Wistful Quotes

46 Wistful quotes by 42 unique authors

For the first time in a long time I thought about Maman. I felt as if I understood why at the end of her life… — Albert Camus
He's like a drug for you, Bella." His voice was still gentle, not at all critical. "I see that you can't live without him now.… — Stephenie Meyer
I wonder what Proust would have made of our present-day locus of collective fantasy, the Internet. I’m guessing he would have seized on its wistful… — Jennifer Egan
The smile he gave her was wistful, just a little lift to his mouth. "You are a fighter." ""Yes. Always. And sometimes I'm a whole… — J R Ward
That's because you're interpreting it the wrong way. I didn't mean it as a wistful, overdramatic declaration. I mean that the love I felt for… — Rachel Cohn
It takes so little to make a child happy, that it is a pity in a world full of sunshine and pleasant things, that there… — Louisa May Alcott
You mostly.” Her hands went still again as her eyes stared off into the past with a look so wistful it made me ache for… — Rachel Vincent
The way to beat Luke," he said. "If I'm right, it's the only way you'll stand a chance." I took a deep breath. "Okay. I'm… — Rick Riordan
Tod's pale brows arched halfway up his forehead, and he looked suddenly, achingly wistful. "She knows not what she says..." Maybe not. But I was… — Rachel Vincent
For animals that are overworked, underfed, and cruelly treated; for all wistful creatures in captivity that beat their wings against bars; for any that are… — Albert Schweitzer
When man does not have firm, calm lines on the horizon of his life- mountain and forest lines, as it were- then a man's innermost… — Friedrich Nietzsche
McIntyre hesitated, and for a moment the tall, gray-haired man looked almost boyish. "After all this time...don't you think you could call me William?" Amy… — Judy Blundell
Soon or late, every dog's master's memory becomes a graveyard; peopled by wistful little furry ghosts that creep back unbidden, at times, to a semblance… — Albert Payson Terhune
The cooler days have brought a wistful mood upon him. The smell of coalsmoke in the air at night. Old times, dead years. For him… — Cormac McCarthy
The anger. The terror. The feeling of entrapment. the profound distrust of people.The wistful, plaintive conviction that a window, a thing, was more important than… — Flora Rheta Schreiber
It was funny, she thought, but her smile turned wistful because she had nobody to tell. — Laini Taylor
The dance grew into a colorful flower bouquet which caught and contained the glow of sun-happy summer days, the secret of star-studded nights, and the… — Mary Wigman
Can Israelis be wistful? It is not the characteristic we usually associate with them; more typically they are said to be tough, sweet, angry, thoughtful,… — Elliott Abrams
The sun is sleeping quietly once upon a century. Wistful oceans calm and red Ardent caresses laid to rest. — Nightwish
To be certain, with each thoughtless individual step toward a mortal epilogue, so to do we shear away, with reckless abandon, another thickness, screaming silently,… — L Vincent Majestic

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