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179 Powder quotes by 151 unique authors

Then I glanced at the ring on my finger. The Snake That Eats Its Own Tail, Forever and Ever. I know where I came from—but… — Robert A. Heinlein
This is the woman's century, the first chance for the mother of the world to rise to her full place . . . and the… — Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Think, for a moment, of the countless happy childhood hours you spent with this amazing device: Drawing perfect horizontals, drawing perfect verticals, drawing really spastic… — Dave Barry
I'm jealous of your hooks," Kevin replied. "Having no hands is better than having two equally strong hands." Don't be ridiculous," one of the white-faced… — Daniel Handler
The ladies men admire, I've heard, Would shudder at a wicked word. Their candle gives a single light, They'd rather stay at home at night.… — Dorothy Parker
What connexion can there be, between the place in Lincolnshire, the house in town, the Mercury in powder, and the whereabout of Jo the outlaw… — Charles Dickens
Remember, remember the Fifth of November, The Gunpowder Treason and Plot, I know of no reason Why the gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot. Guy… — Alan Moore
Remember, remember the fifth of November of gunpowder treason and plot. I know of no reason why the gun powder treason should ever be forgot. — Alan Moore
He breathed out the bitter air that makes women doubt everything, and I breathed it in, as I had always done. I expelled my dust,… — Miranda July
This coffee falls into your stomach, and straightway there is a general commotion. Ideas begin to move like the battalions of the Grand Army of… — Honore de Balzac
After the last shovel of dirt was patted in place, I sat down and let my mind drift back through the years. I thought of… — Wilson Rawls
She wasn't happy, but then she wasn't unhappy. She wasn't anything. But I don't believe anyone is a nothing. There has to be something inside,… — John Steinbeck
Out here you better have a gun, and a gun in the wagon ain't good for nothin'. I believe what the old Quaker said, 'Trust… — Louis L'Amour
Humans were so stupid. They had something so precious, and they barely safeguarded it at all. They threw away their lives for money, for packets… — Cassandra Clare
She's alone, they kept telling themselves, and surely she danced in no one's arms, yet somehow that seemed to matter less and less. As the… — Jerry Spinelli
Progress has never been a bargain. You have to pay for it. Sometimes I think there's a man who sits behind a counter and says,… — Jerome Lawrence
I dug out the powder blue cashmere cardigan my mother Lisa gave me the Christmas before last, pulled on my oldest, softest Levi’s. Comfort clothes;… — Josh Lanyon
No matter how many times Percy killed them and watched them crumble to powder, they just kept re-forming like large evil dust bunnies. — Rick Riordan
At Last It's a perfect winter day. No wind. No Arctic freeze. Cloudless azure sky. A day to fly. Snow drapes the mountain like ermine,… — Ellen Hopkins
These violent delights have violent ends And in their triumph die, like fire and powder, Which as they kiss consume. The sweetest honey Is loathsome… — William Shakespeare
Take the universe and grind it down to the finest powder and sieve it through the finest sieve and then show me one atom of… — Terry Pratchett
I have a real low tolerance for parasites, and you're so close to the limit that I'm already reaching for the flea powder. — Linda Howard
Gilbert took from his desk a little pink candy heart with a gold motto on it, “You are sweet,” and slipped it under the curve… — Lucy Maud Montgomery
It's too early for there to be any coffee. I stare dully at the empty pot in the common room, while Sam picks up a… — Holly Black
Ever try to hold a butterfly? It can't be done. You damage them," he said. 'As gentle as you try to be, you take the… — Susanna Kearsley

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