Best breaths & fingers Quotes | Short & Famous Sayings

“There comes, even to kings, the time of great weariness. Then the gold of the throne is brass, the silk of the palace becomes drab. The gems in the diadem and upon the fingers of the women sparkle drearily like the ice of white seas; the speech of men is as the empty rattle of a jester's bell and the feel comes of things unreal; even the sun is copper in the sky and the breath of the green ocean is no longer fresh.”

Men Feels White Sun Sea Sky Kings Speech Ocean Empty Gold Breaths Green Fingers Ice Bells Thrones Palaces Unreal Silk Gems Weariness Sparkle Brass Copper Jester

Book:Kull: Exile of Atlantis

Source: Kull: Exile of Atlantis

“Despite my mum being from a small village in the middle of a forest, I'm not a country person. I don't like my bacon sandwich to be curiously snuffling at my fingers. But sometimes being police means holding your breath and fondling a pig.”

Mean Persons Country Sometimes Middle Breaths Police Fingers Forests Despite Village Mum Pigs Sandwiches Small Villages Fondling

Book:Whispers Under Ground

Source: Whispers Under Ground

“It is agreed that all sound which is the material of music is of three sorts. First is harmonica, which consists of vocal music; second is organica, which is formed from the breath; third is rhythmica, which receives its numbers from the beat of the fingers. For sound is produced either by the voice, coming through the throat; or by the breath, coming through the trumpet or tibia, for example; or by touch, as in the case of the cithara or anything else that gives a tuneful sound on being struck.”

Giving Firsts Three Sound Voice Numbers Music Cases Example Materials Music Is Beats Thirds Breaths Fingers Throat Vocal Trumpets Harmonicas Seville Vocal Music

Author:Isidore of Seville

“My first breath was just...it just seemed impossible that you could actually breathe underwater. I knew in my mind it was possible, but actually experiencing it was such a gulp of joy and I feel it every time I go under the ocean. I love doing it, to be able to feel weightless, to spin on one finger, to do somersaults, to be like a graceful ballerina - even with a huge tank on your back you can do the most extraordinary things.”

Feels Mind Firsts Able Joy Can Do Impossible Huge Ocean Breaths Fingers Extraordinary Breathe Tanks Extraordinary Things Ballerina Underwater

Author:Sylvia Earle

“There is a point when tears don't work to wash things away anymore. Grabbing for breath has now broken my fingers.”

Tears Broken Breaths Fingers Grabbing

Book:Live for a Living

Source: Live for a Living

“Jazz is the music of the body. The breath comes through brass. It is the body's breath, and the strings' wails and moans are echoes of the body's music. It is the body's vibrations which ripple from the fingers. And the mystery of the withheld theme, known to jazz musicians alone, is like the mystery of our secret life. We give to others only peripheral improvisations.”

Giving Body Secret Known Mystery Musician Breaths Jazz Fingers Theme Strings Echoes Vibrations Jazz Music Improvisation Ripple Secret Life Brass Jazz Musician

Author:Anais Nin

“Also it'll be unbelievably cold in there and the thing I'm probably most worried about is my face. That sounds silly but it's very difficult, if you're in cold temperature water, to get your head under because it takes your breath away. And then your hands go numb so you try and wriggle your fingers while swimming to warm up. It's very tough.”

Ifs Trying Hands Faces Difficult Sound Water Cold Tough Breaths Fingers Warm Silly Worried Swimming Temperature Numb

Author:Greg James

“I marvel at how good I was before I met him, how I lived molded to the smallest space possible, my days the size of little beads that passed without passion through my fingers. So few people know what they're capable of. At forty-two I'd never done anything that took my own breath away, and I suppose now that was part of the problem - my chronic inability to astonish myself.”

People Knows Littles Two Done Problem Passion My Own Space Mets Capable Breaths Fingers Size Forty Smallest Inability Beads

Book:The Mermaid Chair

Source: The Mermaid Chair

“His heart was like a sensitive plant, that opens for a moment in the sunshine, but curls up and shrinks into itself at the slightest touch of the finger, or the lightest breath of wind.”

Heart Moments Wind Breaths Plant Fingers Sensitive Sunshine Shrinks Curls Happy Sunshine

Book:The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Diversion Illustrated Classics)

Source: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Diversion Illustrated Classics)

“I am in need of music that would flow Over my fretful, feeling finger-tips, Over my bitter-tainted, trembling lips, With melody, deep, clear, and liquid-slow. Oh, for the healing swaying, old and low, Of some song sung to rest the tired dead, A song to fall like water on my head, And over quivering limbs, dream flushed to glow! There is a magic made by melody: A spell of rest, and quiet breath, and cool Heart, that sinks through fading colors deep To the subaqueous stillness of the sea, And floats forever in a moon-green pool, Held in the arms of rhythm and of sleep.”

