T Quotes
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“The sight of one old man kneeling on all fours in front of me assembling a picnic table was enough to put all thoughts of lunch out of my head, possibly for life.”
“The sight of one's own heart is degrading; people are not meant to look inward - that's why they've been given bodies, to hide their souls.”
“The sight of snow made her think how beautiful and short life is and how, in spite of all their enmities, people have so very much in common; measured against eternity and the greatness of creation, the world in which they lived was narrow. That's why snow drew people together. It was as if snow cast a veil over hatreds, greed, and wrath and made everyone feel close to one another. -- Snow pg 119”
“The sight of so many ruins destroys any desire to build shanties; all this ancient dust makes one indifferent to fame.”
Source: Flaubert in Egypt
“The sight of stars always sets me dreaming just as naively as those black dots on a map set me dreaming of towns and villages. Why should these points of light in the firmament, I wonder, be less accessible than the dark ones on the map of France? We take a train to go to Torascon or Roven and we take death to a star.”
“The sight of stars makes me dream.”
“The sight of such a monument is like continual and stationary music, which one hears for one's good as one approaches it.”
“The sight of such aching beauty would infuse his soul with pain.”
Source: A Note Of Madness
“The sight of that dear form was unexpected, it had appeared unhoped-for, without giving him time to compose his features. Joy, surprise, and admiration might have painted themselves quite openly upon his face - and just at this second it happened that Tadzio smiled. Smiled at Aschenbach, unabashed and friendly, a speaking, winning, captivating smile, with slowly parting lips. With such a smile it might be that Narcissus bent over the mirroring pool, a smile profound, infatuated, lingering, as he put out his arms to the reflection of his own beauty; the lips just slightly pursed, perhaps half-realizing his own folly in trying to kiss the cold lips of his shadow—with a mingling of coquetry and curiosity and a faint unease, enthralling and enthralled.”
Source: Death in Venice and Other Stories
“The sight of the bare katana inspires everyone to a practically Nipponese level of politeness”
Source: Snow Crash
“The sight of the centuries-old stone walls never failed to captivate me, evoking a sense of history and grandeur. Stepping inside, I was greeted by the timeless beauty of the castle's architecture. The walls whispered stories of the past, while the ornate furnishings and artwork adorned each room with elegance. It was a place where time seemed to stand still, allowing me to escape the hustle and bustle of daily life and immerse myself in the tranquil atmosphere. I wandered through the halls, taking in the breathtaking views of the Ligurian coastline that stretched out before me. The waters sparkled under the sun's warm embrace, inviting me to lose myself in its vastness.”
Source: Serenade of Solitude
“The sight of the eye, the hearing of the ear, the touch of the hand may each and all be deceived, but the instructions of the spirit are in all things correct. The combined senses may misguide or fail, but he who happily secures the companionship of the Holy Spirit, walks in the ways of life and neither fears, becomes weary nor faints by the wayside.”
“The sight of the first woman in the minimal two-piece was as explosive as the detonation of the atomic bomb by the U.S. at Bikini Island in the Marshall Isles, hence the naming of the bikini.”
“The sight of the huge world put mad ideas into me, as if I could wander away, wander forever, see strange and beautiful things, one after the other...”
Source: Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold
“The sight of the little madeleine had recalled nothing to my mind before I tasted it...”
Source: Swann's Way
“The sight of the mark seemed to enrage the father further because he lifted his arm again, for a second blow, but the son reached up. He seized his father’s arm. He pushed, with all his might, against him and found, to his surprise, that his father’s body yielded under his. He could push this man, this leviathan, this monster of his childhood, back against the wall with very little effort. He did so. He kept his father there with the point of his elbow. He shook his father’s arm, like that of a puppet, and the wineskin dropped to the floor. He leant his face into his, noticing at the same time that he was looking down on him. That, he said to him, is the last time you will ever hit me.”
Source: Hamnet
“The sight of the money depressed her, because in such small familiar things the foreign country around her was best expressed.”
“The sight of the pale-yellow façade of 82 Queen with the large golden numerals on the small black awning over the narrow entrance always made me smile. It was one of the grand dames of the Charleston restaurant scene. Opened in 1982 and comprised of three adjoining eighteenth-century town houses and a courtyard, it was the first restaurant to combine the local African, French, Caribbean, and Anglo-Saxon tastes to create a new culinary genre known as Lowcountry cuisine.”
