Turning Quotes

1757 Turning quotes by 1375 unique authors

If you didn't always have to choose between turning away for good or rushing in deeper. In the moments that it really counts, maybe it's… — Sarah Dessen
We are turning into a nation of whimpering slaves to Fear—fear of war, fear of poverty, fear of random terrorism, fear of getting down-sized or… — Hunter S. Thompson
Spend the years of learning squandering Courage for the years of wandering Through a world politely turning From the loutishness of learning. — Samuel Beckett
I guess that's the secret. It would never have occurred to Lia to want to escape -- but then she gets kicked out. Best thing… — Robin Wasserman
On the outside, Oscar simply looked tired, no taller, no fatter, only the skin under his eyes, pouched from years of quiet desperation, had changed.… — Junot Diaz
Time is more complex near the sea than in any other place, for in addition to the circling of the sun and the turning of… — John Steinbeck
Your head's like mine, like all our heads; big enough to contain every god and devil there ever was. Big enough to hold the weight… — Grant Morrison
Today I'm out wandering, turning my skull into a cup for others to drink wine from. In this town somewhere there sits a calm, intelligent… — Rumi
Sometimes they would sit in the parlor together, both reading – in entirely separate worlds, to be sure, but joined somehow. When this happened, other… — Alice Hoffman
Remember me when I am gone away, Gone far away into the silent land; When you can no more hold me by the hand, Nor… — Christina Rossetti
True, I talk of dreams, Which are the children of an idle brain, Begot of nothing but vain fantasy, Which is as thin of substance… — William Shakespeare
When we passed a Catholic church, I recalled, he said, "You think your dad's a good chemist? They're turning soda crackers into meat in there.… — Kurt Vonnegut
If I try to summon back his face, the sound of his voice, and the sensation in my stomach like a key turning in a… — Joyce Carol Oates
The great wheel of fire of ancient wisdom, silence and word engendering the myth of the origin, human action engendering the epic voyage toward the… — Carlos Fuentes
O my choice beauty You've gone But your love remains in my heart Your image in my eye O guide on my winding road I… — Rumi
Dearest Charles-- I found a box of this paper at the back of a bureau so I must write to you as I am mourning… — Evelyn Waugh
The morning air of the pasture turned steadily cooler. Day by day, the bright golden leaves of the birches turned more spotted as the first… — Haruki Murakami
There is never any turning back Gemma. You have to go forward. Make the future yours. — Libba Bray
Spirituality is not to be learned by flight from the world, or by running away from things, or by turning solitary and going apart from… — Meister Eckhart
With school turning out more runners, jumpers, racers, tinkerers, grabbers, snatchers, fliers, and swimmers instead of examiners, critics, knowers, and imaginative creators, the word 'intellectual,'… — Ray Bradbury
When Jo's conservative sister Meg says she must turn up her hair now that she is a "young lady," Jo shouts, "I'm not! and if… — Louisa May Alcott
Now, bitterly, with one sweep of the front door, the compassion was spent. To the degree that Lawrence's face was familiar, it was killingly so… — Lionel Shriver
At that instant he knew that all his doubts, even the impossibility of believing with his reason, of which he was aware in himself, did… — Leo Tolstoy
You think you know what is just and what is not. I understand. We all think we know." I had no doubt, myself, then, that… — J M Coetzee
Today a great shot for freedom was heard. I think it stands a chance of being heard forever. It marls a turning point in the… — Leon Uris

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