Sinking Quotes

204 quotes by 187 authors

It was not miserable - often I did not miss her at all. But there was sometimes a quick, sinking ache when I walked in… — Lorrie Moore
For some nights I slept profoundly; but still every morning I felt the same lassitude, and a languor weighed upon me all day. I felt… — Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Just because you have stopped sinking doesn't mean you're not still underwater. — Amy Hempel
Years have passed and how I am anxiously watching the twilight of my childhood, quietly sinking, never to rise again. — Shan Sa
In the morning I awoke early and experienced that sinking sensation that overcomes you when you first open your eyes and realize that instead of… — Bill Bryson
Itâ€™s wherever you are. If itâ€™s tapped into any of your senses, it knows where you are and what youâ€™re doing.â€ Oh no, I thought,… — James Patterson
God save the Queen and a fascist regime â€¦ a flabby toothless fascism, to be sure. Never go too far in any direction, is the… — William S. Burroughs
He would say, "How funny it will all seem, all you've gone through, when I'm not here anymore, when you no longer feel my arms… — Arthur Rimbaud
When the darkness gets easier, you know you're sinking deeper, becoming dead yourself. — Lucy Christopher
A man would know the end he goes to, but he cannot know it if he does not turn, and return to his beginning, and… — Ursula K. Le Guin
Yes, there is no denying it, any longer, it is not you who are dead, but all the others. So you get up and go… — Samuel Beckett
Things Isabella Wouldn't Care About: - Titanic sinking again. - Metror striking Earth and landing directly on top of world's most innocent panda. - Titanic… — Jim Benton
Roark smiled, "Gail, if this boat were sinking, I'd give my life to save you. Not because it's any kind of duty. Only because I… — Ayn Rand
John you say you met in an elevator. Was the elevator going up at the time, or down? This is very important, for going down… — Groucho Marx
Touching his hair, she leaned hesitantly forward, and he folded his arms around her, sinking into sensation again as they kissed--the slight weight of her… — L.A. Weatherly
It's a funny feeling, being suddenly airborne. Just as you realize it, it's over, and you're sinking. — Sarah Dessen
How do men act on a sinking ship? Do they hold each other? Do they pass around the whisky? Do they cry? — Sebastian Junger
It's like the Tibetan Wheel of the Passions. As the wheel turns, the values and feelings on the outer rim rise and fall, shining or… — Haruki Murakami
I grew up hearing over and over, to the point of tedium, that "hard work" was the secret of success: "Work hard and you'll get… — Barbara Ehrenreich
We're all sinking in the same boat here. We're all bored and desperate and waiting for something to happen. Waiting for life to get better.… — Susane Colasanti

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