Books Quote by Thomas Harris Download Open image ““A paperback book was wrapped around Barney's massive index finger as he held his place.”” — Thomas Harris ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.0 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Books
“When, suddenly, on an ordinary Wednesday, it seemed to Barney that the world tilted and ran downhill in all directions, he knew he was… — Margaret Mahy Copy Share Image
“Somewhere in Barney's mind, as a spark flickers and finds tinder and blazes up into a flame, a small light of resentment flared suddenly… — Susan Cooper Copy Share Image
“Barney spotted our neighbor's lawn, where he promptly took care of his business. There I was, the former president of the United States, with… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
“He ran his finger down the hardcover keyboard of book spines. Individual memories of each, particularly his first experience with every title, burned through… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Barney did not reply. He looked at Krendler as though the left and right hemispheres of Krendler’s brain were two dogs stuck together.” — Thomas Harris Copy Share Image
“To my amazement, miraculously, the lid suddenly loosened and slid all the way open, revealing its hidden cargo: A stack of small paper booklets.… — Syrie James Copy Share Image
“The Book of the Order lay open on his desk, the pages curling up from a spine stitched to last.” — Hugh Howey Copy Share Image
“It hardly mattered to him that [his] book was forgotten and that it served no use; and the question of its worth at any… — John Williams Copy Share Image
“The judge said he was going to throw the book at me. I hoped it was an ebook in the cloud, and not a… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
“The bookcase tipped and the book covers opened like wings over an underbelly of white feathers, dirty with ink.” — Anthony Marra Copy Share Image
Barney's Dad was really bad so Barney hatched a plan when his dad said "Eat your peas." Barney shouted no and ran Barney tricked… — Bill Watterson Copy Share Image
“Oh, here. Here’s the record player.” Barney lifted a light-blue and white case from one of the eaves. She set it on a trunk… — Mariah Stewart Copy Share Image
“Don't think you can persuade me with appeals to my intellectual vanity.” — Thomas Harris Copy Share Image
“He liked the Leedses. He was sorry that he had been to the morgue. He thought the madman who visited them might have liked… — Thomas Harris Copy Share Image
On a related subject, Signore Pazzi, I must confess to you: I'm giving serious thought to eating your wife. — Thomas Harris Copy Share Image
“[T]here is no consensus in the psychiatric community that Dr. Lecter should be termed a man. He has long been regarded by his professional… — Thomas Harris Copy Share Image
“And then, the last words Raspail ever said: 'I wonder why my parents didn't kill me before I was old enough to fool them.'… — Thomas Harris Copy Share Image
One can only see what one observes, and one observes only things which are already in the mind. — Thomas Harris Copy Share Image
“She found Starling in the warm laundry room, dozing against the slow rump-rump of a washing machine in the smell of bleach and soap… — Thomas Harris Copy Share Image
He moves smoothly and slowly, carrying his concentration like a brimming cup. — Thomas Harris Copy Share Image
“The emperor counsels simplicity. First principles. Of each particular thing, ask: What is it in itself, in its own constitution? What is its causal… — Thomas Harris Copy Share Image
What do you look at while you’re making up your mind? Ours is not a reflective culture, we do no raise our eyes up… — Thomas Harris Copy Share Image
“I have no plans to call on you, Clarice, the world being more interesting with you in it.” — Thomas Harris Copy Share Image
I think a new world will arise out of the religious mists when we approach our Bible with the idea that it is not… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
If I had a dollar for every time I couldn’t sleep, I could buy a billion locks and finally read a book in peace. — Aesop Rock Copy Share Image
If what I write is literature, I guess you'd better emphasize the 'litter.' — Lydia Lunch Copy Share Image
My sentences got sharper and my stories more efficient, and I gradually learned to imagine the reader more clearly and to empathize with that… — Karen Thompson Walker Copy Share Image
Young men, especially in America, write to me and ask me to recommend “a course of reading.” Distrust a course of reading! People who… — Andrew Lang Copy Share Image
“Within the pages of books, I've journeyed to Mandalay, the Milky Way and Santa Fe, without once having to leave my armchair.” — Kevin Ansbro Copy Share Image
“Tacitus did not write a most dangerous book. His readers made it so.” — Christopher K. Krebs Copy Share Image
“Take some books and read; that’s an immense help; and books are always good company if you have the right sort.” — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
Reader, if you are gifted with nerves like mine, aspire to any character but that of a wit. — Charles Lamb Copy Share Image
I have many who keep me going, I am very fortunate in this sense. There is nothing like a child who knows more about… — Floyd Cooper Copy Share Image
I think books in which people are really happy and things are going well are probably the most challenging novels there are to write,… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image