Seats Quotes - Page 39

• I have seem even those who have long since abjured God die in grace. . . . Atheists don't use their drying to bargain for a better seat at the table; indeed they may not even believe supper is being served. They are not storing up 'merit.'; They just smile because their heart is ripe. They are kind for no particular reason; they just love.

  Stephen Levine

  Atheist, Believe, Heart

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• He listened to her with silent attention, and on her ceasing to speak, rose directly from his seat, and after saying in a voice of emotion, 'To your sister I wish all imaginable happiness; to Willoughby, that he may endeavor to deserve her,' took leave, and went away.

  Jane Austen

  Voice, Rose, Wish

  Jane Austen (2016). “Collected Works (Complete Editions: Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, ...)”, p.129, Jane Austen

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• He does this on purpose," Stephanie's mother said as they sat in the car, seat belts on and ready to go. They watched him appear at the front door, shrug into his jacket, tuck in his shirt, go to step out, and then pause. "He looks like he's about to sneeze," Stephanie remarked.

  Derek Landy

  Mother, Doors, Car

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• Mrs. Bonneville never buckled her seat belt, even though it was required by state law; an ardent libertarian, she opposed government meddling in all matters of personal choice.

  Carl Hiaasen

  Law, Government, Choices

  Carl Hiaasen (2006). “Nature Girl”, Random House Large Print Publishing

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• Shotgun!" announced Clary as Jace came back around the side of the van. Alec grabbed for his bow, strapped across his back. "Where?" "She means she wants the front seat," said Jace, pushing wet hair out of his eyes.

  Cassandra Clare

  Mean, Eye, Hair

  Cassandra Clare (2011). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series (4 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels”, p.301, Simon and Schuster

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• Crowds of questions stream through me like lines of people exiting a soccer ground or a concert. They push and shove and trip. Some make their way around. Some remain in their seats, waiting for their opportunity.

  Markus Zusak

  Soccer, Opportunity, People

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• You don't understand. I only prostitute the part of the body that isn't important, and nobody suffers except my karma a little bit. I don't do big harm. You prostitute your mind. Mind is seat of Buddha. What you do is very very bad. You should not use your mind in that way

  John Burdett

  Karma, Mind, Suffering

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• She probably gave up and started playing Minesweeper." [...] We reached the cafe and found Sydney bent over her laptop, with a barely eaten Danish and what was probably her fourth cup of coffee. We slid into seats beside her. "How's it—hey! You ARE playing Minesweeper!

  Richelle Mead

  Coffee, Hey, Cafes

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• If you're worried about safety, you might like to follow my example and put on that seat belt." "The what?" Xavier shook his head in disbelief. "You worry me," he muttered.

  Alexandra Adornetto

  Safety, Worry, Example

  Alexandra Adornetto (2011). “Halo: Number 1 in series”, p.76, Hachette UK

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• What’s goin’ on?” I ask as I take a seat. “Obviously not this.” He tosses me my shirt from last night. “I found it on the floor of the den. It’s obvious there was some hanky-panky going on.” Okay, so he knows we fooled around. But at least he didn’t find Kiara’s bra on top of my shirt. “Yeah . . . things kinda got a little heated after you and Mrs. W. left the den last night,” I tell him.

  Simone Elkeles

  Night, Littles, Lasts

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• I sank back in the gray, plush seat and closed my eyes. The air of the bell jar wadded round me and I couldn't stir.

  Sylvia Plath

  Eye, Air, Bells

  Sylvia Plath (2016). “The Bell Jar”, p.94, Hamilton Books

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• I pounded through the houses, staggering down the hallways, falling down the steps. It was a hot streaky dawn full of insecticides, exhaust, flowers that could make you sick or fall in love. My battered Impala was still parked there on the side of the road and I wanted to lie down on the shredded seats and sleep and sleep. But I thought of the bones; I could hear them singing. They needed me to write their song.

  Francesca Lia Block

  Song, Falling In Love, Lying

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• On the way out to the car, Philip turns to me. “How could you be so stupid? I shrug, stung in spite of myself. “I thought I grew out of it.” Philip pulls out his key fob and presses the remote to unlock his Mercedes. I slide into the passenger side, brushing coffee cups off the seat and onto the floor mat, where crumpled printouts from MapQuest soak up any spilled liquid. “I hope you mean sleepwalking,” Philip says, “since you obviously didn’t grow out of stupid.

