Tiptoe Quotes

46 quotes by 44 authors

The carved images on the early Minoan sealstones are tantalising, inscrutable. The Nature Goddess is yanked from the soil like a snake or a sheaf… — Alison Fell
He who stands on tiptoe does not stand firm. — Laozi
Most of us tiptoe through life in order to make it safely to death. — Theodore Roosevelt
Doubtless almost any intense emotion may open our 'inward eye' to the beauty of reality. Falling in love appears to do it for some people.… — Margaret Prescott Montague
Thou breeze, That mak'st an organ of the mighty sea, Obedient to thy wilful phantasies, Provoke him not to scorn; but soft and low, As… — Hartley Coleridge
Here are sweet peas, on tiptoe for a flight; With wings of gentle flush o'er delicate white, And taper fingers catching at all things, To… — John Keats
If even dying is to be made a social function, then, grant me the favor of sneaking out on tiptoe without disturbing the party. — Dag Hammarskjold
Books that teach us to dance: There are writers who, by portraying the impossible as possible, and by speaking of morality and genius as if… — Friedrich Nietzsche
But because two can play at this game, I stand on tiptoe and kiss his cheek. Right on his bruise. — Suzanne Collins
Vowels were something else. He didn't like them and they didn't like him. There were only five of them, but they seemed to be everywhere.… — Jerry Spinelli
Where is heaven? you ask me, my child,-the sages tell us it is beyond the limits of birth and death, unswayed by the rhythm of… — Rabindranath Tagore
Shh," he said. "Look." "Where?" "Can't you see'um?" he whispered. "All the Terabithians standing on tiptoe to see you." "Me?" "Shh, yes. There's a rumor… — Katherine Paterson
All around you, people will be tiptoeing through life, just to arrive at death safely. But dear children, do not tiptoe. Run, hop, skip, or… — Shane Claiborne
I look at Peeta and he gives me a sad smile. I hear Haymitch's voice. "You could do a lot worse." At this moment, it's… — Suzanne Collins
If you tiptoe into cold water, you're missing out on the rush of plunging in headfirst. — Simone Elkeles
Dropping her hand, she turned in his arms. Then, rising up on tiptoe, she cupped his face in her palms and drew him down. Her… — Nalini Singh
Night's candles have burned out, and jocund day stands tiptoe on the misty mountaintops." Hope tinged with melancholy - like life. — William Shakespeare
He stops in his tracks, face expressing major disappointment. "Wait - seriously? That's it? We don't get to do a stealthy tiptoe as we slip… — Alyson Noel
The fact is that Chinese parents can do things that would seem unimaginable-even legally actionable-to Westerners. Chinese mothers can say to their daughters, "Hey fatty-lose… — Amy Chua
Cleansed, chlorinated to the point of chemical peel, sore muscles relieved, I felt almost human again. Tiptoe to my room, up a darkened hall, past… — Ellen Hopkins

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