Violet Quotes

189 quotes by 136 authors

The splendor of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not rob the little violet of itâ€™s scent nor the daisy of its… — Therese of Lisieux
Anyone who knew Violet well could tell she was thinking hard, because her long hair was tied up in a ribbon to keep it out… — Daniel Handler
Gaston was not only a fierce lover, with endless wisdom and imagination, but he was also, perhaps, the first man in the history of the… — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
I SEE thee better in the dark, I do not need a light. The love of thee a prism be Excelling violet. I see thee… — Emily Dickinson
Bitter love, a violet with it's crown of thorns in a thicet of spiky passions, spear of sorrow, corolla of rage: how did you come… — Pablo Neruda
The word itself has another color. Itâ€™s not a word with any resonance, although the e was once pronounced. There is only the bump now… — William H. Gass
I was left alone there in the company of the orchids, roses and violets, which, like people waiting beside you who do not know you,… — Marcel Proust
I don't think it had ever occurred to me that man's supremacy is not primarily due to his brain, as most of the books would… — John Wyndham
I donâ€™t know. Dâ€™you think? Heâ€™s pretty wide in the chest.â€ The girl looked at me, and I was frozen. So I said, â€œYeah. I… — Matthew Tobin Anderson
Itâ€™s the end. Itâ€™s the end of the civilization. Weâ€™re going down. No, itâ€™s sure not too attractive. Lenticels. I just hope my kids donâ€™t… — Matthew Tobin Anderson
Tumbling-hair picker of buttercups violets dandelions And the big bullying daisies through the field wonderful with eyes a little sorry Another comes also picking flowers — E E Cummings
He sat on as the sun's rays came slowly down through the trees, lower and lower, and when the lowest reached a branch not far… — Patrick O'Brian
Nowhere in the world is safe," Count Olaf said. Not with you around," Violet agreed. I'm no worse than anyone else," Count Olaf said. — Daniel Handler
To harden the earth the rocks took charge: instantly they grew wings: the rocks that soared: the survivors flew up the lightning bolt, screamed in… — Pablo Neruda
In my previous life I was a civil attorney. At one point I truly believed that was what I wanted to be- but that was… — Jodi Picoult
Beneath the violet pillar, in the vacuum before the roar of the cloud, there came a soft sound that might have been heard by those… — Lydia Millet
At first we raced through space, like shadows and light; her rants, my raves; her dark hair, my blonde; black dresses, white. She's a purple-black… — Francesca Lia Block
Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory; Odours, when sweet violets sicken, Live within the sense they quicken. Rose leaves, when the rose… — Percy Bysshe Shelley
Is it snowing where you are? All the world that I see from my tower is draped in white and the flakes are coming down… — Jean Webster
He thought how sad it was to be an Animal who had never had a bunch of violets picked for him. — A A Milne

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