Swept Quotes

316 Swept quotes by 269 unique authors

Suddenly a pair of searchlights lanced out from the frigate. They swept across the dark expanse - bright knives slicing the night into pieces. — Scott Westerfeld
A wine shop was open and I went in for some coffee. It smelled of early morning, of swept dust, spoons in coffee-glasses and the… — Ernest Hemingway
He is a free and secure citizen of the world because he is on a chain that is long enough to allow him access to… — Franz Kafka
I have actually known a case where a Woman has exterminated her whole household, and half an hour afterwards, when her rage was over and… — Edwin A. Abbott
Everything established, settled, everything to do with home and order and the common ground, has crumbled into dust and has been swept away in the… — Boris Pasternak
Civilizations grow by agreements and accomodations and accretions, not by repudiations. The rebels and the revolutionaries are only eddies, they keep the stream from getting… — Wallace Stegner
He made her play and she had almost forgotten how. Life had been so serious and so bitter. He knew how to play and swept… — Margaret Mitchell
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
One day God felt he ought to give his workshop a spring clean... It was amazing what ragged bits and pieces came from under his… — Ted Hughes
But you can't plead with autumn. No. The midnight wind stalked through the woods, hooted to frighten you, swept everything away for the approaching winter,… — Yevgeny Zamyatin
When we first met, I didn't want to get involved with anyone. I didn't have the time or energy, and I wasn't sure that I… — Nicholas Sparks
She looked at me and laughed pointlessly. Then she flounced over to the dog, kissed it with ecstasy, and swept into the kitchen, implying that… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
To stand at the edge of the sea, to sense the ebb and flow of the tides, to feel the breath of a mist moving… — Rachel Carson
There are some who live by every rule and cling tightly to their rectitude because they fear being swept away by a tempest of passion,… — Philip Pullman
The realization that my problem was one that concerned all men, a problem of living and thinking, suddenly swept over me and I was overwhelmed… — Hermann Hesse
His hands as he worked were deft and sure, but so gentle -- he was being careful not to hurt me any more than he… — L.A. Weatherly
And so we stood together like that, at the top of that field for what seemed like ages, not saying anything, just holding each other,… — Kazuo Ishiguro
I feel like im in this river just getting swept along... And if I hold on to anyone, if I'm holding on for dear life,… — Bryan Lee O'Malley
Go and change your gown, Mary," Daniel interjected. "I'm partial to gold. If you've a gown in that color, wear it to please me. If… — Julie Garwood
Without stopping kissing her, he swept her up into his arms. They stood in the motel lobby kissing until someone called, "Get a room." Donia… — Melissa Marr
Some romantic you are," Caine complained as he pushed the door open with his back."Whatever happened to women who liked to be swept off their… — Nora Roberts
For once, his vampire expression failed him. His response was right there on his face, in full view and easily read. He went from surprise… — Keri Arthur
Do me a favor?” he whispered. Beth's hold tightened on his hand. ”Anything, what do you need?” ”Hum the Jeopardy theme.” There was a pause.Then… — J R Ward
I tended to be hard on the egos of a certain kind of men. The ones who normally swept women off their feet had never… — Laurell K. Hamilton
...wings—-vast shimmering wings, their reach so great they swept the walls on either side of the alley, each feather like the wind-tugged lick of a… — Laini Taylor

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