All things Quote by Ovid

“The thread by which our fate hangs is wearing thin. Not nature, but the “genius of mankind,” has knotted the hangman’s noose with which…

— C.G. Jung

On what slender threads do life and fortune hang.

— Alexandre Dumas

All human things Of dearest value hang on slender strings.

— Edmund Waller

There is an ancient Chinese myth about the thread of fate. It says the gods have tied a red thread around every one of…

— Touch

This you can count on...give people enough time, space and rope, and they will hang themselves every single time.

— Nishan Panwar

“The universe was exploding, each particle away from the next, hurtling us into dark and lonely space, eternally tearing us away from each other--…

— Daniel Keyes

“The universe was exploding, each particle away from the next, hurtling us into dark and lonely space, eternally tearing us away from each other—child…

— Daniel Keyes

“What people had shed and left--a pair of shoes, a shooting cap, some faded skirts and coats in wardrobes--those alone kept the human shape…

— Virginia Woolf

“Like the muscles knew from the beginning that it would end with this, this inevitable falling apart... It's sad, but a relief as well…

— Julie Powell

“The Apache wrenched his pony's head around and when Glanton spun to look at his men he found them frozen in deadlock with the…

— Cormac McCarthy

“in better company, they found among all those hideous carcasses two skeletons, one of which held the other in its embrace. One of these…

— Victor Hugo

“As we passed this living cruelty, I shuddered in momentarily isolation and then let out an audible gasp at what I saw. They were…

— Alfred Nestor