Sunk Quotes

131 quotes by 115 authors

I knew that I had turned my world back to cinders, sunk my lovely ship with my own stupid, wicked hands. — Mary Stewart
This fear is one of the horrors of an author's life. Where does work come from? What chance, what small episode will start the chain… — Carson McCullers
The cinema is an institution nowadays, with its roots sunk deep in the hearts of the millions of people who find enjoyment and entertainment in… — Ivor Novello
FBI Girl is a gorgeous, sumptuous book. Conlon-McIvor takes a subject (herself and her family) that might have sunk in other hands, beats egg white… — Alexandra Fuller
What is the nature of the search? you ask. Really it is very simple, at least for a fellow like me; so simple that it… — Walker Percy
Most of the time I am sunk in thought, but at some point on each walk there comes a moment when I look up and… — Bill Bryson
A gulf profound as that Serbonian bog Betwixt Damiata and Mount Casius old, Where armies whole have sunk: the parching air Burns frore, and cold… — John Milton
It's in the kitchen that confidences are exchanged, that family life takes place; it's among the remains of a meal or when your're elbow-deep in… — Benoite Groult
Virtue could see to do what virtue would By her own radiant light, though sun and moon Were in the flat sea sunk. And Wisdom's… — John Milton
Your hair may be brushed, but your mind's untidy. You've had about seven hours of sleep since Friday. No wonder you feel that lost sensation.… — Ogden Nash
The main American naval forces were shifted to the Pacific region and an American admiral made a strong declaration to the effect that if war… — Hideki Tojo
Do not be afraid of a small beginning. great things come afterwards. Be courageous. Do not try to lead your brethren, but serve them. The… — Swami Vivekananda
If a ship has been sunk, I can't bring it up. If it is going to be sunk, I can't stop it. I can use… — Ernest King
Thus when I come to shape here at this table between my hands the story of my life and set it before you as a… — Virginia Woolf
They fought on with a devotion which would puzzle the generation of the 1980s. More surprising, in many instances it would have baffled the men… — William Manchester
For me it's really important that the work here displays an aesthetic of decay along with the sunken boat with the broken ceramic pieces. They… — Cai Guo-Qiang
The mystery of the humanity of Christ, that he sunk himself into our flesh, is beyond all human understanding. — Martin Luther
Letting go, it's so hard The way it's hurting now To get this love untied So tough to stay with this thing 'cos if I… — Peter Gabriel
God must be a smell, one of those delicious dreamy aromas that float into the soul on the warm hopeful days of spring. What is… — Martin Prechtel
I was much more afraid in Montgomery when I had a gun in my house. When I decided that I couldnâ€™t keep a gun, I… — Martin Luther King, Jr.

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