Source: My Magnolia Summer
“The sight of the wall of water outside reassured me, giving me the idea that it made very little difference whether I stayed with her, or set out alone on my journey that had neither visible starting point nor destination. It didn't matter: since, however closely I became involved with another existence, my own world would always remain secret, inaccessible and shut-off; nobody would ever see me, except as a dim, changeable, wavering shadow, through its impenetrable, semi-opaque walls.”
Source: Eagles' Nest
“The sight of them all made Caris marvel: each individual had a different life, every one of them rich and complex, with dramas in the past and challenges in the future, happy memories and secret sorrows, and a crowd of friends and enemies and loved ones.”
Source: World Without End
“The sight of women talking together has always made men uneasy; nowadays it means rank subversion.”
Source: the female eunuch
“The sight of you is good for sore eyes.”
“The sight or sound of perfect things causes a certain suffering.”
Source: The Very Rich Hours of Adrienne Monnier
“the sight pierces me
with tenderness, he was suffering, then,
as I would soon.”
Source: Stag's Leap (Pulitzer Prize Winner): Poems
“The sight riveted her even more strongly than it had the night before, from this new perspective.”
Source: Beauty's Punishment
“The sight, sound or even smell of a first love seems to burrow deep into the brain.”
“The sightless Milton, with his hair Around his placid temples curled; And Shakespeare at his side,-a freight, If clay could think and mind were weight, For him who bore the world!”
Source: The Complete Poetical Works of William Wordsworth: Together with a Description of the Country of the Lakes in the North of England, Now First Published with His Works ...
“The sights I have just seen [at Buchenwald] are so unbelievable that I don't think I'll believe them myself until I've seen the photographs.”
“The sights of infinity can be too strong. They can scorch the soul. It's best to take infinity on a little at a time.”
“The sign above the door was written in French. It read: ARRÊTE ! C’EST ICI L’EMPIRE DE LA MORT.
“That means,” he explained to Gini, “‘Stop! It is here the Empire of Death.”
Source: Brainwashed
“The sign at the entrance to my gym locker room says, no cell phones please, cell phones are cameras. They are not. A camera is a Nikon or a Leica or Rolleiflex, and when you strike someone with one, they know they have been hit with something substantial.”
“The sign at the front of the lot seems to promise to REDEFINE, REVIVE, and RECAPTURE the magic of the Castle. The city wants to rebuild it as some sort of condo with a historical facade or something. It won’t be for us, the young, aimless, or homeless. But it will rise again in full glory, given a second chance at life.
Maybe we deserve that, too.”
Source: Victory Lap
“The sign brings customers.”
Source: La Fontaine's Fables: Now First Translated from the French...
“The sign in the forest said, “Closed For Repairs.” I wrote it and nailed it on a tree myself. I’m a farmer of parking lots, and I grow them like 1980s mall culture.”
Source: 94,000 Wasps in a Trench Coat
“The sign in the parking lot next to a mini cliff said, "Danger Falling Rocks," so I commented, "Who's this band, Danger Falling? If they rock, how come I've never heard of them or heard them?" They can't be better than Bette Midler, or my ducks would sing them during karaoke.”
Source: Music is fluid, and my saxophone overflows when my ducks slosh in the sounds I make in elevators.
“The sign of a beautiful person is that they always see beauty in others.”
“The sign of a good book is that it entertains you. The sign of a great book is that it changes you.”
“The sign of a good decision is the multiplicity of reasons for it.”
Source: Children of God: A Novel
“The sign of a good marriage is that everything is debatable and challenged; nothing is turned into law or policy. The rules, if any, are known only to the two players, who seek no public trophies.”
“The sign of a good society is where talent is respected.”
“The sign of a Graceful person is their Gratefulness.”
Source: THE HONEYMOON: A SACRED AND UNFORGETTABLE SAVOUR OF A BLISSFUL MARITAL JOURNEY
“The sign of a great man is that the closer you get, the greater he seems.”
“The sign of a great Master is his ability to win a won game quickly and painlessly”
Source: The chess companion: a merry collection of tales of chess and its players, together with a cornucopia of games, problems, epigrams & advice, topped off with the greatest game of chess ever played
“The sign of a great player is how much he elevates his colleagues' performance.”
“The sign of a great player is not how much he scores, but how much he lifts his teammates performance”
“The sign of a life that is loved is laughter at their funeral.”
Source: Refined: Turning Pain into Purpose
“The sign of a masterpiece: A painting when there's a lack of resolution.”
“The sign of a mature musician is knowing what not to play.”
“The sign of a person who has had an education is good manners.”
“The sign of a Philistine age is the cry of immorality against art.”
Source: Delphi Complete Works of Oscar Wilde (Illustrated)