Swallows Quotes

105 Swallows quotes by 97 unique authors

Why did they make birds so delicate and fine as those sea swallows when the ocean can be so cruel? — Ernest Hemingway
There are days when I am convinced that Heaven starts already, now, in this ordinary life just as it is, in all its incompleteness, yet,… — Thomas Merton
In the desert the most loved waters, like a lover's name, are carried blue in your hands, enter your throat. One swallows absence. — Michael Ondaatje
The duck swallows the worm, the fox kills the duck, the men shoot the fox, and the devil hunts the men. — Ken Follett
Outside the leaves on the trees constricted slightly; they were the deep done green of the beginning of autumn. It was a Sunday in September.… — Ali Smith
And you? Did you find the doorknob?” Hadrian picked up a jug and downed several swallows, drinking so quickly some of the water dripped down… — Michael J. Sullivan
One thing about London is that when you step out into the night, it swallows you. — Sebastian Faulks
We are captives, even if our wheat grows over the fences/ and swallows rise from our broken chains./ We are captives of what we love,… — Mahmoud Darwish
She who invented words, and yet does not speak; she who brings dreams and visions, yet does not sleep; she who swallows the storm, yet… — Catherynne M. Valente
IGNORANCE I didn’t know love would make me this crazy, with my eyes like the river Ceyhun carrying me in its rapids out to sea,where… — Unknown Author
We didn't speak, just drove out of the city into the countryside on our way to absolutely nowhere, and when we found that perfect spot… — Annabel Pitcher
There was a time when I believed in the story and the scheme of salvation, so far as I could understand it, just as I… — H.G. Wells
The danger with playing a part that defines you is that it swallows up everything else. — Tom Hollander
In my third novel there is an actual black hole that swallows everything you love. — Jonathan Lethem
Bats drink on the wing, like swallows, by sipping the surface, as they play over pools and streams. — Gilbert White
As darkness quickly steals the light That's shined within her eyes She slowly swallows all her fear And soothes her mind with lies Well all… — Superman
The deafening silence fills my heart with dread. The void opens up and swallows me whole.. Maybe it's time.. Maybe it's time to fall. To… — Cheilis Feior
Another bottle just to get a couple swallows, headed towards the bottom couldn't get off.. he didn't even think he had a problem — James Merrow
It flutters through the air, getting the odor of rotting flesh. It's wings drip with dark as night blood. It lands on the head of… — Naquitta Faith
If I told you all there was to tell of me, would you love me still? If I told you all there was to tell… — Joey Reel
Depression is like a storm. It's starts slow, Eating away at you slowly, Then becomes stronger, And causes more damage. Then it stops, And you… — Patience Hardy
Following Fundamentals and following In A Rental I Love A Nasty Girl That Swallows Whats On The Menu. My Money Triples Up When You Get… — Rick Ross
This is the cloud that swallows trust, this is the black that uncolors us, this is the face that you hide from, this is the… — Metallica
After she swallows, she needs to leave.. — Unknown Author
A Girlfriend is like a pet Anaconda. When you feed it, and give it plenty of love and attention, it loves you back. When you… — Unknown Author

Who Wrote These Swallows Quotes

97 authors contributed a total of 105 Swallows Quotes, led by these top contributors: