T Quotes
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“The hand on my hair moved to my back, and I realized someone was singing softly. The voice was familiar, and something about it made my chest ache. Well, that was to be expected. Angels' songs would be awfully poignant.
"'I was working as a waitress in a cocktail bar, when I met you...'" the voice crooned.
I frowned. Was that really an appropriate song for the Heavenly Host to be--”
Source: Spell Bound
“The hand opens to the word, opens to distance.”
Source: If There Were Anywhere But Desert: The Selected Poems of Edmond Jabès
“The hand that controls the supper dish rules the world!”
“The hand that destroys the Constitution rends our Union asunder forever.”
Source: The Union Text Book: Containing Selections from the Writings of Daniel Webster, The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, and Washington's Farewell Address
“The hand that dips into the bottom of the pot will eat the biggest snail.”
“The hand that follows intellect can achieve.”
“The hand that gives, bribes.”
Source: Yet Another New Land
“The hand that gives is among the hand that takes. Money has no fatherland, financiers are without patriotism and without decency, their sole object is gain.”
“The hand that gives, gathers.”
“The hand that guides the brush has already caught and executed what floated before the mind at the same moment the mind began to form it, and in the end the pupil no longer knows which of the two-mind or hand -was responsible for the work.”
“The hand that hath made you fair hath made you good.”
“The hand that hath made you fair hath made you good.
Pity is the virtue of the law, and none but tyrants use it cruelly.”
“The hand that held the dagger has struck it into the back of its neighbor.”
“The hand that holds the money cracks the whip.”
Source: Mildred Pierce
“The hand that holds the seven stars is as loving as the hand that was laid in blessing upon the little children; the face that is as the sun shining in its strength beams with as much love as when it drew publicans and harlots to His feet. The breast that is girt with the golden girdle is the same breast upon which John leaned his happy head.”
“The hand that punched is the hands that gives compassion”
“The hand that rested on my shoulder rubbed it a bit, comfortingly. Then it gave my shoulder a little squeeze. I leaned into him.
Maybe it was that I was broken. Maybe it was just that I was out of my mind. But it occurred to me that I was going to kiss him. The thought just arrived, certain knowledge, delivered from some greater, more knowledgeable place. I was going to kiss him. Stephen would not want to kiss me. He would back up in horror. And yet, I was still going to do it. I reached over, and put my hand against his chest, then I moved closer. I could feel just the very tips of the gentle stubble on his cheek brushing against my skin.
"Rory," he said. But it was a quiet protest, and it went nowhere.
For the first few seconds, he didn't move-he accepted the kiss like you might accept a spoonful of medicine. Then I heard it, a sigh, like he had finally set down a heavy weight.
I was pretty sure we were both kind of terrified, but I was completely sure that we were both doing this. We kissed slowly, very deliberately, coming together and then pulling apart and looking at each other. Then each kiss got longer, and then it didn't stop. Stephen put his hand just under the edge of my shirt, holding it on the spot where the scar was. Sometimes the skin around the scar got cold-now it was warm. Now it was alive.
"So Thorpe says that-Seriously?"
Callum was in the doorway.
Stephen mumbled what I think was a very obscene word right against my mouth.
"You realize I now owe Boo five pounds?" Callum said. "Boo! I owe you five pounds!”
Source: The Madness Underneath
“The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world.”
“The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.”
“The hand that rocks the cradle should also rock the boat.”
“The hand that rules the press, the radio, the screen and the far-spread magazine, rules the country.”
Source: The Spirit of Liberty: Papers and Addresses
“The hand that unnerved Belshazzar derived its most horrifying influence from the want of a body, and death itself is not formidable in what we do know of it, but in what we do not.”
Source: Lacon, Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think
“The hand that wields the knife shall never wear the crown.”
“The hand which moves over the dial moves also among souls.”
Source: Marius
“The hand will often reveal more than the countenance.”
Source: THE DETECTIVE EBENEZER GRYCE MYSTERIES – Complete Collection: 11 Mystery Novels in One Volume: New York Murder-Mysteries: The Leavenworth Case, A Strange Disappearance, The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow, Hand and Ring, That Affair Next Door, Lost Man’s Lane, The Circular Study, One of My Sons…
“The hand you hold the longest is your own.”
Source: The Sweet Far Thing
“The handful of corporations that own most of the media outlets have an interest in reflecting establishment views.”
“The handful of Germans who had reached the trench had been sacrificed for the stupid sort of fun called. Strategy, probably. Stupid! . . . It was, of course, just like German spools to go mining by candle-light. Obsoletely Nibenlungen-like. Dwarfs probably!”
Source: Parade's End
“The handgun would not be my choice of weapon if I knew I was going to a fight. ...I'd choose a rifle, a shotgun, an RPG or an atomic bomb instead.”
“The handicap of a tiny manhood is as much a choice and laughing matter as the arms of a thalidomide”
“The handicap of deafness is not in the ear; it is in the mind.”
“The handiest tools I ever gained
for mending the worst of days
were fashioned by my loving pa
through his praying, faithful ways.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“The handkerchief dabbed at my forehead. 'Ouch! You'll have a fine-looking bruise tomorrow.' 'Then you'll be able to distinguish me from Rose.' The handkerchief paused. 'I could tell you apart from the beginning. You're quite different to each other, you know.' Perhaps he could tell, in the obvious ways. The odd one was Rose; the other odd one was Briony.”
Source: Chime
“The handle of the heart is the hand of another. (La poignée du cœur - Est la main de l'autre.)”
“The handling of a problem seems to be simply the increase of ability to confront the problem and when the problem can be totally confronted it no longer exists.”
“The handling of our forests as a continuous, renewable resource means permanent employment and stability to our country life. The forests are also needed for mitigating extreme climatic fluctuations, holding the soil on the slopes, retaining the moisture in the ground, and controlling the equable flow of water in our streams.”
Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: F.D. Roosevelt, 1935, Volume 4
“The handover of power to [Dmitry] Medvedev was rather painless, everybody thought that the waves would calm automatically. By now, it's quite clear that [Vladimir] Putin doesn't want to relinquish the levers of power.”
“The hands
find a way to do
what the heart
wants to say”
“The hands and feet, including the whole body, are the slaves of your thoughts.”
“The hands are an extension of the heart.”
Source: The Outsider’s Mind : A Collection of Short Stories and the Quotes They Inspired
“The hands are churches that worship the world.”
Source: Words under the words: selected poems
“The hands are the heart's messengers.”
“The hands are the instruments of man’s intelligence.”
“The hands clasped together symbolize friendship. The heart is love. And the crown stands for loyalty”
Source: Orphan Train
“The hands have to be like concrete when the horse resists and like butter when he yields.”
“The hands of every clock are shears, trimming us away scrap by scrap, and every time piece with a digital readout blinks us towards implosion.”
Source: Fear Nothing: A Novel
“The hands of fate keep time on a heart-shaped clock.”
Source: The Vampire Prince
“The hands of Fate keep time on a heart-shaped watch." - Harkat Mulds(The Trials of Death)”
“The hands of man can manufacture many things both penetratingly brilliant and utterly astounding. Yet, despite their amazing dexterity and profound skill they cannot manufacture hope. Such a masterpiece as that is left for the hands of God and a manger crafted by those hands.”
“The hands of the clock buried inside her soul ground to a halt then. Time outside, of course, flows on as always, but she isn't affected by it. For her, what we consider normal time is essentially meaningless.”
Source: Kafka on the Shore