middle of a story, or an adventure,… — Salman Rushdie
If you start by hating one or two people, you won't be able to stop. Pretty soon you'll hate a hundred people." "A zillion?" "Even… — Jerry Spinelli
Death strode away, stopped, and came back. He pointed a skeletal finger at The Duck Man. WHY, he said, ARE YOU WALKING AROUND WITH THAT… — Terry Pratchett
Pointed in the wrong direction, trapped outside their own history and unable to retrace their steps because their footprints had been swept away. — Arundhati Roy
Iâ€™m quite capable of walking,â€ she pointed out. It is faster this way. Your legs are short.â€ They are not! — Christine Feehan
I wanted to hear what she was saying. I wanted to smell that burnt midnight again, I wanted to feel that wind. It was a… — Janet Fitch
pools of blood are not recreational even lifeguards drown when the undertow breaks bread with the underbelly demons disguised as sharks have not put enough… — Saul Williams
Western civilization is a loaded gun pointed at the head of this planet. — Terence McKenna
Just beyond the ticket booth Father had painted on a wall in bright red letters the question: DO YOU KNOW WHICH IS THE MOST DANGEROUS… — Yann Martel
Yossarian decided to change the subject. "Now you're changing the subject." he pointed out diplomatically. "I'll bet I can name two things to be miserable… — Joseph Heller
...I had to point at Hanna. But the finger I pointed at her turned back to me. I had loved her. I tried to tell… — Bernhard Schlink
You're awake," he said. "Phresine is not," pointed out the queen. "Oh?" "You gave her lethium." "She gave it to me first. — Megan Whalen Turner
They pointed out that the friendship between the two artistes had always been a by-word or whatever you called it. A well-read Egg summed it… — P.G. Wodehouse

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