Slippery Quotes

132 Slippery quotes by 121 unique authors

She couldn’t picture anyone falling madly in love with such a person as Fish. What a name, Fish...Fish: think cold, slippery, detached. Benedict: think dry… — Regina Doman
Each night, Liesel would step outside, wipe the door, and watch the sky. Usually it was like spillage - cold and heavy, slippery and gray… — Markus Zusak
but that mimosa grove - the haze of stars, the tingle, the flame, the honey-dew, and the ache remained with me, and that little girl… — Vladimir Nabokov
There were no men in this painting, but it was about men, the kind who caused women to fall. I did not ascribe any intentions… — Margaret Atwood
Reading is an escape, an education, a delving into the brain of another human being on such an intimate level that every nuance of thought,… — Cynthia Heimel
Clambering up the Cold Mountain path, The Cold Mountain trail goes on and on: The long gorge choked with scree and boulders, The wide creek,… — Gary Snyder
seven wonders of the world and I have to ask for an eighth fill a bottle with some prayers and spend them on hope create… — David Levithan
The cemetery has ... an inscription: 'Though I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death I will Fear No Evil, For Thou Art… — Margaret Atwood
We only came close to dying six or seven times, which I thought was pretty good. Once, I lost my grip and found myself dangling… — Rick Riordan
I kept the fingers of my left hand crossed all the time, while on my right-hand fingers I counted anything at all—steps to the refrigerator,… — Mary Karr
Memory is a slippery thing. When something terrible happens to you, like the loss of someone you love...memory can turn into a soft blanket that… — Kathi Appelt
Oh, that river of wishes, the slippery crocodile dream of it, how it might have carried my body down through all the glittering sand bars… — Barbara Kingsolver
I walked down the hall and saw that [she] was sitting on the floor next to a chair. This is always a bad sign. It's… — Miranda July
I can't get it out," she said. "Just pull at it." "It hurts. It's throbbing." "Pull harder." "I can't! It's truly stuck. I need something… — Lisa Kleypas
Long human words (the longer the better) were easy, unmistakable, and rarely changed their meanings . . . but short words were slippery, unpredictable, changing… — Robert A. Heinlein
Wars make history seem deceptively simple. They provide clear turning points, easy distinctions.: before and after, winner and loser, right and wrong. True history, the… — Kate Morton
Fiction and nonfiction are not so easily divided. Fiction may not be real, but it's true; it goes beyond the garland of facts to get… — Yann Martel
Slippery slope. I carry a spare shirt, pretty soon I'm carrying spare pants. Then I'd need a suitcase. Next thing I know, I've got a… — Lee Child
wisdom is like a bottomless pond. You throw stones in and they sink into darkness and dissolve. Her eyes looking back do not reflect anything.… — Amy Tan
You get a good review, and it’s like crack. You need another hit. And another. And another. I know authors are like Tinkerbell and generally… — Alexandra Bracken
That the reason why they are not fallen already and do not fall now is only that God's appointed time is not come. For it… — Jonathan Edwards
Outlaws, like lovers, poets, and tubercular composers who cough blood onto piano keys, do their finest work in the slippery rays of the moon. — Tom Robbins
There is not a single loophole or curveball or open trench to fall into for the man or woman who walks the path that Christ… — Jeffrey R. Holland
Swathed in silk, I feel like a caterpillar in a cocoon awaiting metamorphosis. I always supposed that to be a peaceful condition. At first it… — Suzanne Collins
Cram them full of non-combustible data, chock them so damned full of 'facts' they feel stuffed, but absolutely 'brilliant' with information. Then they’ll feel they’re… — Ray Bradbury

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