Laughing Quotes - Page 25

• We stood up and bade each other farewell, but love and despair stood between us like two ghosts, one stretching his wings with his fingers over our throats, one weeping and the other laughing hideously. As I took Selma's hand and put it to my lips, she came close to me and placed a kiss on my forehead, then dropped on the wooden bench. She shut her eyes and whispered softly, "Oh, Lord God, have mercy on me and mend my broken wings!

  Khalil Gibran

  Farewell, Eye, Kissing

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• Finally, the intercom crackles and Hatmitch's acerbic laugh fills the studio. He contains himself just long enough to say, 'And that, my friends, is how a revolution dies.

  Suzanne Collins

  Long, Revolution, Enough

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• A moment passed, perhaps half a second when their faces said what they felt, and then Emma was smiling, laughing, her arms around his neck.

  David Nicholls

  Half, Arms, Faces

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• Smarmy little prig,” Will snarled, leaning father forward, as if he longed to reach through the magical portal and strangle Gabriel. “When I get him alone…” “I ought to go in with her instead,” Gabriel went on. “I can look out for her a bit more. Instead of simply looking out for myself.” “Hanging’s too good for him,” agreed Jem, who looked as if he were trying not to laugh. “Tessa knows Will,” protested Charlotte. “She trusts Will.” “I wouldn’t go that far,” muttered Tessa.

  Cassandra Clare

  Father, Trying, Looks

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• Valerie was crying, too. She was laughing and sniffling back sobs. “I’m going to marry my snuggy wuggums,” she said. Morelli paused, his fork halfway to the roast chicken platter. He slid his eyes to me and leaned close. “If you ever call me snuggy wuggums in public I’ll lock you in the cellar and chain you to the furnace.

  Janet Evanovich

  Eye, Locks, Cry

  Janet Evanovich (2010). “Ten Big Ones: A Stephanie Plum Novel”, p.44, Macmillan

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• She knew he was angry, but she couldn't stop laughing. "Forgive me, Po. I was only trying to get your attention." "And I suppose it never occurs to you to start small. If I told you my roof needed rebuilding, you'd start by knocking down the house.

  Kristin Cashore

  Forgive Me, House, Forgiving

  Kristin Cashore (2009). “Graceling”, p.187, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• Whoa!" she says as I plow into her. " What are you DOING? Get off me!" I hang on tight. "Can't a girl just hug her big sister?" She stops fighting me. "Are you dying? Am I dying? Did Grandma die? I laugh. "No one died." "Then get off!

  Wendy Mass

  Girl, Grandma, Fighting

  Wendy Mass (2011). “11 Birthdays: A Wish Novel”, p.168, Scholastic Inc.

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• Wouldn't it be great,as Scott Peck suggests, if all medical students had to undergo the symptoms and feeling of a spectrum of illnesses. From acute infections to terminal cancer - and Kuru, the laughing sickness. Just a month for each exposure, controlled of course, and a good heavy dose of excruciating pain. So they'll know what that feels like.

  William S. Burroughs

  Pain, Cancer, Feelings

  William S. Burroughs, James Grauerholz (2001). “Last Words: The Final Journals of William S. Burroughs”, p.165, Grove Press

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• James started to laugh. His chin hurt where she'd smacked him twice, his foot throbbed where she'd stepped on it, and his entire body felt as if he'd swum through a rosebush, which wasn't as far off the truth as it sounded. Yet still he started to laugh.

  Julia Quinn

  Hurt, Feet, Body

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• I used to love you I still do So Selfish I love the old you The you that didnt shoot drugs ...The you that didnt get beat on by men You laugh in my face and call me a fool But its true I still love you Sometimes,I can see the old you When your eyes flash When you almost look alive

  Henry Rollins

  Selfish, Love You, Eye

  Henry Rollins (2009). “The Portable Henry Rollins”, p.65, Villard

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• I liked AC/DC," Lee said. "If you were going to shoot someone, you'd really want to do it while you were listening to them." "What about the Beatles? Did you feel like shooting anyone listening to them?" Lee considered seriously for a moment, then said, "Myself." At the same time he was laughing, Ig was distressed. Not liking the Beatles was almost as bad as not knowing about them at all.

  Joe Hill

  Knowing, Listening, Shooting

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• It's as if I'm Finnick, watching images of my life flash by. The mast of a boat, a silver parachute, Mags laughing, a pink sky, Beetee's trident, Annie in her wedding dress, waves breaking over rocks. Then its over.

  Suzanne Collins

  Rocks, Sky, Waves Breaking

  Suzanne Collins (2011). “The Hunger Games Trilogy”, p.1375, Scholastic Inc.

