Poke Quotes

157 Poke quotes by 139 unique authors

You are going to end up as one of those sad old men who poke around in rubbish bins.” “I’m going to end up in… — J M Coetzee
And then he drew a dial from his poke, And looking with lack-lustre eye, Says very wisely, 'It is ten o'clock: Thus we may see',… — William Shakespeare
All great programmers learn the same way. They poke the box. They code something and see what the computer does. They change it and see… — Seth Godin
When in doubt, poke the beehive with a stick to see if anything interesting flies out. I clapped my hands. 'I had no idea Pit… — Ilona Andrews
There's something that doesn't make sense. Let's go and poke it with a stick. — Steven Moffat
Can you burn me up with holy water? Poke me to death with your crucifix? Pelt me with communion wafers? — MaryJanice Davidson
Because who would ever want to get close to another person if they knew how hard the letting-go part was? In your heart they only… — Stephen King
The blankets had fallen off and I stared down at her white back, the shoulder blades sticking out as if they wanted to grow into… — Charles Bukowski
Desmond, don't poke the baby!'... 'I'll get you next time-' Don't threaten the baby either!'... — Derek Landy
She poked him in the center of his chest with two fingers to punctuate her words. “You are an unfeeling”—poke —“traitorous”—poke—“mistrusting”—poke—“rude”—poke —“booby!” Every poke turned… — Gail Carriger
I am standing here in the shed, and I'm waiting to see if my seeds are going to poke out ofthe dirt. I don't know… — Maggie Stiefvater
People could push and pull at you, and poke you, and probe as deep as they could go. They could even tear you apart, bit… — Lauren Oliver
I poke around in the pile, about to settle on some cod chowder, when Peeta holds out a can to me. “Here.” I take it,… — Suzanne Collins
There is nothing else for people to do. They do not think. They feel no passion, no hatred, no sadness; they feel nothing but fear,… — Lauren Oliver
Poor Petey. I’d like to say I could almost feel a tender spot for poor Petey, but the truth is I’d rather feel at the… — Franny Billingsley
Shut up," I hissed. Ticked that he was taller than me, I stepped up onto a nearby coffee table. "I'm not in a cage anymore,"… — Kim Harrison
A man who wouldn't cheat for a poke don't want one bad enough. --Augustus "Gus" McCrae — Larry McMurtry
But the scars are always there, waiting for something to poke them. — Tammara Webber
You can plan for things, work towards them for years, and yet they never materialize. Or you can just happen to be in the right… — John Ajvide Lindqvist
Poke gave him life. Ender gave it meaning. — Orson Scott Card
Stop, stop, stop, you're going to poke someone's eye out! — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
If Myrnin pokes his crazy head up before then, call me and try to keep him, you know, stable.' 'Is he UNstable?' 'I don't know,… — Rachel Caine
Aw, Poke, you poor, kind, decent, stupid girl. You saved me and I let you down. — Orson Scott Card
Sanguine felt the ridiculous urge to reach out and poke him, just to see if he’d react, but he’d seen that kind of anger before.… — Derek Landy
If the Dauntless knew about this, everyone would be getting in line to learn how to drive it,” he says. “Including me.” “No, they would… — Veronica Roth

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