Wet Quotes - Page 28

• Old people who live too long come to resemble turtles. As though time turned in a curve, and down they go to the reptiles again. Not the little wet naked frog they were born. But the tortoise. Cold eyes, sagging circles of skin, the nose becomes beak. The shell of sleep.

  Josephine Winslow Johnson

  Sleep, Eye, Curves

  Josephine Winslow Johnson (1996). “The Inland Island”, Writer's Digest Books

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• leave me in peace, let me sleep one night at least without my pillow being wet with tears, my eyes burning and my head throbbing

  Anne Frank

  Sleep, Eye, Night

  Anne Frank, General Press (2016). “The Diary of a Young Girl”, p.50, GENERAL PRESS

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• Yes, you make yourself useful, angel boy. Meanwhile, I’ll be in the bathroom.” William’s jet-black hair was dripping wet and plastered to his face. There was a fluffy white towel wrapped around his waist, displaying muscles that rivaled Paris’s own, and a tattooed treasure map that led to his man junk. Looking at his, you could see the makings of a temper so savage anyone who miraculously survived an encounter with him would end up needing therapy. And diapers. “I’ve got to finish deep conditioning my hair.” Or maybe not so savage.

  Gena Showalter

  Angel, Boys, Men

  Gena Showalter (2014). “Lords of the Underworld Collection 3: The Darkest Secret\The Darkest Surrender\The Darkest Seduction”, p.1075, Harlequin

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• I've never been this wet in my life, " said Kira. "Even immersed in a bathtub I swear I was dryer than I am now. " "Look on the bright side, " said Marcus. Kira waited. "This is the point at which you would traditionally suggest a bright side. " "I've never been a real traditional guy," said Marcus. "Besides, I'm not saying I know a bright side, I just think this would be a great time to look at one.

  Dan Wells

  Real, Thinking, Guy

  Dan Wells (2014). “Partials series 1-3 (Partials; Fragments; Ruins) (Partials)”, p.38, HarperCollins UK

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• When you expect nothing from the world - not the light of the sun, the wet of water, nor the air to breathe - everything is a wonder and every moment a gift.

  Michael J. Sullivan

  Light, Air, Water

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• You said he was a soldier. You don't suppose...?" "Oh, Gods." Ignata blinked. "You think something could be wrong down there?" All of them looked at William, who chose this precise moment to slide the wet shirt back on his back, which required him to flex, raising his arms. "That would be a shame," Cerise murmured.

  Ilona Andrews

  Thinking, Soldier, Would Be

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• The problem was that I'd never worn a bikini before. My dad doesn't allow them. He thinks even one-pieces show too much skin and constantly suggests that Jane and I wear wet suits.

  Janette Rallison

  Dad, Thinking, Skins

  Janette Rallison (2010). “My Fair Godmother”, p.32, Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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• Mr. Darcy was in Pride and Prejudice and at first he was all snooty and huffy; then he fell in a lake and came out with his shirt all wet. And then we all loved him. In a swoony way.

  Louise Rennison

  Pride, Lakes, Huffy

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• “I'm not going anywhere.” Gently, he stroked her back, cradled her head. Was there anything more astounding or more frightening to a man, he wondered, than a strong woman in tears? “I've been right here all along. I love you, Eve, almost more than I can stand.” “I need you. I can't help it. I don't want to.” “I know. He eased back, tucking a hand under her chin to lift her face to his. “We’re going to have to deal with it.” He kissed one wet cheek, then the other. “I really can’t do without you.“

  Nora Roberts

  Strong Women, Love You, Hands

  "Glory in Death". Book by Nora Roberts, December 1995.

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• The road made wet by the water of August shines like it was cut in full moonlight

  Pablo Neruda

  Cutting, August, Water

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• The water caught the Falselight glimmer like layers of shifting, translucent mirrors and formed split-second works of art in the air, but men cursed it anyway, because it made their heads wet.

  Scott Lynch

  Art, Men, Mirrors

  Scott Lynch (2015). “The Gentleman Bastard Series 3-Book Bundle: The Lies of Locke Lamora, Red Seas Under Red Skies, The Republic of Thieves”, p.675, Del Rey

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• Some people are your family no matter when you find them, and some people are not, even if you are laid, still wet and crumpled, in their arms.