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• Well, possibly," I said, feeling my lips twitch again. "But maybe first you would tell us why you chose to manifest yourself in the form of Shirley Temple as last seen on the 'Good Ship Lollipop'?" The demon twirled around, its big pink sash fluttering as it smoothed down its dress and frilly little petticoat. "My grotesque form isn't making you sick with fright?" We both shook our heads, Noelle with a hand over her mouth to keep from laughing out loud. "Shirley Temple at her pinnacle was frightening," I finally told it, "but not in the sense I think you mean.

  Katie MacAlister

  Mean, Thinking, Hands

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• Come on guys, you cant fight like this forever" "Actually," Simon said, raising his hand,"I can". Jace made a weird noise and I realized he was trying not to laugh-which by the way, wasn't working.

  Cassandra Clare

  Fighting, Hands, Guy

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• If you won’t marry me for the sake of your own honor, then do it for the sake of everyone who would have to tolerate me otherwise. Marry me because I need someone who will help me to laugh at myself. Because someone has to teach me how to whistle. Marry me, Lillian… because I have the most irresistible fascination for your ears.

  Lisa Kleypas

  Honor, Fascination, Needs

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• Each time I see the Upside-Down Man Standing in the water, I look at him and start to laugh, Although I shouldn't oughtter. For maybe in another world Another time Another town, Maybe HE is right side up And I am upside down

  Shel Silverstein

  Men, Water, Looks

  Shel Silverstein, “Reflection”

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• I am in love with you', I responded. He laughed the most beguiling and gentle laugh. 'Of course you are,' he replied. 'I understand perfectly because I'm in love with myself. The fact that I'm not transfixed in front of the nearest mirror takes a great deal of self-control.' It was my turn to laugh.

  Anne Rice

  Love You, Mirrors, Self

  Anne Rice (2002). “Blackwood Farm”, Knopf

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• Her laugh was sad and taciturn, seemingly detached from any feeling of the moment, like something she kept in the cupboard and took out only when she had to, using it with no feeling of ownership, as if the infrequency of her smiles had made her forget the normal way to use them.

  Gabriel Garcia Marquez

  Feelings, Use, Way

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• He bursts out laughing. It's short, as if he regretted allowing me to make him laugh, but the satisfaction's already mine.

  Melina Marchetta

  Satisfaction, Mines, Allowing

  Melina Marchetta (2007). “Saving Francesca”, p.69, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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• "Sorry," she said, "I got out as fast as I could, but I had to stay and socialize. Protocol, you know." "Explain protocol," Nell said. This was how she always talked to the Primer. "At the place we’re going, you need to watch your manners. Don’t say 'explain this' or 'explain that.'" "Would it impose on your time unduly to provide me with a concise explanation of the term protocol?" Nell said. Again Rita made that nervous laugh and looked at Nell with an expression that looked like poorly concealed alarm.

  Neal Stephenson

  Sorry, Expression, Alarms

  "The Diamond Age: Or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer". Book by Neal Stephenson, February 1995.

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• He laughed. The laugh could strip the skin off an elephant in seconds.

  Lilith Saintcrow

  Elephants, Skins, Seconds

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• It wasn't sarcasm." Graves blew out a cloud of acrid smoke. "It was pointing out a fallacy in your logic, babe." Anna's jaw actually dropped. For a moment, I wasn't sure if I should laugh or push him out of the room. Way to go, Graves.

  Lilith Saintcrow

  Sarcasm, Clouds, Way

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• Hereby perceive we the love of God, because He laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren." How often I think of that 'ought.' No sugary sentiment there. Just the stern, glorious trumpet call, OUGHT. But can words tell the joy buried deep within? Mine cannot. It laughs at words.

  Amy Carmichael

  Inspiration, Thinking, Joy

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• Listen, if you're not going to be a nun or something, you might as well laugh.

  J. D. Salinger

  Might, Wells, Nun

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• Addie, please." More tears dripped down her cheeks. "Don't be so hard." "Oh, please," I muttered...and that was as far as I got. 'You broke my heart' were the words that had risen to my mouth, but I couldn't say them. That was what you said to a boyfriend, a lover, not your best friend. She'd laugh. And I'd had enough of being laughed at. I'd worked hard to get to a place where it didn't happen anymore, where I didn't move through life like a walking target, where it was just me and my paints and brushes and my big empty bed every night. "You weren't a good friend," I said instead.

  Jennifer Weiner

  Moving, Heart, Good Friend

  Jennifer Weiner (2010). “Best Friends Forever: A Novel”, p.36, Simon and Schuster

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