A Quotes
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“And at the end of seven years the Queen of the Faeries pays a tithe to Hell,” Aikin finished, as he joined them. “That’s what it says in ‘Tam Lin’.”
Source: Dreamseeker's Road
“And at the end of the day, there is nothing but the journey. Because destination is pure illusion.”
Source: The Plantpower Way: Whole Food Plant-Based Recipes and Guidance for The Whole Family: A Cookbook
“And at the end of the day, I just want my work to speak for itself.”
“And at the end of the day, if the movie's no good, I'll live to fight another day.”
“And at the end of the day, there was an attempt to suppress a book. The book wasn't suppressed. It's freely available in whatever it is, close to 50 languages. There was an attempt to suppress the writer. And I'm happy to say the writer wasn't suppressed.”
“And at the end of the evening he and Dym had made plans, airy ambitious plans, of all that they would do after the war. Euphemia had laughed at the planners. “What boundless energy you have, Jacob!” she had said.
Jacob had turned - Tony could see the dark, curly head and sparkling eyes quite plainly - and smiled at her. “Madam,” he had said, “if I had a thousand lives, I could fill them all.”
“And at the end of the night, they realized how important those little stars were, which they ignored while adoring the beauty of the moon whole night.”
Source: The Abandoned Paradise: Unraveling the beauty of untouched thoughts and dreams
“And at the end of the season you can only do as well as what you have done”
“And at the instant he knew, he ceased to know.”
Source: Delphi Complete Works of Jack London (Illustrated)
“And at the last all shall be safe, and evil thrust out never to return. And so that the trust be kept, he said, I give it into your charge, and your sons', and your sons' sons, until the day come.”
Source: Over Sea, Under Stone
“And at the moment of contact, they do not know if the hand that is reaching for theirs belongs to a Hindu or Muslim or Christian or Brahmin or untouchable or whether you were born in this city or arrived only this morning or whether you live in Malabar Hill or New York or Jogeshwari; whether you’re from Bombay or Mumbai or New York. All they know is that you’re trying to get to the city of gold, and that’s enough. Come on board, they say. We’ll adjust.”
“And at the moment of his death, he was more positive and more in control of his life and himself than he had ever been before. For someone to have lived each moment, in the moment, and loving freely, unconditionally? That boy loved everybody. He was an incredible man who was about to accomplish incredible things, and he left not an enemy in this world.”
Source: Jeff Buckley: His Own Voice
“And at the other end of the bar the world is full of the other type of person, who has a broken glass, or a glass that has been carelessly knocked over (usually by one of the people calling for a larger glass) or who had no glass at all, because he was at the back of the crowd and had failed to catch the barman's eye.”
“And at the place where time stands still, one sees lovers kissing in the shadows of buildings, in a frozen embrace that will never let go. The loved one will never take his arms from where they are now, will never give back the bracelet of memories, will never journey afar from his lover, will never place himself in danger of self-sacrifice, will never fail to show his love, will never become jealous, will never fall in love with someone else, will never lose the passion of this instant of time.”
Source: Einstein's Dreams
“And at the same time I was careful not to step on any of the cracks. "Bears," I exclaimed merrily — being practically impossible to hoodwink and simultaneously doing one of my nifty little dances, nifty and artistic, "bears, look at me walking in just the squares!" I believe that on the second occasion somebody actually heard me — yes, and saw me, too! Oh, Lordy Moses!”
Source: Wish Her Safe at Home
“And at the same time, my love has made my body terrifying. Before I met you, I was not fragile. And now I have turned to paper.”
“And at the same time, I had my very first concert at the age of 16. I hadn't heard a symphony orchestra before, and I was so deeply impressed I said I have to be a conductor.”
“And at the start of every new day, I still believed I could choose my own beginning, one that was scrubbed clean of everything past”
Source: Miles from Nowhere
“And at the time, for one of the few times in my life I didn't have a band, I just had myself and the guitar, so I was going to have to do something with just my voice, just the guitar and just my songs that was going to move someone enough to give me a shot. So I wrote songs that were very lyrically alive and lyrically dense. And they were unique, but it really came out of the motivation to - or I understood it was - I was going to have to make my mark that way.”
“And at the UN she took the advice - she had to take the advice - of the State Department and the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations. They keep our UN representatives on a very short leash. She did as she was told, and voted as she was told.”
“And at thirty-eight a brilliant exponent of arms and a knight of the great fighting and religious Order of St John, the Chevalier de Villegagnon had absolutely no use for common sense himself, but respected it in the laity.”
“And at this moment, I realize that I’ll never forget him. You usually can’t recall all the people you’ve shared laughs with. But you rarely forget
the people you’ve shared your tears with.”
Source: The V Girl: A Coming of Age Story
“And at this moment in history, our core value happens to be the raw, aching truth of the human predicament. It may also be the only belief that can save us as a species. A species that will continue to find comfort and delight in the companionship of animals, the miracle of birds, the colours of the corals and the majesty of the forests. We are in it together, on this blue spinning marble in the cold and silent void. And we must act on that belief, if we are going to be able to continue to live a good life here, in this beautiful and fragile country, on this lovely planet, our only home.”
“And at this point, spacey didn't even begin to describe it - she was catatonic without the commitment.”
Source: I'm Down
“And at this very moment, like a miracle, the rail-bus appeared. We waved our arms frantically, hardly daring to hope that it would stop. It did stop. We scrambled thankfully on board.
