W Quotes
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“Whirrun ignored ‘em. ‘Then, when I’ve got two cut,’ and he dropped a pale slab of cheese on one slice then slapped the other on top like he was catching a fly, ‘I trap the cheese between then, and there you have it!’
‘Bread and cheese.’ Yon weighed the half-loaf in one hand and the cheese in the other. ‘Just the same as I’ve got.’ And he bit off the cheese and tossed it to Scorry.
Whirrun sighed. ‘Have none of you no vision?’ He held up his masterpiece to such light as there was, which was almost none. ‘This is no more bread and cheese than a fine axe is wood and iron, or a live person is meat and har.’
‘What is it, then?’ asked Drfod, rocking back from his wet wood and tossing the flint aside in disgust.
‘A whole new thing. A forging of the humble part of bread and cheese into a greater whole. I call it … a cheese-trap.’ Whirrun took a dainty nibble from one corner. ‘Oh, yes, my friends. This tastes like … progress…”
Source: The Heroes
“Whiskers of the cat, Webbed toes on my swimming dog; God is in the details.”
Source: False Memory: A thriller that plays tricks with your mind...
“Whiskey and beer are all right in their place, but their place is in hell.”
“Whiskey claims to itself alone the exclusive office of sot-making.”
Source: The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence, cont
“Whiskey don't make liars
it just makes fools.”
“Whiskey, glass, pour, toss back, glare. Repeat. “Cop out,” I slurred in retaliation, pointing the empty glass at Peter.
“Don’t get drunk. Fuck. I need you sober,” he yelled, snatching the glass out of my hand.
“There’s the problem right there. You need me sober. You need my help. You need something from me.” I laughed, tossing the bottle on the sofa, ignoring the glug glug glug as it emptied over my cushions. “And I just need you.”
“Need me to what?” He asked with a huff, tipping the bottle right-side up.
“Nothing. I just need you,” I whispered and flopped into a nearby recliner.”
Source: Shattered Glass
“Whiskey has killed more men than bullets, but most men would rather be full of whiskey than bullets.”
“Whiskey is all right in its place - but its place is hell.”
Source: Billy Sunday, the Man and His Message: With His Own Words which Have Won Thousands for Christ
“Whiskey is by far the most popular of all remedies that won't cure a cold.”
“Whiskey is carried into committee rooms in demijohns and carried out in demagogues.”
Source: Mark Twain Speaks for Himself
“Whiskey is for drinking; water is for fighting over.”
“Whiskey just naturally likes me but beer likes me better.”
Source: The Best of Simple
“whiskey makes the heart beat faster but it sure doesn't help the mind and isn't it funny how you can ache just from the deadly drone of existence?”
“Whiskey will always be a part of my life.”
“Whiskey's to tough, Champagne costs too much, Vodka puts my mouth in gear. I hope this refrain, Will help me explain, As a matter of fact, I like beer.”
“Whiskey: a torchligh procession marching down your throat.”
“Whisking through the clouds as the birds pass by
Ignoring all the storms that try to ruin the sky
Chasing the setting sun
Forever
And ever
Never let the day be done
No never
Never”
Source: Let the Storm Break
“Whisky is liquid sunshine.”
“Whisky making is an act of cooperation between the blessings of nature and the wisdom of man.”
“Whisky making is the art of making poison pleasant”
“Whisky, gambling and Ferraris are better than housework.”
“Whisky, I find, helps clarity of thought. And reduces pain. It has the additional virtue of making you drunk or, if taken in sufficient quantity, very drunk.”
Source: The Sense of an Ending
“Whisper Children are actually more powerful than any evil, Wonder,” her grandfather answered, smiling. “And we have Time on our side; we always know when the Tairharts are entering a dangerous period because those periods only occur when our Time is moving faster than the humans' Time. The rest of your training is going to consist of your observing a Ripple of Discontent being formed and the creation of a Tairhart, followed by the consequences of shards of broken hearts piercing other hearts. It will be painful for you to watch, but you must first observe the true nature of the Tairharts in order to prepare yourselves to defend the humans. Do you feel you're ready?”
Source: Winky & Wonder: Book I And Book II
“Whisper it softly, but many Greeks, including clergy, welcomed the Ottomans. On the whole Muslim rulers have been much more tolerant of infidels than their Christian counterparts have. As long as their subjects paid taxes and provided recruits to the harems and armies of the Sultan, they could have whatever religion they liked. Only when they joined religion with revolt did scimitars and stakes come out. Orthodox Christianity was under far greater threat from the Roman variety imposed by Venetians and Franks and Catalans. Jews too were safer from pogrom under the crescent than the cross. This is not a line of thought that goes down well in Greek company.”
