S Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with S. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“She went to the fence and sat there, watching the gold clouds fall to
pieces, and go in immense, rose-coloured ruin towards the darkness. Gold
flamed to scarlet, like pain in its intense brightness. Then the scarlet
sank to rose, and rose to crimson, and quickly the passion went out of
the sky. All the world was dark grey. Paul scrambled quickly down with
his basket, tearing his shirt-sleeve as he did so.”
“She went to the furthest end of the little drawing room and sank into a low chair. Her light, transparent skirts rose like a cloud about her slender waist; one bare, thin, soft, girlish arm, hanging listlessly, was lost in the folds of her pink tunic; in the other she held her fan, and with rapid, short strokes fanned her burning face. But while she looked like a butterfly, clinging to a blade of grass, and just about to open its rainbow wings for fresh flight, her heart ached with a horrible despair.”
Source: ANNA KARENINA
“She went to the not-quite-antique stores...and found an old bed quilt, blue and white, with stitches made by a hand she didn't know but trusted all the same, and laid it against the black metal bedstead.”
Source: The School of Essential Ingredients
“She went to the window. A fine sheen of sugary frost covered everything in sight, and white smoke rose from chimneys in the valley below the resort town. The window opened to a rush of sharp early November air that would have the town in a flurry of activity, anticipating the tourists the colder weather always brought to the high mountains of North Carolina.
She stuck her head out and took a deep breath. If she could eat the cold air, she would. She thought cold snaps were like cookies, like gingersnaps. In her mind they were made with white chocolate chunks and had a cool, brittle vanilla frosting. They melted like snow in her mouth, turning creamy and warm.”
Source: The Sugar Queen
“She went to the window and walked out into the glittering night. The city was already sleeping and the heavens took up the sound of the creatures below, the stars making a notation of their trills and bells, which rang in the darkness like glass. Whispers of Satie joined them from the room, and there seemed, in this inimitable moment, to be an agreement between time and the proximity of all things, as if clumsy humans might have a place in all this infinite, perfect darkness, if only they played at the edge. Out of sight, blindfolded, and in agreement.”
Source: The Vorrh
“She went to the window seat and sat there, sniffling, hating them all, and herself most of all. It was all her fault, everything bad that had happened.”
Source: A Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book One
“She went up to the beautiful bird and confirmed, “Hi, my name is Carrie, and I know this might sound scary, I am not the same and feel ashamed. I wish I was blue so I could fly too”.”
Source: Carrie Can Fly Too
“She went weak in the knees and could barely walk as she followed him, trembling with fear. Her hopes for a happy future with Jordan came crashing down. Whoever had told Jordan she was free to travel under the name of Maria Brooks must have misled him.”
“She went, however, and they sauntered about together many a half hour in Mr. Grant's shrubbery, the weather being unusually mild for the time of year, and venturing sometimes even to sit down on one of the benches now comparatively unsheltered, remaining there perhaps till, in the midst of some tender ejaculation of Fanny's on the sweets of so protracted an autumn, they were forced by the sudden swell of a cold gust shaking down the last few yellow leaves about them, to jump up and walk for warmth.”
“She wept because she did not know what she wanted, and because she wanted everything.”
Source: Hunted
“She wept for herself and the changes that had been wrought in her, because sometimes even change for the better felt like a little death.”
Source: City of Heavenly Fire
“She wept for the hurt that he owned, a hurt she could never hope to remove.”
Source: Rot and Ruin
“She wept with shame for her lack of will and with fear for a love she couldn't control.”
Source: Perfect
“She: What is the meaning of life?
He: Life has no meaning. We create the meaning!”
“She: What's your favorite song?
He: Smiles and says nothing.
(She does not know that 'she' is his favorite song!)”
“She what was honour knew, And with obsequious majesty approv'd My pleaded reason. To the nuptial bower I led her blushing like the morn; all heaven And happy constellations on that hour Shed their selectest influence; the earth Gave sign of gratulation, and each hill; Joyous the birds; fresh gales and gentle airs Whisper'd it to the woods, and from their wings Flung rose, flung odours from the spicy shrub.”
Source: Milton's Paradise Lost: With Copious Notes, Explanatory and Critical, Partly Selected from Addison, Bentley, Bowle ... [et Al.] and Partly Original
“She whimpered softly into his mouth. "We can't," she cried, desperation and desire tearing her apart.
"The hell we can't," he rasped, taking her hand and moving it down his body to where his flesh strained at the fabric of his pants. Her fingers jerked at the contact: then a spasm of pain crossed her pale face, and her hand lingered involuntarily, exploring the dimensions of his arousal. He caught his breath. "Jay, baby, don't' stop me now!”
Source: White Lies
“She whirled when the monster was almost on top of her. I thought the thing in her hands was an umbrella until she cranked the pump and the shotgun blast blew the giant twenty feet backwards, right into Nico's sword. "Nice one," Paul said. "When did you learn to fire a shotgun?" I demanded. My mom blew the hair out of her face. "About two seconds ago. Percy, we'll be fine. Go!”
