537 quotes found
“our dispassionate acceptance of attrition...[can] be matched by a full use of everything that has ever happened in all the long wonderful-ghastly years to free a person's mind from his body.”
“She resolved, at forty-some, that since she herself must die, she would do it as gracefully as possible, as free as possible from vomitings, moans, the ignominy of basins, bedsores, and enemas, not...”
“Time only goes in that one direction.”
“Writing is capturing life, recording the human condition, and trying to glean meaning from it.”
“Thank you for this amazing adventure. I never knew that someone could love without limit. Even when you can't hear me say that I love you or when I can't hear you say that you love me, I found a wo...”
“Kai kissed Sehun's lips one last time before letting Sehun rest his head on his arm. When Sehun caressed Kai's cheek, he realized that the boy's hand was colder than it had been just several minute...”
“Sehun love Kai." he brushed his fingers on the gravestone. "Kai love Sehun.""Sooooo much, Sehun...”
“He's sleeping, Mr. Kim." Sehun muttered. "Don't disturb him.”
“Why can't we say 'When!' about money the way we say 'When!' about coffee?”
“Why me? I secreted into her ear.You were the only one I saw, she whispered back, making my heart burst.”
“I cant do that, he said, exhaling sharply and staring out the glass into the street.Why not?His face softened. I need his money.Spencer looked at me and I couldnt help but stare back. We were all i...”
“If you took everything Id ever found hot in a girl and piled them into a corner, youd get Cricket Hunt standing in a corner.”
“I thought back to all the times Id slept with a girl and not thought twice about it and my gut ached. If a girl doesnt safeguard herself, who will? Id always had the mentality that men will change ...”
“I followed suit, a little bit nervous, and very unaware of what I was supposed to do. I had that same sensation you get when you were new to a school and had no idea who anyone was in your lunch pe...”
“I started toward the barn and was grateful that the wind was still. About halfway up the drive, my heart began to beat an irregular rhythm as I caught sight of Cricket coming toward me. My breath c...”
“I ran up the stairs, shedding pieces of my suit as I went, determined for a shower, resolute in washing away what Id just done, who I really was but I was certain there was nothing that could clean...”
“August said you row? she asked. Her voice spilled over me like warm syrup. I closed my eyes and enjoyed the drugging sensation then realized shed asked me a question.Yeah, I answered belatedly. Goo...”
“The beautiful unruliness of literature is what makes it so much fun to wander through: you read Jane Austen and you say, oh, that is IT. And then you turn around and read Sterne, and you say, Man, ...”
“You know how they say that religion is the opiate of the masses? Well, I took masses of opiates religiously.”
“At the time I thought the winner in an argument was the person who put forward the most logical support for his position. Of course, this isn't true. Human history, from gardening disputes to genoc...”
