H Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with H. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“He doesn’t pretend,” the punk pixie said. He nodded toward Doyle. “Nice rings. You got anything else pierced?” “Yes,” Doyle said. The boy smiled, making the rings in the edge of his nose and his bottom lip curl cheerfully with it. “Me too,” he said.”
“He doesn’t scowl, but his mouth is so tense that I know he’s angry with me. 'Don’t be an idiot,' he says. 'An idiot?' Is he talking about the blanket? 'You were lying.”
“He domesticated and developed the native wild flowers. He had one hill-side solidly clad with that low-growing purple verbena which mats over the hills of New Mexico. It was like a great violet velvet mantle thrown down in the sun; all the shades that the dyers and weavers of Italy and France strove for through centuries, the violet that is full of rose colour and is yet not lavender; the blue that becomes almost pink and then retreats again into sea-dark purple—the true Episcopal colour and countless variations of it.”
Source: Death Comes for the Archbishop
“He don't debate he concentrate on survivin'
He don't like to drive if he's been drinkin'
But he'll drink while he's drivin'
He's the dude”
“He don't know what it is to lose, so I gotta teach him something that he doesn't know yet.”
“He don't wanna change, what don't need to change.”
“He dons are too busy educating the young men to be able to teach them anything.”
Source: The Notebooks of Samuel Butler
“He dormido contigo
y al despertar tu boca
salida de tu sueño
me dio el sabor de tierra,
de agua”
Source: 100 Love Sonnets
“He doth nothing but talk of his horses.”
“He doubly benefits the needy who gives quickly.”
“He doubted her. You must never doubt the one you love. But they might not be telling the truth. Never mind that. You tell them the truth. What do you mean? You can't be another person's honesty, child, but you can be your own. So what should I say? When? When I love someone? You should say it.”
Source: Lighthousekeeping
“he Dow Jones Industrial Average is the sum of the largest 30 corporations, although they represent the bulk of the trading on that exchange. This average dominates everybody’s thinking about the market being up or down or whatever. Try to make individual stock picks and forget about the market. A good market could pull your stock up and, a bad one could pull it down, but the real investment factor is how well the company is managed and performs within the stock market.”
Source: Stocks, Bonds & Taxes: A Comprehensive Handbook and Investment Guide for Everybody
“He downs the contents of his glass in a single gulp and, looking at Simon, adds: “This is as amusing as a novel.”
Source: The Seventh Function of Language
“He dragged his lips up the soft skin of her neck and gently nipped her ear lobe, sipping on the soft flesh. Her hands splayed against his chest.
Expecting a shove, his senses careened when her fingers fisted his surcoat. Their ragged breath overloud in the forest, he eased his face away, nose rubbing against her jaw on his retreat, and sought her eyes. Hers darkened and—Lord help him—held no censure, only interest.
He stepped back.”
Source: Must Love Chainmail
“he dragged his words painfully from the poets”
Source: The House Without a Key
“He dragged in a shuddering breath and forced his lids up. He looked down, at her on her knees, leaning into him, her glorious hair rippling over her shoulders, gilded in the firelight, shifting as her head moved and she pleasured him. He saw his fingers locked on her head, felt hers slide higher, circle the base of his staff, and tighten.”
Source: The Taste of Innocence
“He drained and sugared the frozen cherries, put them on the stove over medium heat until their juice warmed, thick syrup, sweet-tart and perfectly balanced.
"That smells like Heaven."
"Taste it." He fished a spoonful of soft, warm fruit from the saucepan and fed it to her.
"Marry me."
"We gotta seal these first.”
Source: Aftertaste
“He drained her of self worth: death by a thousand cuts. Snide little comments, rolling eyes and always that tone in his voice, the one that told her how worthless she was.”
Source: Enemy: A True Story of Courage, Childhood Trauma and the Cost of War
“He drained his first cup of sake, then maneuvered his chopsticks toward their first destination: the thick shrimp-paste omelet. Layered and rolled into a fragrant cakelike sponge, it was an irresistible combination of savory and sweet--- just the way Takayuki liked it.
Next, he began loosening the various elements from the willow skewer and popping them into his mouth. The shrimp dumplings were succulent, the salted cucumber refreshing, and the quail meatballs--- which included the soft bones ground up in the paste--- dense with rich flavor.”
Source: The Menu of Happiness
“He drank his first strong liquor then to calm his shaking hand, and tried to tell himself at last he had become a man.”
“He drank like that, too: as if oblivion was a perfect place to be by yourself.”
Source: Mayflies
“He drank some more wine, feeling he was about to commit a forbidden act. A transgression. For a man should never go through a woman's handbag-even the most remote tribe would adhere to that ancestral rule.”
Source: The Red Notebook
“He drank too much when he could get it, ate too much when it was there, talked too much all the time.”
Source: The Grapes of Wrath
“He draweth out the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument.”
“He draws asparagus and cabbages, but he's obsessed with artichokes. He draws them more than any other vegetable. Why artichokes?"
George drained his glass. "The artichoke is a sexy beast. Thorns to cut you, leaves to peel, lighter and lighter as you strip away the outer layers, until you reach the soft heart's core.”
Source: The Cookbook Collector
“He draws us to Himself by grace, by example, by power, by lovingness, by beauty, by pardon, and above all by the Blessed Sacrament. Every one who has had anything to do with ministering to souls has seen the power which Jesus has. Talent is not needed. Eloquence is comparatively unattractive. Learning is often beside the mark. Controversy simply repels... All the attraction of the Church is in Jesus, and His chief attraction is the Blessed Sacrament”
Source: The blessed sacrament: or, The works and ways of God
“He dreamed he was eating shredded wheat and woke up to find the mattress half gone.”
