Rode Quotes

166 quotes by 145 authors

That evening I rode downtown on an unaccountably empty bus, sitting in the last row. At the front I saw a thin cloud of smoke… — Michael Chabon
Love without hope, as when the young bird-catcher Swept off his tall hat to the Squire's own daughter, So let the imprisoned larks escape and… — Robert Graves
...Samuel rode lightly on top of a book and he balanced happily among ideas the way a man rides white rapids in a canoe. But… — John Steinbeck
If on Judgement Day I were summoned by St. Peter to give testimony to the used-to-be sheriff's act of kindness, I would be unable to… — Maya Angelou
They rode like men invested with a purpose whose origins were antecedent to them, like blood legatees of an order both imperative and remote. For… — Cormac McCarthy
Do you remember the first time we made love?" He touched his lips to hers as he said it. "We rode up in the elevator… — Nora Roberts
For years afterwards when Amory thought of Eleanor he seemed still to hear the wind sobbing around him and sending little chills into the places… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
It is a delicious thing to write, to be no longer yourself but to move in an entire universe of your own creating. Today, for… — Gustave Flaubert
Let me make sure I have this straight. The cavalry just now rode into town and it's a Czech Gypsy porn-star zombie killer. Have I… — Richard Kadrey
... but as has been said, September read often, and liked it best when words did not pretend to be simple, but put on their… — Catherynne M. Valente
Then Elrond and Galadriel rode on; for the Third Age was over and the Days of the Rings were passed and an end was come… — J.R.R. Tolkien
They rode out together from the shadows of the trees, leaving the Bala Hissar and the glowing torch of the burning Residency behind them, and… — M.M. Kaye
I rode an elevator with a guy who was whistling the tune of 'this is the song that never ends'. Putting that on me? Come… — Taylor Swift
I hate rude behavior in a man,' he explained in his quiet, unassuming drawl. 'I won't tolerate it.' He politely tipped his hat, and rode… — Larry McMurtry
Cinderella was such a dork. She left behind her glass slipper at the ball and then went right back to her step-monster's house. It seems… — Rachel Cohn
We rode along in silence, thinking our private thoughts. Charlie and I had an unspoken agreement not to throw ourselves into speedy travel just after… — Patrick deWitt
The bluejacket girlie rode like a clan warrior, but there was no way she'd escape. It was a private life-and-death contest that had nothing to… — Cinda Williams Chima
Each leaf that brushed his face deepened his sadness and dread. Each leaf he passed he'd never pass again. They rode over his face like… — Cormac McCarthy
I rode all day. I cried all night. The moon didnâ€™t glow. The sun didnâ€™t rise. A comet blazed Between my eyes. West and South,… — Gail Carson Levine
Then she fell on her knees, saying: 'I beg thee!' 'Nay, lady,' he said, and taking her by the hand he raised her. The he… — J.R.R. Tolkien

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