Throwing Quotes

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Being a wiseass in a groupthink environment is like throwing an egg at a bulldozer. — Matt Taibbi
All stories are about wolves. All worth repeating, that is. Anything else is sentimental drivel. All of them? Sure, he says. Think about it. There's… — Margaret Atwood
Being human means throwing your whole life on the scales of destiny when need be, all the while rejoicing in every sunny day and every… — Rosa Luxemburg
Hiro watches the large, radioactive, spear-throwing killer drug lord ride his motorcycle into Chinatown. Which is the same as riding it into China, as far… — Neal Stephenson
I wasn't sure I could make it through another hour of his company without throwing my stapler at his head. — Tana French
Writing in English is like throwing mud at a wall. — Joseph Conrad
If you stumble over mere believability, what are you living for? Love is hard to believe, ask any lover. Life is hard to believe, ask… — Yann Martel
On my first day in jail, a three hundred pound man named Porterhouse hit me in the back of the head with a metal tray.… — James Frey
The Prince found Buttercup waiting unhappily outside his chamber doors. It's my letter,' she began. 'I cannot make it right.' Come in, come in,' the… — William Goldman
The party in Alobarâ€™s head, which agitation and anxiety were throwing, now was crashed by a notion: existence can be rearranged. — Tom Robbins
Outside the youth center, between the liquor store and the police station, a little dogwood tree is losing its mind; overflowing with blossomfoam, like a… — Tony Hoagland
Throwing herself into learning helped Miri ignore the painful chill of solitude around her. — Shannon Hale
Thus human beings judge of one another, superficially, casually, throwing contempt on one another, with but little reason, and no charity. — Baroness Orczy
Books can also provoke emotions. And emotions sometimes are even more troublesome than ideas. Emotions have led people to do all sorts of things they… — Pseudonymous Bosch
These people were not only cheering, they were throwing flowers and hats. The hats were made of stone, but the thought was there. — Terry Pratchett
Don't cling to things, because everything is impermanent... But detachment doesn't mean you don't let the experience penetrate you. On the contrary, you let it… — Mitch Albom
Max: "Okay guys, I had a couple thoughts I wanted to go over with you." Iggy: (pretends to snore loudy) Max: (throws another pinecone at… — James Patterson
None of [the books are] worth reading. There are no fairy tales, no faerie tails, no sword-swinging princesses or lightning-throwing gods. — Laurie Halse Anderson
Throwing things horrified me. I suffered extreme, paralyzing anxiety when it came to anything remotely athletic. I wouldn't even run to catch the school bus… — Augusten Burroughs
If you hold back on the emotions--if you don't allow yourself to go all the way through them--you can never get to being detached, you're… — Mitch Albom

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