Source: Elizabeth Bishop: Poems, Prose, and Letters

“I would remain nearer you for what time there is." "Gone in one faerie sigh," she quoted. Leather-clad fingers brushed over her short hair, rested on her cheek. "I can hold my breath.”

I Can Gone Hair Breaths Fingers Cheeks Sigh Leather Faerie Short Hair

Book:Valiant

Source: Valiant

“Shane was silent a moment, then let out a long breath. "I bet I could convince you if I could get through these bars. . . ." "You'd get arrested all over again." "Well, you're just that tempting. Jailbait." He kissed her fingers, which made her shiver all over; his lips lingered warm on her skin, reminding her of what it felt like to be alone with him, in that timeless.”

Ifs Wells Long Made Moments Felt Skins Breaths Silent Fingers Lips Warm Bars If I Could Convince Timeless Arrested Reminding Tempting Shiver Shane

Author:Rachel Caine

“Then I felt something inside me break and music began to pour out into the quiet. My fingers danced; intricate and quick they spun something gossamer and tremulous into the circle of light our fire had made. The music moved like a spiderweb stirred by a gentle breath, it changed like a leaf twisting as it falls to the ground, and it felt like three years Waterside in Tarbean, with a hollowness inside you and hands that ached from the bitter cold.”

Years Made Hands Light Fall Three Felt Break Fire Changed Cold Quiet Breaths Moved Fingers Circles Bitter Gentle Three Years Leafs Intricate Spun Hollowness Bitter Cold

Author:Patrick Rothfuss

“For a moment Ethan simply stares. Before him is the monster of his nightmares: his sister's murderer, the beast who robbed him of his greatest love. How easy, how fulfilling would it be to take Marduk's life? But the arrow in Ethan's fingers slips to the ground. "No. even revenge is too great an honor for you." As the night falls and brings an end to this long day of darkness, Marduk inhales his last staggered breath and his body turns to stone.”

“That's smart. Once Sonya's able to talk, we'll need to move." He smiled. "Sydney's turning into a battle mastermind." "Hey, she's not in charge here," I teased. "She's just a soldier." "Right." He lightly brushed his fingers against my cheek. "Sorry, Captain." "General," I corrected, catching my breath at that brief touch.”

Needs Able Moving Battle Smart Breaths Fingers Sorry Soldier Hey Cheeks Captains Catching Sydney Mastermind Sonya

Book:Vampire Academy: The Complete Collection

Source: Vampire Academy: The Complete Collection

“And what do you want right now?" Right now I itch to heal his wounds and forget my own. He touches my cheek with the tips of his fingers. My breath hitches. "Do you want to kiss me, Alex?" I whisper. "Dios mio, I want to kiss you ... to taste your lips, your tongue." He gently traces my lips withthe tips of his fingers. "Do you want me to kiss you? Nobody else would know but the two of us.”

Knows Want Two My Own Forget Taste Right Now Kissing Breaths Fingers Lips Tongue Wounds Heal Want Me Cheeks Alex Kiss Me You Want Me Two Of Us Do You Want Me Dio

Author:Simone Elkeles

“Gently, I ran my hand across his chest, exploring it. My breath felt tight in my throat. He was so beautiful. His muscles were toned, defined, his skin warm and smooth. Stroking my palm up over the line of his collarbone, I felt the firmness of his shoulder, the strength of his bicep. I traced my fingers over the black AK, following the lines of the letters. Alex hardly moved as I touched him, his eyes never leaving me. Finally I sighed and dropped my hand. I tried to smile. "I've sort of been wanting to do that ever since that first night in the motel room," I admitted.”

“Sam reached his hand toward mine and I automatically put my fingers in his. With a guilty little smile he pulled my hand toward his nose and took a sniff and then another one. His smile widened though it was still shy. It was absolutely adorable and my breath got caught somewhere in my throat.”

Littles Stills Hands Mines Breaths Fingers Caught Guilty Noses Shy Throat Adorable His Smile

Book:Shiver

Source: Shiver

“His finger flicked open a button on my cardigan-then two, three, four. It tumbled off my shoulders, leaving me in my camisole. He pushed up the hem, teasing and stroking his thumb across my stomach. My breath came in a sharp intake of air.”

Two Three Four Air Breaths Fingers Leaving Shoulders Stomach Buttons Leaving Me Thumbs Tease Hem Patch And Nora Cardigans

Book:Silence

Source: Silence

“Sometimes you build up these walls, you build and you build and you build up these walls and you think they’re so strong, but then someone can come along and tip them over with only his fingers, or the weight of his breath.”

