Possessed Quotes

530 Possessed quotes by 418 unique authors

She had not really a sensitive soul, but to put it in exact terms, was possessed by an uncontrollable feeling of mind — Alessandro Baricco
I refuse to believe that Hendrix had the last possessed hand, that Joplin had the last drunken throat, that Morrison had the last enlightened mind. — Patti Smith
I think youâ€™re possessed.â€ â€œOld news.â€ â€œHuh. Anyone I know?â€ â€œMy dad. Itâ€™s a family issue Iâ€™m working on. — Devon Monk
Where you just possessed?" Cookie asked after a long moment, awe softening her voice. "'Cause let me tell you, sweetheart, if that was possession, I'm… — Darynda Jones
It was a pleasure to deal with a man of high ideals, who scorned everything mean and base, and who possessed those robust and hardy… — Theodore Roosevelt
What demon possessed me that I behaved so well? — Henry David Thoreau
She would have colored gracefully with embarrassment had she not possessed the complexion of one of those â€œheathen Italians,â€ as her mother said, who never… — Gail Carriger
Please, Lord Maccon, use one of the cups. My delicate sensibilities.â€ The earl actually snorted. â€œMy dear Miss Tarabotti, if you possessed any such things,… — Gail Carriger
An appetite for knowledge is apt to rush one off one's feet, like any other appetite if not curbed. I often stand in the in… — W.N.P. Barbellion
Really, Alexia, what could have possessed you to attach yourself to the side of the ship in such a juvenile fashion? It is positively barnacle-like. — Gail Carriger
There's no room for demons when you're self-possessed. — Carrie Fisher
Here's what I want from a book, what I demand, what I pray for when I take up a novel and begin to read the… — Pat Conroy
Hours later, Adam propped himself up on an elbow and stared down at Gabrielle, pondering what made beauty. He thought he was beginning to understand.… — Karen Marie Moning
Yet even in the loneliness of the canyon I knew there were others like me who had brothers they did not understand but wanted to… — Norman Maclean
She explained to me later that she must have been possessed by a subconscious desire to be raped. Well she found me in the mountains… — Ian Fleming
Any real change implies the breakup of the world as one has always known it, the loss of all that gave one an identity, the… — James A. Baldwin
...for though she was ordinary, she possessed health, wit, courage, charm, and cheerfulness. But because she was not beautiful, no one ever seemed to notice… — M.M. Kaye
Beauty is something that is hard to debate. Every man thinks his ideal the best. But the wittiest woman rise to the top of this… — Anne Mallory
I thought there was a good chance the fridge was possessed. It was subtle about it, but I had its number. I knew its ways.… — Karen Chance
God knows what possessed me, but having that science book in my hand propelled me to immediate action. So I hit her with it. — Melina Marchetta

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