Shells Quotes

487 quotes by 430 authors

This book is to be neither an accusation nor a confession, and least of all an adventure, for death is not an adventure to those… — Erich Maria Remarque
It is precisely through the onset of old age, through loss or personal tragedy, that the spiritual dimension would traditionally come into people's lives. This… — Eckhart Tolle
There was something about Jace, though, that made her want to push him, crack that shell of cynicism and make him admit her believed something,… — Cassandra Clare
But then I think about my sister and what a shell-less turtle she was and how she wanted me to be one too. C'mon, Lennie,… — Jandy Nelson
Beauty is a form of Genius--is higher, indeed, than Genius, as it needs no explanation. It is one of the great facts of the world,… — Oscar Wilde
Once there was a gypsy queen who wore on her wrist a chain of six lucky charms - a golden crown, a silver horse, a… — Kate Forsyth
If you have no past or no future, which, after all, is all that the present is made of, why then you may as well… — Sylvia Plath
Hickory dickory dock my daddyâ€™s nuts from shell shock. Humpty dumpty thought he was wise till gas came along and burned out his eyes. A… — Dalton Trumbo
She still felt shell-shocked by all of it, numb. Beneath the numbness, though, was a raw and terrible anger that was unlike anything she'd felt… — Kristin Hannah
It's when we face for a moment the worst our kind can do, and shudder to know the taint in our own selves, that awe… — Denise Levertov
Is there some lesson on how to be friends? I think what it means is that central to living a life that is good is… — David Rakoff
You build a character, a shell, and if you build it right, something comes to live inside it. — Elizabeth Hand
The days were heavy and sticky. All identical, one the same as the other. Soon they would even get rid of their one remaining distinction,… — Ismail KadarÃ©
It's okay to play turtle for a while, as long as you don't get too fond of your shell. — Eileen Wilks
She is a mortal danger without meaning to be one; she's exquisite without giving ita thought; shes a trap set by nature, a rose in… — Edmond Rostand
I like the way the morning can be stormy and the afternoon clear and sparkly as a jewel in the water. Put your hand in… — Jeanette Winterson
I was an empty shell. Like a vacant houseâ€•condemnedâ€•for months I'd been utterly uninhabitable. Now I was a little improved. The front room was in… — Stephenie Meyer
...the first thing you do at the end is reflect on the beginning. Maybe it's some form of reverse closure, or just the basic human… — Jonathan Tropper
The Shell The sea fills my ear with sand and with fear. You may wash out the sand, but never the sound of the ghost… — Ted Hughes
And often the worst thing wasn't the victims--they were dead, after all, and beyond any more pain. The worst thing was those who loved them… — Dennis Lehane

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