Tiles Quotes

54 quotes by 52 authors

In an archery contest, when the stakes are earthenware tiles a contestant shoots with skill. When the stakes are belt buckles he becomes hesitant, and… — Zhuangzi
We have to discard the past / and, as one builds / floor by floor, window by window, / and the building rises, / so… — Pablo Neruda
Vermilion alone could render the brilliant red of the tiles on the opposite slope. The orange of the soil, the harsh crude colors of the… — Maurice de Vlaminck
That which interests me above all else is the calligraphy of a tree or the tiles of a roof, and I mean leaf by leaf,… — Joan Miro
I joined Facebook purely so I could play online Scrabble. You have eight tiles instead of seven, so you tend to have higher scores. I'm… — Unknown Author
Of all ridiculous things the most ridiculous seems to me, to be busy â€” to be a man who is brisk about his food and… — Soren Kierkegaard
With blue vinyl-tile floor, pale-green wainscoating, pink walls, a yellow ceiling, and orange-and-white stork-patterned drapes, the expectant fathers' lounge churned with the negative energy of… — Dean Koontz
It was pleasant to wake up in Florence, to open the eyes upon a bright bare room, with a floor of red tiles which look… — E. M. Forster
The vestibule door opens onto a June morning so fine and scrubbed Classira pauses at the threshold as she would at the edge of a… — Michael Cunningham
One foot in front of the other, counting tiles on the floor so I don't have to focus the blur of painted smiles, fake faces. — Ellen Hopkins
So I stood up and did a handstand on my Guru's roof, to celebrate the notion of liberation. I felt the dusty tiles under my… — Elizabeth Gilbert
Jace shook his blond head in exasperation. "You had to make a crazy jail friend, didn't you? You couldn't just count ceiling tiles or tame… — Cassandra Clare
On Wednesday, July 19, the Council, having gleaned and discerned, released its official verdict: the fall of the tile bearing the letter "Z" constitutes the… — Mark Dunn
As before the collapse, the setting sun brushed the tiles, brought out the warm brown glow on the wallpaper, and hung the shadow of the… — Boris Pasternak
Happiness was different in childhood. It was so much then a matter simply of accumulation, of taking things - new experiences, new emotions - and… — John Banville
Fine, dandy, she thought. Then lose the shirt, peel off those leather pants, and lie down on my tile. We'll take turns being on the… — J R Ward
Aunt Mercy put down her tiles, one at a time. I-T-C-H-I-N. Aunt Grace leaned closer to the board, squinting. "Mercy Lynne, you're cheatin' again! What… — Margaret Stohl
But between the images, we are privy to the real-life action being played out on the set. Peeta's attempt to continue speaking. The camera knocked… — Suzanne Collins
Cookie dropped her purse and tried to catch it midair. In the process, she knocked over a vase. When she lunged for the vase, she… — Darynda Jones
The place I like best in this world is the kitchen. No matter where it is, no matter what kind, if itâ€™s a kitchen, if… — Banana Yoshimoto

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