That is the irony of travel. You spend your boyhood dreaming of a magic, impossibly distant day when you will cross the Equator, when your eyes will behold Quito. And then, in the slow prosaic process of life, that day undramatically dawns—and finds you sleepy, hungry and dull. The Equator is just another valley; you aren’t sure which and you don’t much care. Quito is just another railroad station, with fuss about baggage and taxis and tips. And the only comforting reality, amidst all this picturesque noisy strangeness, is to find a clean pension run by Czech refugees and sit down in a cozy Central European parlor to a lunch of well-cooked Wiener Schnitzel.”
Source: The Condor And The Cows: A South American Travel Diary
“And at times I murmured the token phrase to the doctor, ‘When can I go home?’ knowing that home was the place where I least desired to be. There they would watch me for signs of abnormality, like ferrets around a rabbit burrow waiting for the rabbit to appear.”
Source: Faces in the water
“And at twelve, heading for adulthood, a child fears that the way she is at that moment is all she's ever going to be.”
“And autos are not the only product that could be made more energy efficient if we just put in place sensible requirements. This is also true of many appliances and even of entire buildings.”
“And autumn died long before the sun touched the last leaf;
for death forgets every winter for as long as summer blossoms for itself;
For the art of everyone is close to the idea and dwells in thoughts.
For every thought rises in the morning - and every beginning
is the closest to us in the end, and eventually takes
a lifetime to complete itself.”
“And baby, the way you move me it's crazy”
“And, baby, when you think of me
I hope it ruins rock 'n' roll
Regret me”
Source: Daisy Jones & The Six
“And back then it was a lot more risqué. This one is a lot more for the family and you can watch this in front of the kids. It's funny and energetic but at the same time it's not something you have to give earmuffs to the kids when it's on.”
“And back up they would go, not knowing where or when they would be able to land again.”
Source: The Only Girl in the World
“And Barack and I were raised with so many of the same values, like you work hard for what you want in life. That your word is your bond; that you do what you say you're going to do. That you treat people with dignity and respect, even if you don't know them and even if you don't agree with them.”
“And barely ten minutes later the soft sound of wingbeats came to their ears, and Balthamos stood up eagerly. The next moment, the two angels were embracing, and Will, gazing into the flames, saw their mutual affection. More than affection: they loved each other with a passion.”
Source: The Amber Spyglass
“And, Barry and Lup's professor is searching for them in the crowd, just, hoping to congratulate them. But, they're already gone. Running back up the valley to the conservatory, hand in hand.”
“And Barry Levinson is insanely funny. I don't know if you know this, not everyone does, but he and Craig T. Nelson were a comedy team back in the coffeehouse days of the late '60s.”
“And be careful of this, that each day at your meals you have two overseers over your household when you sit at meals, and of this be sure, that you shall be very much feared and reverenced.”
“And be grateful that you’re a Scanner. Not everyone can have this much fun with nothing but what’s between her ears.”
Source: Refuse To Choose!: Use All of Your Interests, Passions, and Hobbies to Create the Life and Career of Your Dreams
“And be grateful. Our scars have the power to remind us that the past was real.”
“And be silent for the most part, or else make only the most necessary remarks, and express these in few words. But rarely, and when occasion requires you to talk, talk, indeed, but about no ordinary topics. Do not talk about gladiators, or horseraces, or athletes, or things to eat or drink - topics that arise on all occasions; but above all, do not talk about people, either blaming, or praising, or comparing them.”
Source: The Discourses as Reported by Arrian: The Manual, and Fragments
“And be sweet to him tonight, dear. Be loving to him. Because he’s only a little boat looking for a harbor.”
Source: Death of a Salesman
“And be these juggling friends no more believ'd, That palter with us in a double sense; That keep the word of promise to our ear And break it to our hope.”
Source: The complete works of William Shakespeare, revised with intr. remarks and notes by S. Phelps, with engr. designed by T.H. Nicholson [and a second engr. title-leaf]. 2 vols. [publ. in parts].
“And be very careful at the front, Paul.”
Ah, Mother, Mother! Why do I not take you in my arms and die with you. What poor wretches we are!”
Source: All quiet on the western front
“And bear about the mockery of woe To midnight dances and the public show.”
Source: The Works: Including Several Hundred Unpublished Letters, and Other New Materials
“And bear unmov'd the wrongs of base mankind,
The last, and hardest, conquest of the mind.”
Source: The Odyssey of Homer; Translated by Alexander Pope. To which are Added the Battle of the Frogs and Mice by Parnell; and the Hymns by Chapman and Others. With Observations and Brief Notes by the Rev. J. S. Watson ... Illustrated with the Entire Series of Flaxman's Designs
“And Beasts that have Deliberation , must necessarily also have Will .”
Source: Leviathan: Top 100 Classic Novels
“And beauty is terror,' said Julian, 'then what is desire? We think we have many desires, but in fact we have only one. What is it?'
'To live,' said Camilla.
'To live forever,' said Bunny, chin cupped in palm.”
Source: The Secret History
“And because a human heart is flawed, her heart moved on.
But an angel's heart is an entirely different thing. Once it loves someone it never stops.”
Source: A Flight of Angels
“And because circumstances rarely match, and one afternoon can be a patchwork of both joy and horror, the taste of the soup washed through me”