Surface Quotes

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But a few choosing to venture deeper into the painful corridors of their affliction, found after a while that they could now grind and polish… — Thomas Pynchon
She saw herself riding in the passenger seat, Sam behind the wheel. Like two of those little peg people in a toy car. Husband peg,… — Anne Tyler
Human beings do not like being pushed about by gods. They may seem to, on the surface, but somewhere on the inside, underneath it all,… — Neil Gaiman
The physical powers of the body cannot be separated from the rationale of the mind and the emotions of the heart. They are one and… — R A Salvatore
She had just realized there were two things that prevent us from achieving our dreams: believing them to be impossible or seeing those dreams made… — Paulo Coelho
I am pleased enough with the surfaces - in fact they alone seem to me to be of much importance. Such things for example as… — Edward Abbey
Clear communication between selves - the surface self and the deep self - is the enemy of self-doubt. It slays confusion. — Stephen King
when the thrill of his body fades or changes, and the difficulties of pledging yourself to only one person surface, kindness will be the balm… — P. C. Cast
How satisfying it is to leave a mark on a blank surface. To make a map of my movement - no matter how temporary. — Craig Thompson
All I'd ever wanted was to forget. but even when I thought I had, pieces had kept emerging, like bits of wood floating up to… — Sarah Dessen
You alone became the outer surface of my life, the side I never see, and you will be that, the unknown part of me, until… — Marguerite Duras
I had not lived there a week before my feet wore a path from my door to the pond-side; and though it is five or… — Henry David Thoreau
For writers: If you polish a book too much, it'll be flat and shiny and smooth--and not too interesting. It's the little pits and bumps… — Lori Foster
The surface of the Earth itself is an immense loom upon which the sun weaves the fabric of existence. — Wade Davis
Wimsey stooped for an empty sardine-tin which lay, horribly battered, at his feet, and slung it idly into the quag. It struck the surface with… — Dorothy L. Sayers
People live through such pain only once. Pain comes againâ€”but it finds a tougher surface. — Willa Cather
Repentance can become a very, very deep phenomenon in you if you understand the responsibility. Then even a small thing, if it becomes a repentance--… — Rajneesh
I felt like an undeveloped photograph that he was printing, my image rising to the surface under his gaze. — Janet Fitch
Students present themselves...like a succession of CDs whose shimmering surface gives no clue to their contents without the equipment to play them. — John Updike
When you look at some faces, you can see the turbulence of the infinite beginning to gather to the surface. This moment can open in… — John O'Donohue

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