Tom Quotes

547 quotes by 422 authors

Tom had traveled around the sun eleven times when the delivery truck brought his mother's newest fridge, but a number doesn't really describe his age. — N.D. Wilson
The Great Gatsby' [...] was my 'Tom Sawyer' when I was twelve [....] — J D Salinger
You do not seek to kill me, Dumbledore?â€ called Voldemort, his scarlet eyes narrowed. â€œAbove such brutality, are you?â€ â€œWe both know that there are… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
I stare at her, as dumbstruck as if she'd just admitted she's a Scientologist with an invitation to join Tom and Katie on the spaceship… — Meg Cabot
Most vagabonds i knowed don't ever want to find the culprit that remains the object of their long relentless quest. The obsession's in the chasing… — Tom Waits
but I felt that Tom would drift on forever seeking, a little wistfully, for the dramatic turbulence of some irrecoverable football game — F. Scott Fitzgerald
Never have your wallet with you onstage. It's bad luck. You shouldn't play the piano with money in your pocket. Play like you need the… — Tom Waits
Tom has a theory that homosexuals and single women in their thirties have natural bonding: both being accustomed to disappointing their parents and being treated… — Helen Fielding
Have a drink Tom and then you won't feel so foolish to yourself. — F. Scott Fitzgerald
Tom gets by, Navidson succeeds. Tom just wants to be, Navidson must become. And yet despite such obvious differences, anyone who looks past Tom's wide… — Mark Z. Danielewski
My dear Tom, Delighted to get your letter. Do write again. This life is terrible and I don't understand how it can be endured. — Samuel Beckett
All I could think of was that the teachers must've found the illegal stash of candy I'd been selling out of my dorms room. Or… — Rick Riordan
Jamie was more than just the woman I loved. In the year Jamie helped me become the man I am today. With her steady hand… — Nicholas Sparks
He was born in fury and he lived in lightning. Tom came headlong into life. He was a giant in joy and enthusiasms. He didn't… — John Steinbeck
There are women named Faith, Hope, Joy, and Prudence. Why not Despair, Guilt, Rage, and Grief? It seems only right. 'Tom, I'd like you to… — George Carlin
Is it...dead?" asked Tom, his voice all quivery with fright. "A town just ran over him," said Hester. "I shouldn't think he's very well... — Philip Reeve
I used to have a cat, an old fighting tom, who would jump through the open window by my bed in the middle of the… — Annie Dillard
They swoon over Tom, who preens for them, bowing, which sets them to blushing and giggling. God help us all. — Libba Bray
If your opponent has you by fifty pounds, winning a fight against him is a dubious proposition, at best. If your opponent has you by… — Jim Butcher
And that almost killed you?" "It wasn't deep but it got infected. Infection means that the bad germs got into it. Infection's the most dangerous… — Stephen King

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