Wrapped Quotes

551 quotes by 429 authors

Everything worthwhile, everything of any value, has its price. Everything anyone has ever wanted has come neatly wrapped up in its penalties. — Loretta Young
If I had my way we'd sleep every night all wrapped around each other like hibernating rattlesnakes. — William S. Burroughs
Her body was wrapped in shadows like moth wings, like rose-petals. — Stephen King
The light died in the low clouds. Falling snow drank in the dusk. Shrouded in silence, the branches wrapped me in their peace. When the… — Dag Hammarskjold
The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy also mentions alcohol. It says that the best drink in existence is the Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster, the effect… — Douglas Adams
Mother always said she was a size 7 woman she kept wrapped in fat to prevent bruising. — Haven Kimmel
Did I do anything wrong today," he said, "or has the world always been like this and I've been too wrapped up in myself to… — Douglas Adams
There is a loneliness that can be rocked. Arms crossed, knees drawn up, holding, holding on, this motion, unlike a ship's, smooths and contains the… — Toni Morrison
Superman didn't become Superman. Superman was born Superman. When Superman wakes up in the morning, he's Superman. His alter ego is Clark Kent. His outfit… — Quentin Tarantino
And what an example of the power of dress young Oliver Twist was! Wrapped in the blanket which had hitherto formed his only covering, he… — Charles Dickens
And I felt like my heart had been so thoroughly and irreparably broken that there could be no real joy again, that at best there… — Anne Lamott
The truth doesn't always set you free; people prefer to believe prettier, neatley wrapped lies — Jodi Picoult
He was becoming unstuck, he was sure of that - his bones were no longer wrapped in flesh but in clouds of dust, in hummingbirds,… — Tom Robbins
Usually lifeâ€™s greatest gifts come wrapped in adversity. — Richard Paul Evans
Submit to me." So she said nothing, but looked doggedly and sadly at the shore, wrapped in its mantle of peace; as if the people… — Virginia Woolf
I have seen something like it happen in battle. A man was coming at me, I at him, to kill. Then came a sudden great… — C.S. Lewis
Most hatred is based on fear, one way or another. Yeah. I wrapped myself in anger, with a dash of hate, and at the bottom… — Laurell K. Hamilton
When a war breaks out, people say: "It's too stupid; it can't last long." But though a war may well be "too stupid," that doesn't… — Albert Camus
Thatâ€™s the thing with the young these days, isnâ€™t it? They watch too many happy endings. Everything has to be wrapped up, with a smile… — Nick Hornby
There were plenty of women around who dressed smartly, and plenty more who dressed to impress, but this girl was different. Totally different. She wore… — Haruki Murakami

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