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Words Quotes by Lauren Oliver
- And a face above mine, white and beautiful, eyes as large as the moon. You saved me. A hand on my cheek, cool and dry.…
- I think of the quietness of Julian's voice as he said I love you, the steadiness of his rib cage rising and falling against my…
- A room full of words that are nearly the truth but not quite, each note fluttering off the steam of its rose like a broken…
- And now I know why they invented words for love, why they had to: It's the only thing that can come close to describing what…
- It's amazing how words can do that, just shred your insides apart. Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me…
- My stomach gets that hollowed-out feeling. It's amazing how words can do that, just shred your insides apart.
- I'm mesmerized by the way his fingers move confidently along her skin, as though her body is his to reat and touch and tend to.…
- Something aches at the very core of me, something ancient and deep and stronger than words: the filament that joins each of us to the…
- I want to know." His words are a whisper, barely audible. "I want to know with you.
- What does it feel like to be infected?" "I-- I can't describe it." I force the words out. Can't breathe, can't breathe, can't breathe. His…
- Live free or die. Four words. Thirteen letters. Ridges, bumps, swirls under my fingertips. Another story. We cling tightly to it, and our belief turns…
- And when we are with Alex, I might as well not be there. They speak in a language of whispers and giggles and secrets; their…
- Old words; words that nearly brought me to my knees. Live free or die
- It's going to be okay. Words that mean nothing. really, just sounds intoned into vastness and darkness, little scrabbling attempts to latch on to something…
- It's as though the words are trapped, buried under past fears, past lives, like fossils compressed under layers of dirt.
More Words Quotes
- Nothing we use or hear or touch can be expressed in words that equal what is given by the senses. — Hannah Arendt
- I write the paragraph, then I'm crossing out, changing words, trying to improve it. When it seems more or less OK, then… — Paul Auster
- Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words. — Francis of Assisi
- When old people speak it is not because of the sweetness of words in our mouths; it is because we see something… — Chinua Achebe
- Mr. Bean is at his best when he is not using words, but I am equally at home in both verbal and… — Rowan Atkinson
- I don't think of poetry as a 'rational' activity but as an aural one. My poems usually begin with words or phrases… — Margaret Atwood
- The genesis of a poem for me is usually a cluster of words. The only good metaphor I can think of is… — Margaret Atwood
- The words of a dead man are modified in the guts of the living. — Wystan Hugh Auden
- The words printed here are concepts. You must go through the experiences. — Saint Augustine
- Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride… — Jane Austen
- Prayer is an act of love; words are not needed. Even if sickness distracts from thoughts, all that is needed is the… — Teresa of Avila
- The custom of speaking to God Almighty as freely as with a slave - caring nothing whether the words are suitable or… — Teresa of Avila