Stirring Quotes

173 Stirring quotes by 153 unique authors

There are forces working in the world as never before in the history of mankind for standardization, for the regimentation of us all, or what… — Madeleine L'Engle
Waves of thought are stirring. In a twilight corner of her consciousness, one tiny fragment and another tiny fragment call out wordlessly to eachother, their… — Haruki Murakami
Love is like a wind stirring the grass beneath trees on a black night,' he had said. 'You must not try to make love definite.… — Sherwood Anderson
You know," she said, stirring her tea, "the fastest way to get him off your back is to sleep with him. And tell him you… — Ilona Andrews
Sailors on a becalmed sea, we sense the stirring of a breeze. — Carl Sagan
Its just the anniversary, she wanted to tell him. Its just this time of the year stirring up these memories. Everything will be all right.… — Elizabeth Chandler
It is sometimes said that scientists are unromantic, that their passion to figure out robs the world of beauty and mystery. But is it not… — Carl Sagan
Listen. The trees in this story are stirring, trembling, readjusting themselves. A breeze is coming in gusts off the sea, and it is almost as… — Maggie O'Farrell
To be strong, and beautiful, and go round making music all the time. Yes, she could do that, and with a very earnest prayer Polly… — Louisa May Alcott
I don’t have the time to devote to circles or covens. I have to fit things in when and where I can, in stolen moments… — Erin Morgenstern
They play in the Meadow. The dancing girl with the dark hair and blue eyes. The boy with blond curls and gray eyes, struggling to… — Suzanne Collins
We live in stirring times- tea-stirring times. — Christopher Isherwood
That stirring which had fluttered in her on first glimpsing the sea—that stirring landlocked children know so well—moved in her now, with the golden stars… — Catherynne M. Valente
Tick, tock,” whispers Wiress. I guide her in front of me and get her to lie down, stroking her arm to soothe her. She drifts… — Suzanne Collins
The charged life, then, usually calls to us after we have done what we were supposed to do, become who we thought we were supposed… — Brendon Burchard
Not a creature was stirring, not even an elf. — Charlaine Harris
She was a keen observer, a precise user of language, sharp-tongued and funny. She could stir your emotions. Yes, really, that's what she was so… — Haruki Murakami
For many of us, the hospital was as much a refuge as it was a prison. Though we were cut off from the world and… — Susanna Kaysen
As Daenerys Targaryen rose to her feet, her black hissed, pale smoke venting from its mouth and nostrils. The other two pulled away from her… — George R. R. Martin
One third of the people of the world are asleep at any given moment. The other two thirds are awake and probably stirring up trouble… — Dean Rusk
If you have a faith, it is statistically overwhelmingly likely that it is the same faith as your parents and grandparents had. No doubt soaring… — Richard Dawkins
The afternoon is bright, with spring in the air, a mild March afternoon, with the breath of April stirring, I am alone in the quiet… — Antonio Machado
Turn the preparing of food into a communal affair by enlisting others to help with the chopping, grating, stirring, simmering, tasting and seasoning. When the… — Carl Honore
A problem with a president who leads by stirring the moral sentiments of voters is that he has got to keep stirring them. — Jill Lepore
For a photographer, sharks are a stirring subject, possessing a perfect blend of grace and power. They have been sculpted by evolution and are ideally… — Brian Skerry

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