Strangers Quotes

829 Strangers quotes by 641 unique authors

But happiness ... happiness grows at our own firesides," she said. "It is not to be picked in strangers' gardens." ~ The House at Riverton — Kate Morton
Perhaps love is a minor madness. And as with madness, it's unendurable alone. The one person who can relieve us is of course the sole… — Andrew Sean Greer
Because this is the beauty of strangers: we're all just doing our best to help each other out, motivated not by karma but by a… — Sloane Crosley
I dream that I have found us both again, With spring so many strangers' lives away, And we, so free, Out walking by the sea,… — Thomas Pynchon
...fairness," he said, "does not govern life and death. if it did, no good person would ever die." "Strangers," the Blue Man said, "are just… — Mitch Albom
Lone women shouldn't stop in the middle of nowhere for giant unkempt strangers with duct tape on their faces. — Lee Child
The world is not full of betrayers, it is full of people with decent motives and a full desire to do right by those who… — Sebastian Barry
He was swept with a sadness, a sadness deep and penetrating, leaving him desolate like someone washed up on a beach, a lone survivor in… — Robert Cormier
People can attach themselves to something--an idea, another person, a desire--with an impossibly strong grip, and in the case of restless ghosts, a grip stronger… — Deb Caletti
You can get what you want. Never sell out. Don't break. Don't weaken. Don't let the kindness of strangers be your salvation, for it is… — Henry Rollins
Would you truly sleep with strangers?" "I don't know, I haven't met the strangers yet. — Laurell K. Hamilton
When he died, I went about like a ragged crow telling strangers, "My father died, my father died." My indiscretion embarrassed me, but I could… — Kiran Desai
She wanted to ask him why they were all strangers who shared the same last name. — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
You know, I really think that when God puts together families, he sticks his finger into the white pages and selects a group of people… — Douglas Coupland
However self-sufficient we may fancy ourselves, we exist only in relation -- to our friend, family, and life partners; to those we teach and mentor;… — Derrick Bell
Once we dreamt that we were strangers. We wake up to find that we were dear to each other. — Rabindranath Tagore
I am a stranger, learning to love the strangers around me — June Jordan
A family is a collection of strangers trapped in a web of DNA and forced to cope. — Neal Shusterman
It is so strange, to encounter an ex. It's as if you're in a foreign film, and what you're saying face-to-face has nothing to do… — Jodi Picoult
I have to spring a cat out of Rumelt Animal Shelter. Think of it as a prison break." It does the trick. He laughs. "Whose… — Holly Black
Either a mother and daughter know each other very well or they are strangers. — Shin Kyung-sook
When I look at the Abnegation lifestyle as an outsider, I think it’s beautiful. When I watch my family move in harmony; when we go… — Veronica Roth
The Old Language really was beautiful, Blay thought. Staring at the symbols, for one brief, ridiculous moment he imagined his own name across Qhuinn's shoulders,… — J R Ward
Things that are unsightly: birthmarks, infidelity, strangers in one's kitchen. Too much sunlight. Stitches. Missing teeth. Overlong guests. — Catherynne M. Valente
This business I'm in is different. It's special. The people around me feel like brothers and sisters. We hardly know each other, but we're that… — Johnny Cash

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