Recited Quotes

28 quotes by 26 authors

To pull the metal splinter from my palm my father recited a story in a low voice. I watched his lovely face and not the… — Li-Young Lee
People count with self-satisfaction the number of times they have recited the name of God on their prayer beads, but they keep no beads for… — Al-Ghazali
Writing is for stories to be read, books to be published, poems to be recited, plays to be acted, songs to be sung, newspapers to… — Frank Smith
What a poor appearance the tales of poets make when stripped of the colours which music puts upon them, and recited in simple prose. — Plato
But when Warren has spoken on national security, she has invariably spouted warmed-over, banal Democratic hawk tripe of the kind that she just recited about… — Glenn Greenwald
Series of syllables which have been learned by heart, forgotten, and learned anew must be similar as to their inner conditions at the times when… — Hermann Ebbinghaus
The Bible is not primarily a written or printed text to be scrutinized in private, in a scholar's study or a contemplative cell. It is… — Thomas Merton
The poets are the standard bearers of language. Their work lives or dies word by word. When I write and can hear a clunky sentence,… — Janet Fitch
Sonnets are guys writing in English, imitating an Italian song form. It was a form definitely sung as often as it was recited. — Steve Earle
I recited Pi to 22,514 decimal points in five hours and nine minutes. I was able to do this because of weeks of study, aided… — Daniel Tammet
Misfortune, and recited misfortune especially, can be prolonged to the point where it ceases to excite pity and arouses only irritation. — Dorothy Parker
What did I tell you about Mister Safety Catch?' said Vimes weakly. When Mister Safety Catch Is Not On, Mister Crossbow Is Not Your Friend,'… — Terry Pratchett
Of what is lost, irretrievably lost, all I wish to recover is the daily availability of my writing, lines capable of grasping me by the… — Roberto Bolano
I felt that my views and philosophies had been changed overnight. The philosophies that i had gladly carved in stone, recited and danced upon. — Cecelia Ahern
Any messages for me?" Usually I got one or two, but mostly people who wanted my help preferred to talk in person. "Yes. Hold on."… — Ilona Andrews
The Chasers throw the Quaffle and put it through the hoops to score,â€ Harry recited. â€œSo â€” thatâ€™s sort of like basketball on broomsticks with… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Like some kind of strange vacuum cleaner I tried to console him. I recited the same old litanies that you say to people when you… — Richard Brautigan
Everybody around us was weeping. Someone began to recite Kaddish, the prayer for the dead. I don't know whether, during the history of the Jewish… — Elie Wiesel
A few minutes later, she was once again riding her own horse. Deciding to take the lead, she nudged the mare into a trot, and… — Julie Garwood
Okay, let me get a pen." There were rustling noises. "I can't find one." More noises. "Okay,shoot." "You found a pen?" "No, but I have… — Linda Howard

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