Torches Quotes

177 Torches quotes by 141 unique authors

It is almost impossible to carry the torch of truth through a crowd without singeing somebody's beard. — Georg C. Lichtenberg
Patriotism, n. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name. In Dr. Johnson's famous dictionary patriotism is defined as… — Ambrose Bierce
We've got a generation now who were born with semiequality. They don't know how it was before, so they think, this isn't too bad. We're… — Erma Bombeck
If you hear the dogs, keep going. If you see the torches in the woods, keep going. If there's shouting after you, keep going. Don't… — Harriet Tubman
His love for her was a gift he gave her daily, expecting nothing in return. He walked at her side, his love for her a… — Margaret Weis
You must reach inside yourselves where I live like a story, not old, not young laughing at my own sorrow, weeping pearls at weddings, wielding… — Francesca Lia Block
There in the city's steam-and-smoke-smudged harbor is the most extraordinary sight of all: a great copper-clad lady with a torch in one hand and a… — Libba Bray
Books are flesh-and-blood ideas and cry out, silently, when put to the torch. — Ray Bradbury
Poverty can turn a person into a flaming torch for change and revolution, without which mankind would come to a standstill. — Jean Sasson
Children being children, however, the grotesque Hopping Pot had taken hold of their imaginations. The solution was to jettison the pro-Muggle moral but keep the… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
We're here for a reason. I believe a bit of the reason is to throw little torches out to lead people through the dark. — Whoopi Goldberg
Burn, burn tree and fern! Shrivel and scorch! A fizzling torch To light the night for our delight, Ya hey! Bake and toast ‘em, fry… — J.R.R. Tolkien
Torch every book. Burn every page. Char every word to ash. Ideas are incombustible. And therein lies your real fear. — Ellen Hopkins
Dear Hitler Take away the torches I'm not guilty I had to have this — Leonard Cohen
Chiron, I don't think the attic is the proper place for our new Oracle, do you?" "No, indeed." Chiron looked a lot better now that… — Rick Riordan
Oh, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night Like a rich jewel in an Ethiope’s… — William Shakespeare
Torches," Porak ordered. "This is dumb," Jig grumbled as one of the others handed out torches. "Why not run ahead and warn any intruders that… — Jim C. Hines
Student is not a container you have to fill but a torch you have to light up. — Albert Einstein
We each have a special something we can get only at a special time of our life. like a small flame. A careful, fortunate few… — Haruki Murakami
He glanced back at the wall. How like a mirror, too, her face. Impossible; for how many people did you know who reflected your own… — Ray Bradbury
Ever hold your hand over a torch (sorry, a flashlight for you Americans). — Rick Riordan
You think I'm not a goddess? Try me. This is a torch song. Touch me and you'll burn. — Margaret Atwood
Don't lose yourself to anger. It's gasoline. You can burn it as fuel, or you can use it to torch everything you care about and… — Karen Marie Moning
Maybe there is another who sees life not as a flickering candle but as a torch that can illuminate an undiscovered world. — Jimmy Buffett
My pen.’ Funny, I wrote that without noticing. ‘The torch’, ‘the paper’, but ‘my pen’. That shows what writing means to me, I guess. My… — John Marsden

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