Ellipsism Ao3 Quotes & Sayings

The lake hadn't been frozen long and of all them had been expressly forbidden to go out on it, but Norman Pye, who was older than the rest of them, said that it would be safe if they slid out on their bellies. So they did. "We thought it was exciting as all get out," Miss Vernon said. "We could hear the ice cracking but it didn't give, and we slid across it like seals. Oh, it was tremendous fun. The ice was clear as glass and you could see right to the bottom. All the stones lying there, brighter and more colourful than they ever are when you look through the water. You could even see fish swimming about. And then all at once there was this loud crack and the whole sheet gave way, and there we were in the water. — Mary Lawson

Kyle blinked. I don't think I've ever seen him quite so ... neutral.
"You can talk to Adam when he's not in the room, and you don't have a phone?" he asked.
I nodded.
He closed his eyes, and I could read his expression when he opened them again. "Thank you, dear Lord," he said with relief. "I thought I was going crazy. — Patricia Briggs

I'm about five inches from being an outstanding golfer. That's the distance my left ear is from my right. — Ben Crenshaw

I don't think that what's going on in Bosnia is political activity. It's partly political, but it's partly atavistic as well. — John Keegan

Dreams are the children of idled minds. — William Shakespeare

When I was a boy, I used to stay with a school friend in Bexhill, in Sussex, which was then well-known for being the town with more oldies than any other. Aged ten, I felt slightly embarrassed by this, though I'm not sure why. — Craig Brown

You humiliate a rich person and they're still rich. You humiliate a brilliant person and they're still smart. A person who is well connected is still the king of England. But if you humiliate a young person, you take away the only form of power they have. — Chuck Palahniuk

If you don't have an ethic of conservation, you basically have a license to drive a Hummer through the Amazon. — Thomas Friedman

When business leaders ask me what they can do for Indiana, I always reply: 'Make money. Go make money. That's the first act of corporate citizenship. If you do that, you'll have to hire someone else, and you'll have enough profit to help one of those non-profits we're so proud of.' — Mitch Daniels

I believe in humanity - not just you or Mother, but all mankind. Do I sound like a preacher or a cheap politician making a pretty speech? This is not what I intend to do ...
I believe in life, that it is sweet and that, for all its occasional bitterness, we-man, that is-are headed toward something better - fulfillment. There is much shame, however, and so much hypocrisy around us and these inhibit our fulfillment as human beings. — F. Sionil Jose

I was so happy it was like a food, like I'd been stuffed with it, a foie gras goose of happiness; happy enough to know, fully, that I was happy, and foolishly, for one second, to dare the thought: "Imagine - imagine if each Saturday morning could be like this," and in the middle of the singing, I blushed, not even looking at her, because even just having it I knew there was something wrong about the thought. Another boundary crossing - an acknowledgment to myself, so fleeting but so dangerous, of how hungry I was. — Claire Messud

I get the same feeling walking into the Opry House as I do when I see one of my heroes. — Blake Shelton

I want a new liver to replace my heart."
"Um, why?"
"Because then I could drink more and care less. — L.A. Casey

Asami:...Did you think she was cute?

Haruna: Hmm? Yeah, I thought she was cute!

Asami: Do you think she's cuter than me?

Haruna: Huh? Who's cuter!? Umm... She's more 'normal'...

Asami: Yeah, that 'normal' part of her was why she was so popular. — Kazune Kawahara

I know this," the Second Mate said. "A sexy girl thinks she can do anything. — Adam Johnson