Quicksand Quotes

52 Quicksand quotes by 48 unique authors

And so I began to read,' Sorkar said. 'And at first the complete works were like a jungle, the language was quicksand. Metaphors turned beneath… — Vikram Chandra
With me, the present is forever, and forever is always shifting, flowing, melting. This second is life. And when it is gone it is dead.… — Sylvia Plath
The secret is not to betray your ignorance. Just maneuver, avoid the quicksands and obstacles, and the rest can be found in a dictionary. — Guy de Maupassant
Shyness is a curious thing, because, like quicksand, it can strike people at any time, and also, like quicksand, it usually makes its victims look… — Daniel Handler
There is not a single loophole or curveball or open trench to fall into for the man or woman who walks the path that Christ… — Jeffrey R. Holland
You should climb around inside my brain, Dan. It's like this dark room surrounded by quicksand." "I know what you mean," her brother said quietly.… — Peter Lerangis
The boys had asked why, if it acted slowly, was it called quicksand. The Mollusks had replied that, as far as they were concerned, most… — Ridley Pearson
You might be able to thrash your way out of a spiderweb, but thrashing in quicksand doesn’t work. The harder you fight, the more ground… — Karen Marie Moning
It’s dark because you are trying too hard. Lightly child, lightly. Learn to do everything lightly. Yes, feel lightly even though you’re feeling deeply. Just… — Aldous Huxley
...I leaped headlong into the Sea, and thereby have become more acquainted with the Soundings, the quicksands, and the rocks, than if I had stayed… — John Keats
The sands of time are quicksands ... so much can sink into them without a trace. — Margaret Atwood
Life hath quicksands, Life hath snares! — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
I worship the quicksand he walks in. — Art Buchwald
When I go out to direct a film, every day we prepare too much, we think too much. Knowledge becomes a weight upon wisdom. You… — Shekhar Kapur
Making the best of things is... a damn poor way of dealing with them. My whole life has been a series of escapes from that… — Rose Wilder Lane
Love is a thing, well, its kind of like quicksand: The more you are in it, the deeper you sink. And when it hits you,… — Unknown Author
Love is like quicksand--the deeper you fall in, the harder it is to get out. — Ritu Ghatourey
We don't have a behind the scenes God, our God is busy fighting our battles an paving a way for you in front of you.… — Larry J Cowell
Love is like quicksand - the deeper you fall in it the harder it is to get out. — Butterfly_Kisses
I've realized that when you pick at things, they never heal... The more frantically I pick at knots, the more entangled they can become.I may… — MarilouDRose
Am I your possession? Am I in demand? Oh, when you turn to me, I'm in the quicksand. — La Roux
Break your word over me. Sinking in the quicksand break your word. Dont you see? — Brandon Flowers
My love for you is like quicksand, you always pull me in deeper... — Unknown Author
If someone keeps bringing you down when you know you have tried your best to make them happy, let them GO because if you don't,… — Chee Vai Tang
Why chase somebody Whos never gonna Respect or love you!!!! That's like building a house on quicksand ,The foundations will always be set to crumble...A… — Cole Rico

Who Wrote These Quicksand Quotes

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