Swift Quotes

339 Swift quotes by 263 unique authors

When the Lilliputians first saw Gulliver's watch, that "wonderful kind of engine...a globe, half silver and half of some transparent metal," they identified it immediately… — James Gleick
The taipan is the one to watch out for. It is the most poisonous snake on Earth, with a lunge so swift and a venom… — Bill Bryson
FALLING STARS: Do you remember still the falling stars that like swift horses through the heavens raced and suddenly leaped across the hurdles of our… — Rainer Maria Rilke
Under the Mountain dark and tall The King has come unto his hall! His foe is dead, the Worm of Dread, And ever so his… — J.R.R. Tolkien
When the dead do walk seek water's run, for this the Dead will always shun. Swift river's best or broadest lake to ward the dead… — Garth Nix
So swift, silent and furtive were his movements like those of a trained bloodhound picking out a scent, that I could not but think what… — Arthur Conan Doyle
Elizabeth lifted her skirt, disregarding modesty, and delivered a swift kick to the creature's head. — Seth Grahame-Smith
Blood in the water I sing, and one who shed it: deadliest hunger I sing, and one who fed it- weaving the ancient-most tale of… — Diane Duane
Who upholds the gorsedd if not You? Who counts the ages of the world if not You? Who commands the Wheel of Heaven if not… — Stephen R. Lawhead
She stood, squared her shoulders. “We’ll do it. Together.” And then she did something that shocked them both. She rose on her tiptoes and pressed… — Gena Showalter
I was at a loss suddenly; but conscious all the while of how Armand listened; that he listened in the way that we dream of… — Anne Rice
Believe this," he whispered, and kissed her with the sharp, sleek kiss, the silver kiss, so swift and true, and razor sharp, and her warmth… — Annette Curtis Klause
The truth was I'd given up waiting long ago. The moment had passed, the door between the lives we could have led and the lives… — Nicole Krauss
True hope is swift, and flies with swallow's wings. — William Shakespeare
[Adam picks up the camera] "I have to get a shot of this." The reaction in the room was swift, and unanimous: every single person… — Sarah Dessen
I leave you free to imagine any dialogue you please. Choose whatever may charm you. Have it, if you like, that they hear the voice… — Jean Genet
It soared, a bird, it held its flight, a swift pure cry, soar silver orb it leaped serene, speeding, sustained, to come, don't spin it… — James Joyce
Love moderately. Long love doth so. Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow. *Love each other in moderation. That is the key to long-lasting… — William Shakespeare
The line-storm clouds fly tattered and swift, The road is forlorn all day, Where a myriad snowy quartz stones lift, And the hoof-prints vanish away.… — Robert Frost
Logic is immaturity weaving its nets of gossamer wherewith it aims to catch the behemoth of knowledge. Logic is a crutch for the cripple, but… — Mikhail Naimy
Once war is forced upon us, there is no alternative than to apply every available means to bring it to a swift end. War’s very… — Douglas MacArthur
All men live enveloped in whale-lines. All are born with halters round their necks; but it is only when caught in the swift, sudden turn… — Herman Melville
She had taken to wondering lately, during these swift-counted years, what had been done with all those wasted summer days; how could she have spent… — Shirley Jackson
Thus, sped by currents of curiosity afloat the swift river of rumor do secrets sail to strange ports. — Will Eisner
When Loughner himself speaks and we find out his real influences are Spiderman, 'Gnome Chomsky,' Taylor Swift, and Dr. Bronner, then what? — Walter Kirn

Who Wrote These Swift Quotes

263 authors contributed a total of 339 Swift Quotes, led by these top contributors: