Shade Quotes

620 Shade quotes by 491 unique authors

She gazed toward the marsh that grew thicker, deeper, greener with approaching summer. Mosquitoes whined in there, breeding in the dark water. Alligators slid through… — Nora Roberts
Toska - noun /ˈtō-skə/ - Russian word roughly translated as sadness, melancholia, lugubriousness. "No single word in English renders all the shades of toska. At… — Vladimir Nabokov
Carmen sat up when she heard a familiar trill from her computer. It was an instant message from Bee. Beezy3: Packing. Do you have my… — Ann Brashares
I haven’t had the chance to look at too many men’s faces up close. And I noticed how his skin was thicker than mine, and… — Kathryn Stockett
I couldn't resist him, his eyes were like yours, his hair was exactly the shade of brown. He's just not as tall, but I couldn't… — Amy Winehouse
It was anyway all a long time ago; the world, we know now, is as it is and not different; if there was ever a… — John Crowley
That's the van? It looks like a rotting banana." This was undeniable - Eric had painted the van a neon shade of yellow, and it… — Cassandra Clare
Having a sister or a friend is like sitting at night in a lighted house. Those outside can watch you if they want, but you… — Marilynne Robinson
Katniss?" Peeta says. I meet his eyes, knowing my face must be some shade of green. He mouths the words. "How about that kiss? — Suzanne Collins
I gave him a smile. I was aiming for sweet, but he turned a shade paler and scooted a bit farther from me. Note to… — Ilona Andrews
In a dark time, the eye begins to see / I meet my shadow in the deepening shade...Dark, dark my light, and darker my desire. — Theodore Roethke
From MARS Volume 3 by Fuyumi Soryo: Kira: “Why do you go through all that just to race? I guess asking that is the same… — Fuyumi Soryo
So you see,' said Stepan Arkadyich, 'you're a very wholesome man. That is your virtue and your defect. You have a wholesome character, and you… — Leo Tolstoy
The stars are forth, the moon above the tops Of the snow-shining mountains--beautiful! I linger yet with nature, for the night Hath been to me… — Lord Byron
People don't change. There are two kinds of people in the world: winners and losers. Black and white. I don't know where gray fits in,… — Julie Anne Peters
You know, in a way, 'Dear Santa Claus' is rather stuffy... Perhaps something a little more intimate would be better... Something just a shade more… — Charles M. Schulz
Black is the absence of all color. White is the presence of all colors. I suppose life must be one or the other. On the… — Mary Balogh
People will always prefer black-and-white over shades of grey, and so there will always be the temptation to hold overly-simplified beliefs and to hold them… — Thomas Gilovich
Home is behind, the world ahead, And there are many paths to tread Through shadows to the edge of night, Until the stars are all… — J.R.R. Tolkien
WHEN AUGUSTUS CAME OUT on the porch the blue pigs were eating a rattlesnake—not a very big one. It had probably just been crawling around… — Larry McMurtry
And of course the word love has many shades of meaning, as do many, many of the words in our living, breathing language — Mary Balogh
Gaily bedight, A gallant knight, In sunshine and in shadow, Had journeyed long, Singing a song, In search of Eldorado. But he grew old— This… — Edgar Allan Poe
I left the jutra to chop wood. I began my walk through the snow, five kilometers to the tree line. That's when I saw it.… — Ruta Sepetys
Prosperity suits some people, and they blossom best in a glow of sunshine; others need the shade, and are the sweeter for a touch of… — Louisa May Alcott
It was finally becoming clear to her that love wasn't about finding someone perfect to marry. Love was about seeing through to the truth of… — Lisa Kleypas

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