“She whispered, "Even with a broken hand, you are the knight I'd most want and trust to rescue me-and I know you can do it. You are the boldest, bravest, most noble knight in the Holy Empire.”
Source: The Captive Maiden
“She whispered her secrets to the wind, hoping they would be carried away by the wind and never heard by anyone else.”
Source: Life Changing Journey - 365 Inspirational Quotes - Series - I
“She whispered, 'I'm scared.'
Danika grabbed her hand again. 'That's the point of it, Bryce. Of life. To live, to love, knowing that it might all vanish tomorrow. It makes everything that much more precious.”
Source: House of Earth and Blood
“She whispered my name and she sounded like the first person ever to say it.”
Source: Twist
“She whispered, “The world will darken without you.”
Straton smiled. “And yet I am at peace, to know you will be its light.”
Source: Sisters of Sword and Song
“She whispered, 'C'etait la Verite?' Was that Verity? Or perhaps she just meant, Was that the truth? Was it true? Did any of it really happen? Were the last three hours real? 'Yes,' I whispered back. 'Oui. C'etait la verite.”
Source: Code Name Verity
“She whispers in my ear: ‘"Tell me that you wan' fuck me hard, make me sweat." In the excitement, she misses out a word. "I want to fuck you so hard that your body drips with sweat," I say, grammatically.”
Source: Submarine
“She who believes that science will inescapably solve humanity’s oldest problems and radically change the human lot in this world is the one who desperately needs a substitute for religion or magic. The true lover of science is she who is aware of its shortcomings and limitations, yet still cherishes it for whatever gifts it offers us.”
“She who dabbles in shadows shall have darkness linger in her soul.
Every spell comes at a cost and the price of magic will be paid by all.”
Source: The Price of Magic: A Cursed Magic Novel
“She who desires peace must see, suffer and be silent.”
“She who desires to see, desires also to be seen.”
“She who dies with the most stilettos wins.”
“She who does not make the world better for having lived in it has failed to be all that woman should be.”
Source: Beautiful Girlhood
“She who dwells with me whom I have loved with such communion, that no place on earth can ever be solitude to me.”
“She who empowers women to achieve great success from small beginnings. Her goal is to help other women, because she is an incredibly successful woman.”
Source: Woman of Virtue: Power-Filled Quotes for a Powerful Woman
“She who fights and runs away, may live to cower another day!”
Source: The Zodiac Quest: A LitRPG Adventure
“She who follows another’s course, finds a sure path to her own remorse.”
Source: Blythe
“She, who had never liked weddings, had allowed herself this fantasy. Her wedding day to Rory. A pretty church in Sussex, festooned with spring flowers. Rows of relatives, and her, Elle, floating down the aisle in cream silk to 'The arrival of queen Sheba', with eyes only for him... Rory, slightly rumpled, slightly scared, her love, her only one.
But that wasn't how it had turned out. She knew she was OK, watching him, in fact she was happy for him, happy for Libby. But she couldn't help but feel a pang of sympathy for the girl she'd been, who'd loved him so much. She was still dreaming somewhere, hoping this day would come.”
Source: Happily Ever After
“She who has intentionally destroyed [the fetus] is subject to the penalty corresponding to a homicide. For us, there is no scrutinizing between the formed and unformed [fetus]; here truly justice is made not only for the unborn but also with reference to the person who is attentive only to himself/herself since so many women generally die for this very reason.”
“She who has never lov'd, has never liv'd.”
Source: The works of Mr. John Gay: In four volumes. To which is added an account of the life and writings of the author ...
“She who has the excellence of home virtues, and can expend within the means of her husband, is a help in the domestic state”
Source: Thirukkural
“She who holds a pen is more powerful than he who swings a sword.”
“She who invented words, and yet does not speak; she who brings dreams and visions, yet does not sleep; she who swallows the storm, yet knows nothing of rain or wind. I speak for her; I am her own.”
“She who is a dancer can only sway the silk of her hair like the summer breeze.”
“She who is born with beauty is born with a sorrow for many a man.”
“She who is centered in the Tao can go where she wishes, without danger. She perceives the universal harmony, even amid great pain, because she has found peace in her heart. Music or the smell of good cooking may make people stop and enjoy. But words that point to the Tao seem monotonous and without flavor. When you look for it, there is nothing to see. When you listen for it, there is nothing to hear. When you use it, it is inexhaustible.”
“She who is more ashamed of dishonesty than of poverty will not be easily overcome.”
Source: A collection of the moral and instructive sentiments, maxims, cautions, and reflexions, contained in the histories of Pamela, Clarissa, and Sir Charles Grandison: Digested under proper heads, with references to the volume, ...
“She who is really a wife, one in heart, flesh, and bone, must follow wherever he leads, in whom her life, her strength, her pride, and happiness are centered.”
Source: The Magic Skin: Or The Wild Ass's Skin
“She who is silent everywhere finds peace.”
“She who knows life flows, feels no wear or tear, needs no mending or repair.”
“She who laugh last, laugh best”
“She who laughs last may not invariably laugh best, but she does laugh.”
Source: The Cecelia and Kate Novels: Sorcery & Cecelia, The Grand Tour, and The Mislaid Magician