“He dreamed of amassing musicians from all over the world in Woodstock and they would sit in a field in a circle and play and play. It didn't matter what key or tempo or what melody, they would keep on playing through their discordance until they found a common language.”
Source: Just Kids
“He dreamed of funeral love, but dreams crumble and the tomb abides”
“He dreamed of ghosts, and of the moon and stars.”
Source: Stardust
“He dreamed of her.
She returned his kisses eagerly, as though they lived in a world where there had never been a war and he was wanted and adored—and that was how he realized he was dreaming.”
Source: A Monsoon Rising
“He dreamed of London and of a life that mattered.”
“He dreamed of this day as he'd listened to his foster mother, Sesselja, and grandmother Ingibjörg tell of their sea adventures with the great Captain Thuridur. Their stories he knew were true because, unlike the men, they weren't drunk when they told them.”
Source: Woman, Captain, Rebel: The Extraordinary True Story of a Daring Icelandic Sea Captain
“He dreams sometimes of the revels of the gods
And sees the Dionysian gesture pass,—
A leonine greatness that would tear his soul
If through his failing limbs and fainting heart
The sweet and joyful mighty madness swept:
Trivial amusements stimulate and waste
The energy given to him to grow and be.
His little hour is spent in little things.
02.05_046:007-008”
Source: Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol
“He dressed quickly in silence, refusing her tissues. He shakily pulled a wad of uncounted notes from his wallet, abandoned them in the no man’s land between, and escaped in an indecent haste, leaving the shameful tableau in his wake.”
Source: Memes of Loss and Devotion
“He drew a circle that shut me out-
Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout.
But love and I had the wit to win:
We drew a circle and took him In!”
“He drew a circle that shut me out- Heretic , rebel, a thing to flout. But love and I had the wit to win: We drew a circle and took him In ! From the poem " Outwitted”
“He drew a deep breath, struggling to keep his emotions in check, knowing he didn't love her simply in the here and now but that he would never stop loving her.”
Source: The Longest Ride
“He drew a deep breath. 'Well, I'm back,' he said.”
Source: The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of the Lord of the Rings
“He drew an oval shape to the left of the board, a doorway to the centre and a noose to the right. ‘Here-’ - he indicated the oval- ‘We have the population of London, gathered together in a single mass. Our door here will admit just one of these millions, so acting as a filter. This individual is the one suited for the noose, the man we shall see hang.’ ‘But, Holmes-how do we make the correct selection?, the odds must be several million to one.’ ‘Let us see if we can lower those odds. - Holmes to Watson, Sherlock Holmes and the Whitechapel Murders”
Source: Sherlock Holmes and The Whitechapel Murders: An account of the matter by John Watson M.D.
“He drew forth a phrase from his treasure and spoke it softly to himself: A day of dappled seaborne clouds.”
Source: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
“He drew her down to lie across his chest, wrapping his arms around her as if to protect her from the world and from all the people in it.”
Source: Love on a Midsummer Night
“He drew her into his arms, gathering her close, and dusted kisses over her cheek, her hair. Wrapped in his embrace, Laurien closed her eyes, murmuring a sigh of exquisite satisfaction. A delightful drowsiness overtook her and she gave in to it, snuggled securely against Darach's chest, lying on a stolen wolf pelt, in the hold on a ship of thieves.”
Source: His Stolen Bride
“He drew her very tenderly close and their lips met like starved hearts.”
Source: At Your Age
“He drew his seax instead and nodded to Sihtric who still guarded Brida. ‘Let her stand.’
Sihtric stepped away. Brida hesitated, then suddenly scrambled to her feet and lunged at Sigtryggr as if trying to snatch the seax from his hand, but he held her at arm’s length with contemptuous ease.
‘You would have blinded my daughter,’ he said bitterly.
‘I would have given her wisdom!’
Sigtryggr held her with his left hand and raised the seax with his right, but Stiorra intervened.
She touched his right arm. ‘She’s mine,’ she said.
Sigtryggr hesitated, then nodded. ‘She’s yours,’ he agreed.
‘Give her the sword,’ Stiorra said. She still held Wasp-Sting.
‘Give her the sword?’ Sigtryggr asked, frowning.
‘Give it to her,’ Stiorra commanded. ‘Let’s discover who the gods love. Uhtredsdottir or her.’
Sigtryggr held the seax hilt first to Brida. ‘Let’s see who the gods love,’ he agreed.”
Source: Warriors of the Storm
“He drew in a breath and all the seasons were in it; spring greenness in the grass, and somewhere a dog-rose blooming; the secretive scent of fungus clinging to the oak, and underneath it all something sharper waiting in a promise of winter.”
Source: The Essex Serpent
“He drew in a harsh breath before he whispered, "The love I have for you gives me breath and strength. you will always hold my heart. Let it give you the strength to dowhat must be done. For you will be my lady, forever.”
“He drew in a rough breath as he felt her grasp the erect shaft and guide him into place. "Aye," he said gruffly, "feel that... 'tis all for you. Come take your pleasure of me."
He steadied her hips as she sank down on him. She concentrated on relaxing to let him in, yielding to the thick, heavy glide of him inside her. When she'd taken all she could, she paused, trembling, her face level with his. She felt pulses and throbs, sensation and echos of sensation, all centered in that naked, concealed place where they were joined.”
Source: Devil in Disguise
“He drew me closer, peering into me with those aforementioned eyes. “What would you say if I asked to kiss you?”
“Are you asking?” I floated above the ground, delirious with joy over his words and the earnestness in his expression.
“I am. Will you allow me to kiss you?”
Source: A Match for a Bookish Bride
“He drew the dagger and laid it on the table between them; a length of dragonbone and Valyrian steel, as sharp as the difference between right and wrong, between true and false, between life and death.”
Source: George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons