Sank Quotes

114 Sank quotes by 98 unique authors

...though I cannot promise to take you home," said North Wind, as she sank nearer and nearer to the tops of the houses, "I can… — George MacDonald
He awoke, opened his eye. The room meant very little to him; he was too deeply immersed in the non-being from which he had just… — Paul Bowles
She looked into the distance, and the old terror flamed up for an instant, then sank again. Edna heard her father's voice and her sister… — Kate Chopin
He thought back on his family with deep emotion and love. His conviction that he would have to disappear was, if possible, even firmer than… — Franz Kafka
I went down to the river, I set down on the bank. I tried to think but couldn't, So I jumped in and sank. — Langston Hughes
It seemed to take Sirius an age to fall: his body curved in a graceful arc as he sank backwards through the ragged veil hanging… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
And then he sank back and tried, as usual, not to think. He must succeed. That's what the world was made for. That's what he… — Theodore Dreiser
Exhaustion was pressing upon and overpowering her. "Good-by--because I love you." He did not know; he did not understand. He would never understand. Perhaps Doctor… — Kate Chopin
Pale blind diver, luckless slinger, lost discoverer, in you everything sank! — Pablo Neruda
I liked books - the respite and privacy of them - books about plants and the formation of ice and the business of world wars.… — Tim Winton
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
I’m giving you that chance now. (Stryker) It’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. “Sekhmet!” 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

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