Poke Quotes

157 Poke quotes by 139 unique authors

The ground has on its clothes. The trees poke out of sheets and each branch wears the sock of God. — Anne Sexton
If you give the audience what they expect, they'll be bored. There are no rules: You do what you want while respecting the boundaries. You… — Matthew Vaughn
A person is born form the deep conditions of the world. A person pokes up from the world and roll along like a wave. Until… — Ruth Ozeki
Southern Appalachians have been ridiculed since the country began. In fiction, they're usually depicted in a cartoonish manner. The region is poor, and very suspicious… — Barbara Kingsolver
Stand-up comedy and comedy in general is the ultimate form of free speech, because you get to poke holes in all the pretentious bubbles politicians… — Denis Leary
I check Style.com to look at the collections and love to poke around some of the other fashion blogs to see what's going on. — Ashley Olsen
I remember when humor was gentle pokes. I used to call it 'arm around the shoulder' humor. Now they go for the jugular and they… — Robert Orben
When you're really close to someone, they can make fun of you a lot and get away with it. But they sort of poke you… — Ian Somerhalder
Apparently wizards poke their noses in everywhere! — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
When moral superiority combines with billowing ignorance, they fill up a hot-air balloon that's awfully hard not to poke. — Barbara Kingsolver
It looks as though your shop is doing well," Luka said gazing around, "Could you help me find a gift for a lady friend of… — Jessica Day George
And a refrigerator may hold a basket of strawberries, which would be important if a maniac said to you, "If you don't give me a… — Daniel Handler
And it's Gryfindor in possession again, as Johnson takes the Quaffle— Flint alongside her —poke him in the eye, Angelina —it was a joke, professor,… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
There aren't any syringes." Red Sox came over and held a sterile pack out. When she tried to take it from him, he kept a… — J R Ward
Carrie doesn't seem to talk about anything with sharp edges. Maybe she's afraid they might poke her and then she'd burst. — Lisa McMann
The Lesson You've Got to learn is the someday you'll someday stagger to, blinking in cold light, all tears shed, ready to poke your bovine… — Mary Karr
They heard the click of the mail slot and flop of letters on the doormat. "Get the mail, Dudley," said Uncle Vernon from behind his… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
I let him run on, this papier-maché Mephistopheles, and it seemed to me that if I tried I could poke my forefinger through him, and… — Joseph Conrad
Ash, ash —- You poke and stir. Flesh, bone, there is nothing there—— A cake of soap, A wedding ring, A gold filling. Herr God,… — Sylvia Plath
There are some dogs which, when you meet them, remind you that, despite thousands of years of man-made evolution, every dog is still only two… — Neil Gaiman
Morfran thrust his axe straight up. He pretty much seemed to have one sign for everything: poke a hole in the sky. — Ilona Andrews
I am afraid of reduction. After a lifetime's independence- yes, selfish independence- I am terrified of being reduced to childhood once more, to helplessness, to… — Rosie Thomas
Our story opens where countless stories have ended in the last twenty-six years: with an idiot -- in this case, my brother, Shaun -- deciding… — Mira Grant
Dangerous? Do you remember what Xavier's power is? Teleportation. Limited Teleportation, They guy can move about 10 feet. Worst thing he could do to me?… — Kelley Armstrong
Pride and curiosity are the two scourges of our souls. The latter prompts us to poke our noses into everything, and the former forbids us… — Michel de Montaigne

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