Elephants Quote by Val McDermid Download Open image “He frowned as he struggled to remember. It was like watching an elephant crochet.” — Val McDermid ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.0 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Elephants Remember
“He did not remember when he began to regard the heap of books on his desk with boredom and dread, or when he grew… — Tobias Wolff Copy Share Image
“He didn’t know what it was like to live between memory and regret with nothing to numb it.” — Kathleen Tessaro Copy Share Image
“She could recall almost nothing of them. She tried a thousand times, but for the greater part that section of her memory was as… — Frances Hardinge Copy Share Image
“I stopped and asked him if he was all right, and he said he was tired of remembering everything he wanted to forget and… — Kevin Brockmeier Copy Share Image
“Because he had been- and in many ways still was- such a brilliant man, he no doubt understood the nature of his memory problem.… — Yoko Ogawa Copy Share Image
He couldn't tell that this was one of those occasions a man never forgets: a small cicatrice had been made on the memory, a… — Graham Greene Copy Share Image
“I didn’t know what I hated more, when his eyes were unreadable or when I didn’t like what I read in them.” — Alessandra Torre Copy Share Image
“He vividly recalled those old doubts and perplexities, and it seemed to him that it was no mere chance that he recalled them now.… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Copy Share Image
“I told her you were probably here'. 'Thanks,' Tony said. 'Did I mention she thinks her brother's murder is my fault?” — Val McDermid Copy Share Image
“Around five-eight, slim, good shoulders, narrow hips, legs and trunk in proportion, short dark hair, side parting, dark eyes, probably blue, shadows under the… — Val McDermid Copy Share Image
“I failed her. And she's out of my life. I don't even know where she's living. What she's doing to get through the days.… — Val McDermid Copy Share Image
“Her eyes widened and her mouth formed an anguished O. He had to admit, there was real pleasure in seeing her pay the price… — Val McDermid Copy Share Image
“Discovering dedicated mystery booksellers was a bit like going to heaven without having to die first” — Val McDermid Copy Share Image
“Everybody's got the right to go to hell in the handcart of their choice.” — Val McDermid Copy Share Image
“Look at you. Finally, you look upset. Is that what's bothering you now?' She stepped close to him and pushed him hard in the… — Val McDermid Copy Share Image
That was the trouble with moving houses; no matter how carefully you packed the books, they never ended up on the new shelves in… — Val McDermid Copy Share Image
“Why are you only coming home just after three? Do you want a drink? I'm wide awake now.' He could be so like a… — Val McDermid Copy Share Image
“junction at the top of the stairs. She gave a curious glance down General Tilney’s corridor, but she” — Val McDermid Copy Share Image
Steve Mosby has become one of a handful of writers who make me excited about crime fiction. — Val McDermid Copy Share Image
I have a memory like an elephant. I remember every elephant I've ever met. — Herb Caen Copy Share Image
I remember my friend Johnny von Neumann used to say, 'with four parameters I can fit an elephant and with five I can make… — Enrico Fermi Copy Share Image
There's a place in Botswana where there are 100,000 elephants living in a single population. Think of the amount of space they need. Remember,… — Patrick Bergin Copy Share Image
Despite the reams of paperwork, obstacles worthy of a horse show, and a wait that can rival an elephant's gestation, adoption feels no different… — Scott Simon Copy Share Image
I watched a film called 'Elephant' recently. Its not stylish in the sense of expensive suits and Italian cars, but the styling on every… — Tinie Tempah Copy Share Image
'Helping industry' is the elephant pit of socialism, a deep hole with sharp spikes at the bottom, covered over with twigs and fresh grass. — Enoch Powell Copy Share Image
I returned to New Orleans and my problems with pari-mutuel windows and a dark-haired, milk-skinned wife from Martinique who went home with men from… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If you've never seen an elephant ski, then you've never been on acid. — Eddie Izzard Copy Share Image
Soft fantasy worlds have a much looser cause-and-effect relationship. Alchemists can turn lead into gold and nobody wonders about how it will impact the… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
You can see the rider serving the elephant when people are morally dumbfounded. They have strong gut feelings about what is right and wrong,… — Jonathan Haidt Copy Share Image
The world is not a burden; we make it a burden by our desires. When the desires are removed, the world is as light… — Baba Hari Dass Copy Share Image
If thou art of elephant-strength or of lion-claw, still peace is, in my opinion, better than strife. — Saadi Copy Share Image