Source: It's All Greek to Me!: A Tale of a Mad Dog and an Englishman, Ruins, Retsina--and Real Greeks
“Whisper me a kiss…
Softly… softly brushing my cheek
As an - Oh! - so delicate caress…
A gentle kiss upon my fingertips,
So healing in its tenderness…
Breathing your kiss upon my mouth,
You softly whisper me a kiss…
Oh! Whisper me a kiss…
In your sweet breath is the promise
Wafting me gently to a healing space
This oft tossed ship carried ‘pon your breath
Oh! Let me harbor in your embrace!
Oh love… again… whisper me a kiss…
Set us free to sail ‘cross time and space.
Oh! Again… Whisper me a kiss…
In your arms, the promise of forever…
Shining as stars in your ebony eyes
Come my love, tomorrow’s our dawn…
Floating free as the star flies
Our love, the vessel… you, my tether…
On whispered kisses, together we’ll rise.
Softly… Softly… Whisper me a kiss…
"Whisper Me A Kiss"
by D. Denise Dianaty
© 30 August 2014”
“Whisper the quite breath that loudly communicates the energies of life.”
“Whisper to the flashing water your real name, write your signature in the sand, and shout your identity to the sky until it answers to you in thunder.”
“Whisper your dream to a cloud.
Ask the cloud to remember it.”
“Whispered words can be devastatingly effective.”
Source: Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art
“Whispering can be a rest from a noisy world of words.”
“Whispering in libraries is prohibited, Talking in libraries are crime, studying in libraries is useful, librarians are united for this argument.”
“Whispering makes a narrow place narrower.”
“Whispering wind,
a quiet breath
exhaled across years
of tiny, fragments of light.
Glowing in the breeze,
like silent fireworks,
accentuating my wanders
through life’s debris.
[Whispering Wind]”
Source: Bare Spirit: The Selected Poems of Susan Marshall
“whispers are often thunderous”
Source: Wild Ink
“Whispers crept through the silence, disturbing the peace of an unoccupied mind.”
Source: Canellian Eye : Prophecy
“Whispers ignite flames,
silent passion claims hearts,
love's clandestine art.
(Haiku)”
“Whispers in the dark were something of a nightmare years ago. Today, it’s the only form of communication we have inside these walls.”
Source: The Doctor's Daughter
“Whispers of amethyst meadows
Where a phoenix once cried.”
Source: Prince of Chandeliers
“Whispers of death crawled through her brain like insects swarming a feast. Murmurs of pain and torture sent shivers of dread down her spine. Gathering her courage, Alaina turned to face him.
“It all started with the attic . . .”
Source: Sleepless: A Cold Case Novel
“Whispers of rose, I drank it to my soul, and there I found a garden of roses.
Whispers of heaven, I drank it to my soul, and there I found a world of doves.”
“Whispers reveal, shouts conceal.”
Source: On My Way To Infinity: A Seeker's Poetic Pilgrimage
“Whispers with a tip-toe routine
is not my best dance. A born fire starter-
if you call me at all,
call me a change of plans.
-from the poem 'The Waiting Room”
Source: Escape from Narc Island
“Whistle-blowers often face significant personal risks to expose social misconduct. Their actions, grounded in a commitment to truth, justice, and the public good, are a testament to their selflessness. ("Alert. High noon.")”
“Whistle through your teeth and spit cuz, it's Alright”
“Whistleblowers is another aspect that needs to be addressed. We have to restore the protections of whistleblowers and also the encouragement and rewards. It shouldn't just be that they don't get crucified; it should be that they are again folk heroes, or celebrated for bringing critical matters to public attention, as opposed to traitors.”
“Whistleblowing constitutes a nice test case for the evaluation of loyalty. Loyalty also appears at the intersection of many major philosophical debates: general ones such as those between consequentialism and deontology, reason and feeling, virtue and principle, as well as more specific ones such as nationalism and patriotism, morality and obedience, particularism and universalism.”
“Whistler,' Manet called. 'How's your mother?”
“Whistling aloud to bear his courage up.”
Source: The grave,: a poem,
“Whistling to keep myself from being afraid.”
Source: The Dramatick Works of John Dryden, Esq. in Six Volumes: Volume the sixth. Containing Don Sebastian, King of Portugal. Amphitrion: or, The two sosia's. Cleomenes, The Spartan heroe. King Arthur: or, The British worthy. Love triumphant: or, Nature will prevail
“Whistling together. Some kind of performance. I mean, not just a conversation, but a performance.”