Twists Quotes

342 Twists quotes by 298 unique authors

It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit… — Arthur Conan Doyle
So you wish to conquer in the Olympic Games, my friend? And I, too... But first mark the conditions and the consequences. You will have… — Epictetus
Your father always suspected that being pretty-minded is simply the natural state for most people. They want to be vapid and lazy and vain—Maddy glanced… — Scott Westerfeld
I should be very much obliged if you would slip your revolver into your pocket. An Eley's No. 2 is an excellent argument with gentlemen… — Arthur Conan Doyle
The adult must seem to mislead the child, and the Master the dog. They misread the signs. Their ignorance and their wishes twist everything. You… — Sheldon Vanauken
Insecurity is the worst sense that lovers feel; sometimes the most humdrum desireless marriage seems better. Insecurity twists meanings and poisons trust. — Graham Greene
We have each other, and our stories twist and mingle like the twisting currents of a river. We hold each other tight as we spin… — David Almond
Sometimes I get tired of trying to convince him that I love him and shall love him for ever. He pounces on my words like… — Graham Greene
Wouldn't that put a twist in your toga? — Rick Riordan
There is more beauty in truth, even if it is a dreadful beauty. The storytellers at the city gate twist life so that it looks… — John Steinbeck
Oh yeah, just push the knife in further and twist, why doncha?! — Aya Nakahara
We are loping sequences of chemical conversions, acting ourselves converted. We are twists of genes acting ourselves twisted; we are wicks of burning neuroses acting… — Gregory Maguire
Remember, we Christians think man lives for ever. Therefore, what really matters is those little marks or twists on the central, inside part of the… — C.S. Lewis
When a writer looked at an empty computer screen, what did she see? Tristan wondered. A movie screen ready to be lit with faces? A… — Elizabeth Chandler
He had the hypocrisy to represent a mourner: and previous to following with Hareton, he lifted the unfortunate child on to the table and muttered,… — Emily Bronte
Deadly little Miho. She won't let you feel a thing unless she wants you to. She twists the blade. He feels it. — Frank Miller
Long ago, long ago. The simple things come back to us. They rest for a moment by our ribcages then suddenly reach in and twist… — Colum McCann
Every human occupation has it repertoire of stock phrases, within which every man twists and turn until his death. His vocabulary, which seems so lavish,… — Auguste de Villiers de l'Isle-Adam
Memory warps time, as it does the sights and sounds and smells of reality; for what shapes it is emotion, which can twist what seems… — Sherwood Smith
While life is meant to test, challenge, and strengthen us, if we are attempting to negotiate the twists and turns and ups and downs of… — Sheri L. Dew
That’s how stories happen — with a turning point, an unexpected twist. There’s only one kind of happiness, but misfortune comes in all shapes and… — Haruki Murakami
A garden should make you feel you've entered privileged space -- a place not just set apart but reverberant -- and it seems to me… — Michael Pollan
Good things come, but they're never perfect; are they? You have to twist them into something perfect. — Maud Hart Lovelace
When they were introduced, he made a witticism, hoping to be liked. She laughed extremely hard, hoping to be liked. Then each drove home alone,… — David Foster Wallace
Richard," Kahlan said, "what about Siddin? Weselan and Savidlin will be worried sick over him." Her green eyes gazed deep into his. She leaned closer,… — Terry Goodkind

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