Train Quotes

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Time was passing like a hand waving from a train I wanted to be on. I hope you never have to think about anything as… — Jonathan Safran Foer
It felt as though the whole globe was dressed in snow. Like it has pulled it on, the way you pull on a sweater. Next… — Markus Zusak
Because there's no way on earth she's going to make it through college unless she grows some serious ovaries and turns this train wreck around — Lisa McMann
It was like the classic scene in the movies where one lover is on the train and one is on the platform and the train… — Lorrie Moore
Do I understand, sir, that you mean the Cause for which our heroes have died is not sacred?' If you were run over by a… — Margaret Mitchell
[in reference to turkey bowling] He [Tommy] squinted and picked his target, then took his steps and sent the bird sliding down the aisle. A… — Christopher Moore
Try looking at your mind as a wayward puppy that you are trying to paper train. You don't drop-kick a puppy into the neighbor's yard… — Anne Lamott
I wanted to say sorry, I wanted to tell her I could not forget the roundup, the camp, Michel's death, and the direct train to… — Tatiana de Rosnay
Puck turned to Sabrina. "What is she doing down there?" Hiding, I guess." Puck leaned down and poked his head under the seat. "I found… — Michael Buckley
As I stood with her on the platform - she impatient, tapping her foot, leaning forward to look down the tracks - it seemed more… — Donna Tartt
Cherish your solitude. Take trains by yourself to places you have never been. Sleep out alone under the stars. Learn how to drive a stick… — Eve Ensler
That's very funny," says Peeta. Suddenly he lashes out at the glass in Haymitch's hand. It shatters on the floor, sending the bloodred liquid running… — Suzanne Collins
Why would you train an instrument of destruction? (Jericho) We all choose our destinies. Our birth doesnâ€™t dictate our future unless we allow it. (Acheron) — Sherrilyn Kenyon
The great trains howling from track to track all night. The taut and telegraphic murmur of ten thousand city wires, drawn most cruelly against a… — Nelson Algren
Knot the tie and go to work, unknot the tie and go to sleep. I sleep. I dream. I wake. I sing. I get out… — Richard Siken
I donâ€™t intimidate you at all, do I? (Acheron) Well, when you chased me through Kyrianâ€™s house, I did wet my pants a bit. Guess… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
There's always light after the dark. You have to go through that dark place to get to it, but it's there, waiting for you. It's… — Han Nolan
This coffee falls into your stomach, and straightway there is a general commotion. Ideas begin to move like the battalions of the Grand Army of… — Honore de Balzac
Everything I pick up seems to lure me away. Everything I do in my daily life begins to feel like striking wet matches. The need… — Frances Mayes
The use of self control is like the use of brakes on train. It is useful when you find yourself in wrong direction but merely… — Bertrand Russell

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