Home / Quotes / Quote by André Aciman

Quote by André Aciman

“I lunged out to grab the fruit from his hand, but with his other hand he caught hold of my wrist and squeezed it hard, as they do in movies, when one man forces another to let go of a knife.”

Quote by André Aciman

Book:Call Me by Your Name

Work

Call Me by Your Name

Browse quotes and source details for this work. more

Author

André Aciman, born on January 2, 1951, is a renowned writer known for his profound psychological insights and unique narrative style. His works, such as 'The Museum of Unconditional Love,' are celebrated for their emotional depth and distinctive storytelling. more

You May Also Like

“The words bounced off her like a stone skipping over the surface of a lake. A stone may skip a long way, but it always sinks eventually.”

Words Metaphor Surface Simile Stone Lake Analogy Sink Skipping Stones

Book:Tess of the Road

Source: Tess of the Road

“‎In modern physics, there is no such thing as "nothing." Even in a perfect vacuum, pairs of virtual particles are constantly being created and destroyed. The existence of these particles is no mathematical fiction. Though they cannot be directly observed, the effects they create are quite real. The assumption that they exist leads to predictions that have been confirmed by experiment to a high degree of accuracy.”

Philosophy Science Physics Vacuums Quantum Physics Particle Physics God Particles Matter And Anti Matter

Author:Richard Morris

“But the whole thing didn't go anywhere—though it never went away either. It just sat there, no past, no future, like a glass of wine filled to the rim but never drunk from.”

Unrequited Love Simile Andre Aciman Enigma Variations Not Meant To Be Going Nowhere

Book:Enigma Variations

Source: Enigma Variations

“But I was still anxious. Trevor Trevor Trevor. I might have felt better if he were dead, I thought, since behind every memory of him was the possibility of reconciling, and thus more heartbreak and indignity. I felt weak. My nerves were frayed and fragile, like tattered silk. Sleep had not yet solved my crankiness, my impatience, my memory. It seemed like everything was now somehow linked to getting back what I'd lost. I could picture my selfhood, my past, my psyche like a dump truck filled with trash. Sleep was the hydraulic piston that lifted the bed of the truck up, ready to dump everything out somewhere, but Trevor was stuck in the tailgate, blocking the flow of garbage. I was afraid things would be like that forever.”

Memories Metaphor Simile Forgetting The Past Ottessa Moshfegh My Year Of Rest And Relaxation Toxic Relationship

Book:My Year of Rest and Relaxation

Source: My Year of Rest and Relaxation

“But she saw nothing in my eyes—she stared at me as though I had made a long journey on a white charger all the way to her prison house.”

Simile Gender Roles Romantic Relationship Miscommunication Knight In Shining Armor James Baldwin Giovanni S Room

Book:Giovanni’s Room

Source: Giovanni’s Room

“What did we talk about that has left me with an impression of wings and flashes, as of air displaced by the flight of a bird? Of swooping and soaring, of a faint iridescence subdued to the enfolding brightness of the day?”

Memory Description Simile L P Hartley The Go Between

Book:The go-between

Source: The go-between

“I saw through a black veil of misery and remorse and indecision and fear; and there was a feeling as if I carried a small leaden coffin in the place of my heart.”

Heart Grief Misery Broken Heart Feeling Iris Murdoch Simile The Sea The Sea

Book:The Sea, The Sea

Source: The Sea, The Sea

“My head is already stuffed with grief I suppose like a pomegranate with its red seeds. I can only bleed grief, having no room for more.”

Grief Simile Sebastian Barry The Secret Scripture

Book:The Secret Scripture

Source: The Secret Scripture

“Everything in the world could be found in the points of contact between them: all the ins and outs of the tides, the pulsations of stars in the sky, and the running of wolves across the cold north—all part of the same rhythm. This one. Theirs.”

Love Life Nature Beauty Infinite Metaphor Rhythm Simile Interconnected Pattern

Book:The Speaker

Source: The Speaker

“He was stone, hard and strong and unmoving. He was the wind, which rages and howls and blows this way and that.”

Hard Strong Wind Metaphor Rage Simile Stone Unmoving

Book:The World of Ice & Fire: The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones

Source: The World of Ice & Fire: The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones