Sank Quotes

114 quotes by 98 authors

Thou saw'st the locked lovers when leaping from their flaming ship; heart to heart they sank beneath the exulting wave; true to each other, when… — Herman Melville
When they asked some old Roman philosopher or other how he wanted to die, he said he would open his veins in a warm bath.… — Sylvia Plath
[Keenan] 'What am I going to do?' He sank to the floor. [Donia] 'Hope that some of us are kinder to you than you've been… — Melissa Marr
Miss Grantham's sense of humour got the better of her at this point, and, tottering towards a chair, she sank into it, exclaiming in tragic… — Georgette Heyer
Iâ€™m giving you that chance now. (Stryker) Itâ€™s too late. Too many centuries have passed. There was a time when I lived only to hear… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
My glowing form was so heavy, its feet sank into the top of the tank. â€œSekhmet!â€ I yelled. The lioness whirled and snarled, trying to… — Rick Riordan
Yes," Jace said, "I regret having disobeyed you." No! Clary thought, but her heart sank. Was he giving up, did he think it was the… — Cassandra Clare
But to Sam the evening deepened to darkness as he stood at the Haven; and as he looked at the grey sea he saw only… — J.R.R. Tolkien
Sophia and Grandmother sat down by the shore to discuss the matter further. It was a pretty day, and the sea was running a long,… — Tove Jansson
Heavily and hypnotically,with her soul flattening itself back like the ears of a hissing cat,Kizzy leaned in and drank of Jack Husk's full,moist mouth,and his… — Laini Taylor
Of all the islands he'd visited, two stood out. The island of the past, he said, where the only time was past time and the… — Roberto Bolano
Ben Adaephon Delat," Pearl said plaintively, "see the last who comes. You send me to my death." "I know," Quick Ben whispered. "Flee, then. I… — Steven Erikson
Sit, Phantom!" Ivy cooed. "On your bottom!" "Oh, for goodness' sake!" Gabriel put down his book and pointed a longer finger at Phantom. "Sit," he… — Alexandra Adornetto
My stomach sank. JP had come so close. His immigrant parents had sacrificed so much. — John Green
Japanese-owned cargo ship Tsimtsum, flying Panamanian flag, sank July 2nd, 1977, in Pacific, four days out of Manila. Am in lifeboat. Pi Patel my name.… — Yann Martel
Owen meany who rarely wasted words and who had the conversation-stopping habit of dropping remarks like coins into a deep pool of water... remarks that… — John Irving
I sank back in the gray, plush seat and closed my eyes. The air of the bell jar wadded round me and I couldn't stir. — Sylvia Plath
I'm serious, Harry, don't go." But Harry only had one thought in his head, which was to get back in front of the mirror, and… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Lucy swayed in shock. A gust of wind moaned through the conservatory and blew out all but one of her candles. Simon must have done… — Elizabeth Hoyt
He sank into that kiss, and fed from me like a starving man holding off famine. I drank from his soul in preparation for the… — Rachel Vincent

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