I Quotes
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“I lay there with my mind running amuck, on the brink of madness. And somehow, gradually, early Sunday morning, I became calm. I can't think of any other word for it. I was thinking about the beach poem again, and I started to feel that I was being looked after, that everything was OK. It was strange: if there was ever a time in my life when I had the right to feel alone this was it. But I lost that sense of loneliness. I felt like there was a force in the room with me, not a person, but I had a sense that there was another world, another dimension, and it would be looking after me. It was like, "This isn't the only world, this is just one aspect of the whole thing, don't imagine this is all there is.”
Source: A Killing Frost
“I lay there, no longer fighting, since my head was spinning too much. And because I wasn’t going to win anyway. And because I kind of liked the feeling of sensual captivity, at least by this particular jailer.”
“I lay there, stretched out, looking at the one star visible through the tiny window of the room. Only connect. How can you do that when the connections are broken?”
Source: Lighthousekeeping
“I lay very little stress either upon asking or giving advice. Generally speaking, they who ask advice know what they wish to do, and remain firm to their intentions. A man may allow himself to be enlightened on various points, even upon matters of expediency and duty; but, after all, he must determine his course of action, for himself.”
“I lay wounded in the darkness after you.”
Source: symbiosis : a sister's psychogeographical grief
“I layer my moisturizers, which makes my complexion so fresh, I can wear less foundation.”
“I Laïs who laughed scornfully at Hellas,
who kept a swarm of young lovers at my door,
I lay my mirror before the Paphian,
for I will not see myself as I am now,
and cannot see myself as once I was.”
“I lead a completely different life than people close to me probably expected.”
Source: Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery
“I lead a double life. I'm John Wayne Gacy. I present myself in potentially awkward social situations as a laughing, colorful clown to gain your regard. If you ask my friends and neighbors, they will tell you I'm "normal" and that I "keep to myself." Meanwhile, there's a crawlspace in the basement where I've buried my secrets. It's starting to get pretty crowded down there, but they are mine. And there they'll stay.”
Source: Bent: How Yoga Saved My Ass
“I lead a life of blameless domesticity and always have done.”
“I lead a life of severe self-control mitigated by moments of impulse.”
“I lead a normal life and I don't assume there is anything I can impart to people. The only reason to write a book would be to make money, and I don't want to do that. To write a book would be going against how I've lived.”
“I lead a simple life. I feed the fish. I walk the dogs. I cook dinner. Occasionally I take a meeting.”
“I lead a simple life. I get residuals. I have a family; we're doing alright.”
“I lead a very active lifestyle. When I am not working, I enjoy snowboarding in winter. I golf and swim in the summer months. However, trying to find the time to exercise when I am traveling is quite a challenge. I find myself working out at hotel gyms quite regularly - just so that I can keep up with my training.”
“I lead a very boring life.”
“I lead a very boring, normal life.”
“I lead a very busy life and don't have a lot of time, so my skincare needs to be easy and portable.”
“I lead a very conventional life.”
“I lead a very physical life. I played a lot of sports and I spent a lot of time in the water surfing, swimming. I was a big swimmer.”
“I lead an introverted and boring life here in California.”
“I lead and the internet follows.”
“I lead by example. But if I get pissed enough, I'll say something. It usually isn't rah-rah; it's more complaining.”
“I lead by example. My kids know what sweat is. They've seen me come home from so many runs and asked, 'What's on your skin? How did you get it?' And I tell them, 'It's from exercise!' So now my son will come home from a bike ride, take off his helmet and say, 'Look, Mom. I'm sweating! I just worked out!'”
“I lead horses to water and if they don't drink, then I drown them.”
“I lead my life as normal.”
“I lead no party; I follow no leader. I have given the best part of my life to careful study of Islam, its law and polity, its culture, its history and its literature.”
Source: Speeches, Writings, and Statements of Iqbal
“I lead Paco through the house. We pass Shelley in the family room looking at some magazine. "Shelley, this is Paco. He's Alex's friend. Paco, this is my sister, Shelley."
At the mention of Alex's name, Shelley gives a happy squeal.
"Hey, Shelley," Paco says.
Shelley smiles wide.
"Shell-bell, I need you to do me a favor." Shelley bobs her head in response as I whisper, "I need you to keep Mom occupied while I talk to Paco."
Shelley grins, and I know my sister will come through for me.”
Source: Perfect Chemistry
“I lead such a boring life.”
“I lead two totally separate lives. There are times when I have to slip into rock star mode.”
“I lead verbally, not by example.”
“I lead with my heart all the time.”