  Holly Black

  Stupid, Coffee, Mean

  Holly Black (2010). “White Cat”, p.30, Simon and Schuster

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• A thousand times today I've started to open my mouth, started to squeak out, "Can you tell me...? But then I'd look into the front seat, at my mother's silent shaking, my father's grim profile, the mournful bags under his eyes, and all the questions I might ask seemed abusive. Assault and battery, a question mark used like a club. My parents are old and fragile. I'd have to heartless to want to hurt them.

  Margaret Haddix

  Mother, Hurt, Fear

  Margaret Peterson Haddix (2008). “Double Identity”, p.2, Simon and Schuster

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• The only thing that isn't free is you. You do as you're told. You sit in your seat until they say 'Stand'. You stay put til they say 'Go'. Maybe that's the way you like it. It's easy. It's all there. You don't have to think about. You don't even have to feel it.

  Melvin Burgess

  Thinking, Way, You Like It

  Melvin Burgess (2014). “Junk”, p.100, Random House

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• OH, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet, Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God’s great Judgment Seat; But there is neither East nor West, Border, nor Breed, nor Birth, When two strong men stand face to face, tho’ they come from the ends of the earth!

  Rudyard Kipling

  Strong, Men, Sky

  "The Ballad of East and West" st. 1 (1892)

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• Science fiction is a dialogue, a tennis match, in which the Idea is volleyed from one side of the net to the other. Ridiculous to say that someone 'stole' an idea: no, no, a thousand times no. The point is the volley, and how it's carried, and what statement is made by the answering 'statement.' In other words — if Burroughs initiates a time-gate and says it works randomly, and then Norton has time gates confounded with the Perilous Seat, the Siege Perilous of the Round Table, and locates it in a bar on a rainy night — do you see both the humor and the volley in the tennis match?

  C. J. Cherryh

  Night, Ideas, Tennis

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• I had given up my seat before, but this day, I was especially tired. Tired from my work as a seamstress, and tired from the ache in my heart.

  Rosa Parks

  Change, Tired, Heart

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• I'm not a gentle pony... I promise you, you will have to work to keep your seat.

  Julia Quinn

  Promise, Ponies, Gentle

  Julia Quinn (2004). “When he was wicked”

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• Ross was a firm believer that you could not force circumstance. You could buckle your seat belt, but still crash the car. You could throw yourself in front of an oncoming train, but somehow survive. You could wait for years to find a ghost, and then have one sneak up on you when you were too busy falling in love with a woman to pay attention. To that end, he made the conscious decision to stop waiting for Lia. When he least expected her, that was when she would show up.

  Jodi Picoult

  Falling In Love, Years, Car

  Jodi Picoult (2003). “Second Glance: A Novel”, p.114, Simon and Schuster

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• Dear Santa Claus, just a last note before you take off. I hope you have a nice trip. Don't forget to fasten your seat belt.

  Charles M. Schulz

  Nice, Santa, Lasts

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• You have to unhook your seat belt." "That's not true." "I'm afraid it's difficult to walk on the beach if you're strapped to a car seat.

  Nora Roberts

  Beach, Car, Belts

  Nora Roberts (2013). “Nora Roberts' Cordina's Royal Family Collection”, p.376, Penguin

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• Your past wouldn’t frighten me,” I said, buckling my seat belt across my lap. “I’m guessing I’d be more appalled than anything.

  Becca Fitzpatrick

  Past, Lap, Guessing

  Becca Fitzpatrick (2013). “The Complete Hush, Hush Saga: includes Hush, Hush; Crescendo; Silence and Finale”, p.81, Simon and Schuster

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• We'll send you a Hogwarts toilet seat!

  J. K. Rowling

  Toilet Seat, Toilets, Hogwarts

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• Disappointment Can do a couple things. It can drop you into a giant sucking sinkhole of depression, a place you have to fight to climb out of. Or it can trigger an epic mania to overcome the odds and transform failure into success. Say you swing as high as the chains will take you because you seek the thrill of flight, and on the up- kick, you lose your seat. Injury is likely. But if you worry about falling down, and never chance "up," the sky will remain forever out of reach.

  Ellen Hopkins

  Couple, Disappointment, Fall

  Ellen Hopkins (2011). “Perfect”, p.397, Simon and Schuster

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