Thinking Sometimes Strong Wall Weight Breaths Fingers

Book:Wild Roses

Source: Wild Roses

“and I wonder if Beethoven held his breath the first time his fingers touched the keys the same way a soldier holds his breath the first time his finger clicks the trigger. We all have different reasons for forgetting to breathe.”

Ifs Way Firsts Different Reason Forget Wonder Keys First Time Breaths Fingers Soldier Breathe Touched Triggers Clicks

Book:Take Me With You

Source: Take Me With You

“I turned around slowly, and looked up at him. He stiffened and sucked in a shallow breath. After a moment, he touched my cheek. "Such naked pain," he whispered. I turned my face into his palm and closed my eyes. His fingers threaded into my hair, cupped my head, and brushed the brand. It heated at his touch. His hand tightened at the base of my skull and squeezed, and he raised me slowly to my tiptoes. I opened my eyes and it was my turn to inhale sharply. Not human. Oh, no, not this man. "Never show it to me again." His face was cold, hard, his voice colder.”

Men Humans Hard Moments Shows Hands Eye Pain Faces Turns Voice Hair Cold Breaths Raised Fingers Naked Brands Touched Cheeks Shallow Palms Skulls Inhale Tiptoes

Author:Karen Marie Moning

“What does kiciciyapi mitawa mean?" He kept his head on her breasts. "What?" "You called me kicicyapi mitawa. It sounded so beautiful. It wasn't Japanese. What was it?" "It's the voice of the Lakota. It would sound silly in English." He cupped her breast, his fingers moving lightly over her skin. His breath warm on her heart. "I want to know. It didn't sound silly when you said it. It sounded...beautiful. It made me feel beautiful. And loved." He kissed her breast. "I called you my heart. And you are.”

Knows Want Feels Heart Mean Doe Made Said Beautiful Moving Sound Voice My Heart Skins Breaths Fingers Warm Silly Breasts Feeling Beautiful Lakota

Author:Christine Feehan

“What's wrong, little sis? You look upset." She could barely catch her breath. "Cracked...my...nail polish slapping your... worthless face. See?" She showed him her finger - just one of them. "Cute" He snorted.”

Looks Littles Faces Breaths Fingers Cute Upset Just One Nails Worthless Polish Cracked Nail Polish Slapping

Book:City of Lost Souls

Source: City of Lost Souls

“There are six reasons anyone does anything: Love. Faith. Greed. Boredom. Fear..." he said, ticking them off on his fingers; but he lingered on the last, drawing a deep breath before he said, "Revenge.”

Doe Said Reason Lasts Six Breaths Fingers Greed Revenge Drawing Bored Boredom Deep Breath Faith In Love

Author:Ally Carter

“…but Sassenach—I am the true home of your heart, and I know that.” He lifted my hands to his mouth and kissed my upturned palms, one and then the other, his breath warm and his beard-stubble soft on my fingers. “I have loved others, and I do love many, Sassenach—but you alone hold all my heart, whole in your hands,” he said softly. “And you know that.”

Knows Heart Said Whole Home Hands My Heart Mouths Breaths Fingers Warm Palms Beard True Home

Author:Diana Gabaldon

“There was no air; only the dead, still night fired by the dog days of August. Not a breath. I had to suck in the same air I exhaled, cupping it in my hands before it escaped. I felt it, in and out, less each time…until it was so thin it slipped through my fingers forever. I mean, forever.”

Mean Stills Hands Night Felt Forever Air Dog Breaths Fingers August Dog Days

Author:Juan Rulfo

“Holding Eleanor’s hand was like holding a butterfly. Or a heartbeat. Like holding something complete, and completely alive. As soon as he touched her, he wondered how he’d gone this long without doing it. He rubbed his thumb through her palm and up her fingers, and was aware of her every breath.”

Long Hands Gone Alive Breaths Fingers Touched Butterfly Palms Heartbeat Thumbs Eleanor

Book:Eleanor & Park

Source: Eleanor & Park

“The puritanical potentialities of science have never been forecast. If it evolves a body of organized rites, and is established as a religion, hierarchically organized, things more than anything else will be done in the name of 'decency.' The coarse fumes of tobacco and liquors, the consequent tainting of the breath and staining of white fingers and teeth, which is so offensive to many women, will be the first things attended to.”

Ifs Firsts Done Body Science Religion Names White Evolution Breaths Fingers Teeth Evolve Organized Offensive Decency Tobacco Liquor Rite Coarse Forecasts

Author:Wyndham Lewis

“Go for broke. Always try and do too much. Dispense with safety nets. Take a deep breath before you begin talking. Aim for the stars. Keep grinning. Be bloody-minded. Argue with the world. And never forget that writing is as close as we get to keeping a hold on the thousand and one things--childhood, certainties, cities, doubts, dreams, instants, phrases, parents, loves--that go on slipping , like sand, through our fingers.”

Source: Conversations with Salman Rushdie

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