“I lead with the knowingness that my reality conforms to my wishes and desires instantly.”
“I leaf through books, I do not study them. What I retain of them is something I no longer recognize as anyone else's.”
Source: Complete Essays
“I leaf through the ancient philosophers and find my newest discoveries there.”
Source: The First Circle
“I leafed through the pages, inhaling the enchanted scent of promise that comes with all new books, and stopped to read the start of a sentence that caught my eye.”
Source: The Shadow Of The Wind
“I lean across his body and lift his hand for inspection. As i run my fingertips over his broken skin, careful not to cause more pain, I say "I meant you blowfish. Your bones."
His hand trembles a little in mine. Somehow that rattles me more then anything else. I could deal with losing my fantasy Brody more then i can face a very real, trembling Quince.
"No," He whispers. "I pulled my punches." Then, with some of his usual humor, he adds, "Principal Brown already thinks I'm one step away from juvie. Don't need to put myself there."
I look up ready to argue, when a lumpy spot in his heather gray t-shirt catches my eye. Lifting my fingers to the place just beneath his collarbone, I'm both surprised and not to feel a sand-dollar shaped object. My gaze continues the journey up to his.
"Your still wearing it."
We both know it's not a question, just like we both seem to have lost the ability to breathe. A whole sea of emotions washes though his eyes-fear,anger, pain, trust, love. Love. It's when i see that last one that i close my eyes.
He whispers, "Always.”
Source: Forgive My Fins
“I lean against my sister's shoulder. "I thought lightning wasn't supposed to strike in the same place twice."
"Sure it does," Izzy tells me. "But only if you're too dumb to move.”
Source: My Sister's Keeper
“I lean against the counter, biting into the delicate macaron. It feels like I'm drinking a lightly sweetened, warm cup of green tea, sprinkled with a tiny contentment spell, one of Mom's specialties.”
Source: The Charmed List
“I lean against the kitchen sink, listening as the piano tells the one story that is every story: we are small, we are scared, we are brave. We love, we hurt, we fall apart, we change, we let go, we go on. We become unrecognizable. We stay more or less the same - small and scared. It goes forever. Stay as long as you can.”
Source: The Lover
“I lean and loaf at my ease... observing a spear of summer grass.”
Source: Leaves of grass: selected poetry and prose
“I lean back against the velvet-cushioned seat and close my eyes to the sound of hooves pounding hard against the cobblestone streets. Their clip-clopping harmony keeping perfect tempo with the rumble of carriage wheels, affording a sound as sweet as any symphony I've ever heard.
It's the sound of escape
The sound of goodbye
A sound that's served to soothe me in the past, providing the much-needed assurance that the unwelcome inquiries and suspicions of newly alerted acquaintances would soon fade - allowing for a brief respite in a new location, before I'm on the move again.
I'm a gypsy.
A nomad.
A vagabond.
A drifter.”
Source: Eternal Flame
“I lean back and tilt my head so all I see are the clouds in the sky. I'm looking back inside my head with my eyes wide open. I still don't know where I'm going; I decided I'm not crazy or alien. It's just that I'm more like one of those kids they find in remote jungles or forests []. A wolf child. And they've dragged me into this fucking schizo-culture, snarling and spitting and walking around on curled knuckles.”
Source: The Waterfront Journals
“I lean back on the pillows and look at the corners of the room. When I was a kid, I always wanted to live on the ceiling - it looked so clean and uncluttered, like the top of a cake.”
“I lean closer and whisper. "I'm already there, so I guess I'll wait for you”
Source: Night Sky
“I lean closer to the screen and decide to really push her limits by hitting her with one of those pickup lines she loves to hate. "My beard wants to know if you would like a comfortable place to sit down?”
Source: Slammed
“I lean down so that my face is right in front of hers and whisper, ‘He doesn’t love you. I love you.”
Source: The Descendants
“I lean down until I’m sure he can feel my breath against his lips. I would rather die than let you fuck me. I jam my blade into his throat and wrench with all my strength. He shoves me away, but it’s too late. We’re both covered in blood. His blood. I straighten and force myself to watch as the life flees his dark eyes. I did this. I chose this. I will bear witness”
Source: Desperate Measures
“I lean forward, pressing my lips to his, and it breaks me open. His hand leaves my face and traces notes up my arms, strikes chords on my throat and up into my hair. His mouth forms lyrics that expose my soul.
The kiss is like a song played only once. And forever.”
Source: Tarnish
“I lean in and kiss him softly. His mouth moves lazily against mine, and I have to force myself to pull away.”
Source: Fake Out