Home / Quotes / Quote by Stephen Moles

Quote by Stephen Moles

“The amount of perfume she had on was like a human sacrifice on Incense Night.”

Quote by Stephen Moles

Work

Browse quotes and source details for this work. more

Author

Browse famous quotes and profile details for Stephen Moles. more

You May Also Like

“...childlike wonder and awe have died. The scenery and poetry and music of the majesty of God have dried up like a forgotten peach at the back of the refrigerator.”

Joy Worship Simile Awesome Similes

Book:Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist

Source: Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist

“Why do you have such faith in me, Aurelia?" "I've told you a million times that I love you, you make me feel safe and cherished, and you care deeply for our people. Why wouldn't I have faith in you?”

Love War Fiction Fantasy Mystery Fight Dystopian Literary Fiction Gripping Sci Fi Romance

Book:Taming Flame

Source: Taming Flame

“But we were different now. I wanted only his pain, and judging from the girl he’d come home with last night, Madoc was still the same. A user.”

Inspirational Quotes Beautiful Writing Amazing Book

Book:Rival

Source: Rival

“...as vivid and fabulous as a unicorn...”

Metaphor Simile

Book:Sweetwater Creek

Source: Sweetwater Creek

“Jesus was a man for simple people. He didn't make his messages incredibly complex. If you were a person that had the eyes to see and the ears to hear... then his message was easily understood.”

Jesus Understanding Messages Understood Jesus Christ Ears Simplicity Eyes Simile Understand See Message Hear Complex Simple People

Book:And Then the End Will Come!: But Five Things You Need to Know in the Meantime

Source: And Then the End Will Come!: But Five Things You Need to Know in the Meantime

“The light was going: some cloud cover arriving, as if summoned by drama.”

Setting Simile Well Written Prose Stylist

Book:Kraken

Source: Kraken

“His nostrils flared, he was breathing like a picadored bull.”

Book:Maniac Magee

Source: Maniac Magee

“Did you ever get the feeling that everything was too perfect? Like the moment was so good that something had to be wrong? Kind of like the way a fish sees that bright, shiny lure just before it chomps down and gets hauled out of water to become someone's lunch.”

Perfect Metaphor Suspicion Simile Suspicious Perfectionism Fish

Book:Red Rider's Hood

Source: Red Rider's Hood

“The purple, formalized, iridescent, gelatinous bladder of a Portuguese man-of-war was floating close beside the boat. It turned on its side and then righted itself. It floated cheerfully as a bubble with its long deadly purple filaments trailing a yard behind in the water.”

Deception Simile

Book:The Old Man and the Sea

Source: The Old Man and the Sea

“She smiled like knife on a velvet, she stretched like cat on the sun.”

Book:The Wise Man's Fear

Source: The Wise Man's Fear