Quote by John Fowles Download Open image ““A thousand violins cloy very rapidly without percussion.”” — John Fowles ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.2 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“That’s the trouble these days, too much Sax and Violins in the theatre.” — Tony Rattigan Copy Share Image
“He is about to hand the earphone to Jutta when—clear and unblemished, about halfway down the coil—he hears the quick, drastic strikes of a… — Anthony Doerr Copy Share Image
“Should I get my violin out? I feel this little chat of yours needs an accompanying rhapsody.” — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
“When at last I feel ready to tackle the whole of the piece, I begin slowly, delighting in the silvery tone of this violin… — Pat Lowery Collins Copy Share Image
“If all would play first violin, we could not obtain an orchestra. Therefore esteem every musician in his place.” — Robert Schumann Copy Share Image
“The moment you tell someone else is the moment you become a whiner and the world's smallest violin starts to play.” — J.A. Redmerski Copy Share Image
“If I had to sit with a Mr Unavailable and listen to his sob story, you would see me rubbing the tips of my… — Natalie Lue Copy Share Image
“...the overture began. God! Strings! Oboes! Timpani! Are you fucking kidding me? Why, when we know what human beings are capable of doing, do… — Meg Howrey Copy Share Image
“Rubbing at the bridge of his nose with his middle finger, Thorn snorted at his tirade. “Should I get my violin out? I feel… — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
Violins are the lively, forward, importunate wits, that distinguish themselves by the flourishes of imagination, sharpness of repartee, glances of satire, and bear away… — Richard Steele Copy Share Image
I do not plan my fiction any more than I normally plan woodland walks; I follow the path that seems most promising at any… — John Fowles Copy Share Image
“The sky is absolutely empty. Beautifully pure and empty. As if the architects and builders would live in all the houses they built! Or… — John Fowles Copy Share Image
“The evolution of human mentality has put us all in vitro now, behind the glass wall of our own ingenuity.” — John Fowles Copy Share Image
Most marriages recognize this paradox: Passion destroys passion; we want what puts an end to wanting what we want. — John Fowles Copy Share Image
That is the great distinction between the sexes. Men see objects, women see the relationships between objects. — John Fowles Copy Share Image
The craving to risk death is our last great perversion. We come from night, we go into night. Why live in night? — John Fowles Copy Share Image
There is only one good definition of God: the freedom that allows other freedoms to exist. — John Fowles Copy Share Image
“Long afterwards I realized why some men, racing drivers and their like, become addicted to speed. There are those of us who never see… — John Fowles Copy Share Image
But however good you get at translating personality into line or paint it's no go if your personality isn't worth translating. — John Fowles Copy Share Image
