Book Quote by Siri Hustvedt

Why is it, my shadow-striding friend, that we don't fear dreams? We lose consciousness, lose control, things happen with no apparent logic and abiding…

— Brent Weeks

When you have so much pain, you think you will lose consciousness. If you say to yourself, ‘So what, lose consciousness,’ the pain goes…

— Marina Abramovic

We are like horses who hurt themselves as soon as they pull on their bits - and we bow our heads. We even lose…

— Simone Weil

Stripping the protection wards off the ship was bad enough—it's a strong, strong enchantment, demon-based—but when you fell, I had to put a fast…

— Cassandra Clare

What freedom lies in flying, what Godlike power it gives to men . . . I lose all consciousness in this strong unmortal space…

— Charles Lindbergh

“I start to lose consciousness, and only desperation and fear keep my heart pounding, hard. Darkness descends, as Awful rises. Ivan has no idea…

— Rachel Cohn

Nothing in the real world is as beautiful as the illusions of a person about to lose consciousness.

— Haruki Murakami

Just as you can practice three-word sentences or sentences that travel across time zones, so can you practice writing sentences that breathe unshakable conviction.

— Stanley Fish

Writing your name can lead to writing sentences. And the next thing you'll be doing is writing paragraphs, and then books. And then you'll…

— Henry David Thoreau

I like writing sentences. It's tactile and exciting. Whereas working at the level of the scene is a more cerebral pleasure.

— Matthew Specktor

I’ve tried writing and the sentences come out fine, but I write a few pages and I don’t want to go on.

— Lawrence Block

When I was a kid, the punishment I disliked the most was writing sentences. My mother loved to make me record my transgressions--always a…

— Clay Aiken