Towers Quotes

448 Towers quotes by 353 unique authors

When I have seen by Time's fell hand defaced The rich proud cost of outworn buried age; When sometime lofty towers I see down-razed And… — William Shakespeare
Gossip says she hanged herself from the turret on the tower, but when you have a house like Hill House with a tower and a… — Shirley Jackson
Where are the leaders?' Sapphique asked. 'In the fortresses,' the swan replied. 'And the poets?' 'Lost in dreams of other worlds.' 'And the craftsmen?' 'Forging… — Catherine Fisher
I'm the best," Elena muttered to herself the next morning s she got out of the taxi in front of the magnificient creation that was… — Nalini Singh
You think fairy tales are only for girls? Here's a hint - ask yourself who wrote them. I assure you, it wasn't just the women.… — David Levithan
TWENTY bridges from Tower to Kew - Wanted to know what the River knew, Twenty Bridges or twenty-two, For they were young, and the Thames… — Rudyard Kipling
Magnus stood up and went to the window. He pushed the curtain back, letting in just enough light to silhouette his hawklike profile. "Blood," he… — Cassandra Clare
The narrow path had opened up suddenly onto the edge of a great black lake. Perched atop a high mountain on the other side, its… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
That wand’s more trouble than it’s worth,” said Harry. “And quite honestly,” he turned away from the painted portraits, thinking now only of the four-poster… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
... I see the green earth covered with the works of man or with the ruins of men’s work. The pyramids weigh down the earth,… — Selma LagerlÃ¶f
Lying on the ceiling. Refusing to go to school. Not opening up to me. Climbing water towers. "No, she's all right. — Kami Garcia
it is either make this thing permanent inside of you or forever just climb draggled up into the conning tower every time for one short… — Tom Wolfe
There is nothing more poetic and terrible than the skyscrapers' battle with the heavens that cover them. Snow, rain, and mist highlight, drench, or conceal… — Federico Garcia Lorca
Cities are never random. No matter how chaotic they might seem, everything about them grows out of a need to solve a problem. In fact,… — Neal Shusterman
but do i need to say anything?" sophie asked. "do i need to learn any words?" "like what?" saint-germain said. "well, when you lit up… — Michael Scott
The stones here speak to me, and I know their mute language. Also, they seem deeply to feel what I think. So a broken column… — Heinrich Heine
If one who looked from a tower for a new star, watching for years the same part of the sky, suddenly saw it (quite by… — Lord Dunsany
Human history has become too much a matter of dogma taught by 'professionals' in ivory towers as though it's all fact. Actually, much of human… — Graham Hancock
See the BEAR of fearsome size! All the WORLD'S within his eyes. TIME grows thin, the past is a riddle; The TOWER awaits you in… — Stephen King
Lilt pulled away. "I saw what he was doing, so I cleared a path for him. I helped him do it..." She shook her head,… — Scott Westerfeld
Mr. Bernard died on a Monday, at the age of seventy-five, his body wasted. He lay in state for two days in the lobby of… — Mordecai Richler
Because whipping an atlas at Jackson's head while he was flirt-touching that Frankie girl in geography would have been very satisfying. And beating him with… — Lisi Harrison
I refer of course to the soaring wonder of the age known as the Eiffel Tower. Never in history has a structure been more technologically… — Bill Bryson
Durnik needs a tower somewhere in the Vale," Belgarath was saying. "I don't see why, father," Polgara replied. "All of Aldur's disciples have towers, Pol.… — David Eddings
His chains chinked softly. I seldom fling children from towers to improve their health. Yes, I meant for him to die. — George R. R. Martin

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