Quote by Michael Chabon Download Open image ““an ancient woman, swarthy and whiskered and crooked like a finger.”” — Michael Chabon ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.9 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“Well, the ancients might not have been very heroic. Most of them were probably like Mother, crouched somewhere trying to work out how to… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
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“Her eyes, full of ancient, sacred wisdom. Her bones, deposits of inherited bravery. She is a proud descendant of strong, courageous women who went… — Melody Lee Copy Share Image
“But that woman is an encyclopedia! Of all vices, ancient and modern, and terribly interesting to leaf through! ” — Jean Lorrain Copy Share Image
“A woman with legs up to my chest emerged from one of the illustrious establishments. She was shaped like an hourglass, but had the… — Julian North Copy Share Image
“It was easy, terribly easy, to become with time a middle-aged spinster with a sharp tongue. She would have to guard against this.” — Alexander McCall Smith Copy Share Image
“The woman's face was like a stone tablet, as if the president of the chess club had wandered over to the Goth corner of… — Elizabeth Bard Copy Share Image
“Bless you, my son." She sank onto the cushy chair, legs splayed. "So ladylike. No wonder your ring finger is lonely." "How about this… — Haley Walsh Copy Share Image
“Her fingers were gnarled and crooked like the roots of the oldest swamp trees. Not prissy roots of trees that grew in manicured parks… — Amber Kizer Copy Share Image
Entertainment is a sacred pursuit when done well. When done well, it raises the quality of human life. — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
“Anyway, it's a pretty good story," I said. "You have to admit." "Yeah?" He crumpled up the Kleenex, having dispatched the solitary tear. "You can have it. I'm giving it to you. After I'm gone, write it down. Explain everything. Make it mean something. Use a lot of those fancy metaphors of yours. Put the whole thing in proper chronological… — Michael Chabon Copy Share
There were so many Pittsburgh poets in my hallway that if, at that instant, a meteorite had come smashing through my roof, there would… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
“Badass.'" My grandfather sampled the flavor of the word. It did not seem to revolt him, but it was nothing he needed ever to… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
See you in the funny papers," he said. Jaunty, he reminded himself; always jaunty. In my panache is their hope for salvation. — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
“I didn't want to be left alone with Timothy, not because I was afraid of him but because I was afraid that somebody would… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
“He had already seized this particular day once, but he was prepared, if need be, to go ahead and seize the motherfucker all over… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
“We figure he must have let him out. The perpetrator, I mean. He's blind and we figure he just wandered off and maybe got… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
“Then I reminded myself that I was always willing to listen to arguments in favor of avoiding an unpleasant chore, and I shook my… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
“Love great first lines and paragraphs. From The Yiddish Policemen's Union: Nine months Landsman's been flopping at the Hotel Zamenhof without any of his… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
“Life blew in gusts from the hole in the side of the elephant with a rank smell and a comic flatulence.” — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
Not only would I never want to belong to any club that would have me for a member--if elected I would wear street shoes… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
