Unfamiliar Quotes

189 Unfamiliar quotes by 173 unique authors

The way of Jesus cannot be imposed or mapped — it requires an active participation in following Jesus as he leads us through sometimes strange… — Eugene H. Peterson
She knew this music--knew it down to the very core of her being--but she had never heard it before. Unfamiliar, it had still always been… — Charles de Lint
But your solitude will be a support and a home for you, even in the midst of very unfamiliar circumstances, and from it you will… — Rainer Maria Rilke
Collect adventures and experiences to reminisce about…go to far places, meet new people, eat exotic foods, enjoy all varieties of women, look on unfamiliar landscapes,… — Gary Jennings
I just got lost in thought. It was unfamiliar territory. — Steven Wright
The dove descending breaks the air With flame of incandescent terror Of which the tongues declare The one discharge from sin and error. The only… — Thomas Stearns Eliot
Sometimes I talk to myself in languages I'm unfamiliar with... just to screw with my subconscious. — Steven Wright
It seems to me that people who don’t learn as easily as others suffer from a kind of learning disability—there is something different about the… — John Irving
I could probably have made the head shot from the railing, but with an unfamiliar gun, it was too risky. I didn't want to accidentally… — Laurell K. Hamilton
There is an anaesthetic of familiarity, a sedative of ordinariness which dulls the senses and hides the wonder of existence. For those of us not… — Richard Dawkins
A thump thump thump noise that was so unfamiliar, and yet I couldn't quite place it. But I knew it. It was---"Mmm-hmmm," Monica murmured, just… — Sarah Dessen
I tried out the unfamiliar syllables. They fit. They cracked in my ears like a fist through ice. — Louise Erdrich
I’m free, I think. I shut my eyes and think hard and deep about how free I am, but I can’t really understand what it… — Haruki Murakami
Do you want your blood to stay where it is sochar-lar?" Tavi lifted both eyebrows at the unfamiliar word, and glanced at Varg. "Monkey," Varg… — Jim Butcher
Who shall blame him? Who will not secretly rejoice when the hero puts his armour off, and halts by the window and gazes at his… — Virginia Woolf
An unfamiliar city is a fine thing. That's the time and place when you can suppose that all the people you meet are nice. It's… — Louis-Ferdinand Celine
In a split second of eternity, everything is changed, transfigured. A few bars of music, rising from an unfamiliar place, a touch of perfection in… — Muriel Barbery
He prefers the security of known misery to the misery of unfamiliar insecurity. — Sheldon B. Kopp
I am driving an unfamiliar vehicle down a narrow road I've never seen before. Do you really want to be pissing me off right now? — Jennifer Rardin
What do you want to do with me?" she asked. You had an unpleasant tumble." He nodded toward the unfamiliar creatures. "My Ganmede friends and… — Frank Beddor
When you have been with your partner for so many years, they become the glove compartment map that you've worn dog-eared and white-creased, the trail… — Jodi Picoult
We say 'forest' but this word is made of the unknown, the unfamiliar, the unencompassed. The earth. Clods of dirt. Pebbles. On a clear day… — Witold Gombrowicz
We want to climb in with you,' Dermot said. 'We'll all sleep better.' That seemed incredibly weird and creepy to me - or maybe I… — Charlaine Harris
and in that recurring dream, I found myself trapped in some sort of gigantic game of which I was unfamiliar with the rules; lost in… — Franz Kafka
I am trying to be unfamiliar with what I'm doing. — John Cage

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