  Amy Bloom

  People, Arms, Matter

  Amy Bloom (2010). “Love Invents Us”, p.198, Vintage

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• I don't consider writing a quiet, closet act.
  I consider it a real physical act.
  When I'm home writing on the typewriter, I go crazy.
  I move like a monkey.
  I've wet myself, I've come in my pants writing.

  Patti Smith

  Crazy, Real, Moving

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• He had her in his arms, her face like a wet flower at his lips, and all their vain terrors shriveling up like ghosts at sunrise.

  Edith Wharton

  Flower, Sunrise, Arms

  Edith Wharton (2013). “Delphi Works of Edith Wharton (Illustrated)”, p.1992, Delphi Classics

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• I wouldna cross the road to see a scrawny woman if she was stark naked and dripping wet. ~Jamie Fraser

  Diana Gabaldon

  Naked, Crosses, Dripping

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• He couldn’t compare a woman to a torrentially beautiful monsoon, and then look surprised that he’d gotten wet.

  Tessa Dare

  Beautiful, Looks, Monsoons

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• The cat would eat fish but would not get her feet wet.

  Geoffrey Chaucer

  Wise, Wisdom, Cat

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• Belgarath and Garion effortlessly hurdled over the driftwood and loped off into the fog. "It's going to be a wet day," Garion noted soundlessly as he ran alongside the great silver wolf. "Your fur won't melt." "I know, but my paws get cold when they're wet." "I'll have Durnik make you some little booties." "That would be absolutely ridiculous, Grandfather," Garion said indignantly.

  David Eddings

  Fog, Grandfather, Booty

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• They hammered on the outer gate and called, but there was at first no answer; and then to their surprise someone blew a horn, and the lights in the windows went out. A voice shouted in the dark: 'Who's that? Be off! You can't come in. Can't you read the notice: No admittance between sundown and sunrise?' 'Of course we can't read the notice in the dark,' Sam shouted back. 'And if hobbits of the Shire are to be kept out in the wet on a night like this, I'll tear down your notice when I find it.

  J. R. R. Tolkien

  Dark, Night, Light

  J. R. R. Tolkien (1980). “The Lord of the Rings: The return of the King”

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• Why, I can smile and murder whiles I smile, And cry 'content' to that which grieves my heart, And wet my cheeks with artificial tears, And frame my face for all occasions

  William Shakespeare

  Heart, Grieving, Tears

  William Shakespeare (1823). “The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare: From the Text of Johnson, Stevens, and Reed; with Glossarial Notes, His Life, and a Critique on His Genius & Writings”, p.549

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• These days, it feels to me like you make a devil's pact when you walk into this country. You hand over your passport at the check-in, you get stamped, you want to make a little money, get yourself started... but you mean to go back! Who would want to stay? Cold, wet, miserable; terrible food, dreadful newspapers - who would want to stay? In a place where you are never welcomed, only tolerated. Just tolerated. Like you are an animal finally house-trained.

  Zadie Smith

  Country, Mean, Animal

  Zadie Smith (2001). “White Teeth”, p.413, Penguin UK

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• How very wet this water is.

  L. Frank Baum

  Water

  L. Frank Baum (2013). “Adventures in Oz”, p.145, Simon and Schuster

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• And now I may dismiss my heroine to the sleepless couch, which is the true heroine's portion - to a pillow strewed with thorns and wet with tears. And lucky may she think herself, if she get another good night's rest in the course of the next three months.

  Jane Austen

  Good Night, Thinking, Tears

  Jane Austen (2013). “The Novels of Jane Austen”, p.1244, Simon and Schuster

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• sometimes i get up at dawn, and even my soul is wet.

  Pablo Neruda

  Soul, Dawn, Sometimes

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• We're sitting in the dark willing to sell our souls for another peppermint with enough uranium to give a terrorist a wet dream. - Diana

  Michael Grant

  Dream, Dark, Giving

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