Bells Quote by Garth Nix

“The bells, I say, the bells break down their tower; And swing I know not where. Their tongues engrave Membrane through marrow, my long-scattered…

— Hart Crane

“The crowd listened all the more closely for having waited and despaired, especially since this time the bells, ringing softly, demanded a deeper hush.…

— Georges Rodenbach

“What passing bells for these who die as cattle? Only the monstrous anger of the guns. Only the stuttering rifle's rapid rattle Can patter…

— Wilfred Owen

“When the bells have rung on this life I hope that I, a mere nobody of importance, will have helped to better one soul.…

— Anonymous

But one sound always rose above the clamor of busy life and, no matter how much of a tintinnabulation, was never confused and, fora…

— Johan Huizinga

“One thing all the stories agreed on: King Robert was dead. The bells in the seven towers of the Great Sept of Baelor had…

— George R.R. Martin

Now see that noble and most sovereign reason, Like sweet bells jangled, out of tune and harsh.

— William Shakespeare

“Never send to know for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for thee.”

— John Donne

“I am the wind heralding death, the instrument of justice sent by our Prince to carry out the sentence pronounced on you by our…

— Christine Feehan

“O CAPTAIN! my Captain! our fearful trip is done, The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won, The port is…

— Walt Whitman

“The sparkling smile became enormous. ‘Do you think she has a dagger there? Do you? Ask her, M. Francis? For,’ said the most noble…

— Dorothy Dunnett

“There is much that is immortal in this medieval lady. The dragons have gone, and so have the knights, but still she lingers in…

— E. M. Forster