Wither Quotes

168 quotes by 142 authors

In Egypt, I loved the perfume of the lotus. A flower would bloom in the pool at dawn, filling the entire garden with a blue… — Anita Diament
Never; he will not: Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale Her infinite variety: other women cloy The appetites they feed: but she makes hungry… — William Shakespeare
The spirit who inhabits her animates us all. Destroy the host, you destroy the power. The young die first; the old wither slowly; the eldest… — Anne Rice
I had begun to think my ripening body would wither untasted on the vine. — Jacqueline Carey
Without hope, love dies and parts of you wither. — Laurell K. Hamilton
The past can teach us, nurture us, but it cannot sustain us. The essence of life is change, and we must move ever forward or… — Susanna Kearsley
I looked and looked at her, and I knew, as clearly as I know that I will die, that I loved her more than anything… — Vladimir Nabokov
My confidence was of the hothouse variety, carefully cultivated under highly regulated conditions. One wrong look, one mean comment, and my facade would wither. — Justina Chen
Any messages for me?" Usually I got one or two, but mostly people who wanted my help preferred to talk in person. "Yes. Hold on."… — Ilona Andrews
There's an east wind coming all the same, such a wind as never blew on England yet. It will be cold and bitter, Watson, and… — Arthur Conan Doyle
Beauty is at its most poignant when the cold hand of Death holds poised to wither it imminently. — Jacqueline Carey
Wishes of one's old life wither and shrivel like old leaves if they are not replaced with new wishes when the world changes. And the… — Catherynne M. Valente
An expectation was there, mixed in with so many other emotions - excitement, resignation, hesitation, confusion, fear - that would well up then wither on… — Haruki Murakami
Do you want me to ride you like a rented mule, or do you prefer to be Mr. Missionary Position? I'm fine with wither, so… — Katie MacAlister
You canâ€™t just write and write and put things in a drawer. They wither without the warm sun of someone elseâ€™s appreciation. — Anne Morrow Lindbergh
The problem with living so long is that we get used to it. We watch the mortals age and wither and die around us, watch… — Derek Landy
Thereâ€™s rosemary, thatâ€™s for remembrance; pray, love, remember; and there is pansies, thatâ€™s for thoughts... Thereâ€™s fennel for you, and columbines; thereâ€™s rue for you,… — William Shakespeare
Love . . . is like nature, but in reverse; first it fruits, then it flowers, then it seems to wither, then it goes deep,… — Edna O'Brien
Christianity, unlike any other religion in the world, begins with catastrophe and defeat. Sunshine religions and psychological inspirations collapse in calamity and wither in adversity.… — Fulton J. Sheen
I know now that when the loving, honest moment comes it should be seized, and spoken, because it may never come again. And unvoiced, unmoving,… — Gregory David Roberts

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