Thieves Quotes

503 Thieves quotes by 373 unique authors

The day is for honest men, the night for thieves. — Euripides
The better part of the man is soon ploughed into the soil for compost. By a seeming fate, commonly called necessity, they are employed, as… — Henry David Thoreau
This is the excellent foppery of the world, that, when we are sick in fortune,--often the surfeit of our own behavior,--we make guilty of our… — William Shakespeare
That's the way it is in life. You let go of what is beautiful and unique. You pursue something new and don't even know that… — Sena Jeter Naslund
But in a country where you hang your dead up on walls and pride whether or not a man bears a javelin more than his… — Shannon Hale
Lists only spell out the things that can be taken away from us by moths and rust and thieves. If something is valuable, don't put… — Douglas Coupland
Well I see you there with the rose in your teeth One more thin gypsy thief Yes, and thanks, for the trouble you took from… — Leonard Cohen
All I wanted to do was lie in the dry grass with my feet in a ditch forever. I could be a convenient sort of… — Megan Whalen Turner
The Magus must had eyes like a thief because he told Pol to stop and dismount to walk alongside me, one hand resting just above… — Megan Whalen Turner
I wanted to tell the book thief many things, about beauty and brutality. But what could I tell her about those things that she didn't… — Markus Zusak
He could tell her he loved her. He ached to shout it out loud for the gods and everyone to hear. Little good it would… — Megan Whalen Turner
The ship is sinking The ship is sinking There's leak, there's a leak,in the boiler room The poor, the lame, the blind Who ore the… — Tom Waits
Tristan and Yvaine were happy together. Not forever-after, for Time, the thief, eventually takes all things into his dusty storehouse, but they were happy, as… — Neil Gaiman
He was the crazy one who had painted himself black and defeated the world. She was the book thief without the words. Trust me, though,… — Markus Zusak
Destiny is usually just around the corner. Like a thief, a hooker, or a lottery vendor: its three most common personifications. But what destiny does… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Try to discover who I am from my choice of words and colors, as attentive people like yourselves might examine footprints to catch a thief. — Orhan Pamuk
Age is a terrible thief. Just when you're getting the hang of life, it knocks your legs out from under you and stoops your back.… — Sara Gruen
We are faced with the fact, my friends, that tomorrow is today. Procrastination is still the thief of time. Over the bleached bones and jumbled… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Prometheus, thief of light, giver of light, bound by the gods, must have been a book. — Mark Z. Danielewski
My advice is to never do tomorrow what you can do today. Procrastination is the thief of time. — Charles Dickens
Out of the closets and into the museums, libraries, architectural monuments, concert halls, bookstores, recording studios and film studios of the world. Everything belongs to… — William S. Burroughs
The poet, therefore, is truly the thief of fire. He is responsible for humanity, for animals even; he will have to make sure his visions… — Arthur Rimbaud
The book thief has struck for the first time – the beginning of an illustrious career. — Markus Zusak
After dinner, I become afraid despite myself. I know I should be joyous, for this reunion is the proof that love can still be ours,… — Nicholas Sparks
We have shared out, like thieves, the amazing treasures of days and nights. — Jorge Luis Borges

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