Spine Quotes

270 Spine quotes by 222 unique authors

...Something we once loved, and love now, in the shape of a book. Maybe eBooks are going to take over, one day, but not until… — Russell T Davies
He talks pretty big for a gutter wizard," he muttered. "You don't understand at all," said the wizard wearily. "I'm so scared of you my… — Terry Pratchett
Anger is great. It's powerful, when you need something to hold you up. Something to steel your spine. But in the dark, when you're alone… — Rachel Vincent
I wondered what on earth she saw in me that could make her want to befriend me, other than a pale reflection of herself, an… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon
I was recently told, 'You're a liar!' when I said to somebody I walked down the spine of the Andes. Every Spaniard in the sixteenth,… — Ivan Illich
I've learned a thing or two from Barrons: Power is sexy. It shapes my spine, infuses my beckoning hand. I have not been devastated by… — Karen Marie Moning
The point is,” Caine continued, “you and I share something in common, Sam. We were born just three minutes apart.” Sam felt a tingle go… — Michael Grant
He taught me there's a place on a man's back where, if you sink a blade in, you can pierce his heart and sever his… — Cassandra Clare
You lack the requisite spine and testicular fortitude to study under me. — Patrick Rothfuss
Excuse me, but I believe you have my lady,” one of them said in a quiet, deep voice that sent veritable chills down George’s spine.… — Elizabeth Hoyt
Any messages for me?" Usually I got one or two, but mostly people who wanted my help preferred to talk in person. "Yes. Hold on."… — Ilona Andrews
My fingers positively itched to drift at length along their spines, to arrive at one whose lure I could not pass, to pluck it down,… — Kate Morton
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
Why is it”—she shivered as he kissed the top of her spine, went lower—“that I always end up naked while you remain dressed?” A husky… — Nalini Singh
Take it from me: If you hear the past speaking to you, feel it tugging up your back and runing its fingers up your spine,… — Lauren Oliver
I read,' I say. 'I study and read. I bet I've read everything you've read. Don't think I haven't. I consume libraries. I wear out… — David Foster Wallace
They watched storms out there so distant they could not be heard, the silent lightning flaring sheetwise and the thin black spine of the mountain… — Cormac McCarthy
I like big books and I cannot lie. You other readers can’t deny That when a kid walks in with The Name of the Wind… — Jim C. Hines
Heaven, Kiwi thought, would be the reading room of a great library. But it would be private. Cozy. You wouldn’t have to worry about some… — Karen Russell
At last the cold crept up my spine; at last it filled me from foot to head; at last I grew so chill and desolate… — David James Duncan
Walking the stacks in a library, dragging your fingers across the spines -- it's hard not to feel the presence of sleeping spirits. — Robin Sloan
Sorry, Sage. Last I checked, you aren’t an expert in social matters..." "At least I take action. You? You let the world go by without… — Richelle Mead
It takes a lot of spine and stomach to make yourself into something when no one gives you a foundation. — Nora Roberts
Rose goblins are built like porcupines - if you rub them the right way, you don't have to worry about the spines. They're sort of… — Mira Grant
And then he tells her stories. Myths he learned from his instructor. Fantasies he created himself, inspired by bits and pieces of others read in… — Erin Morgenstern

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222 authors contributed a total of 270 Spine Quotes, led by these top contributors: