Car Quotes - Page 27

• We were quiet on the car ride home. I turned on the radio and found a station playing "Hey Jude." It was true, I didn't want to make it bad. I wanted to take the sad song and make it better. It's just that I didn't know how.

  Jonathan Safran Foer

  Song, Home, Hey

  Jonathan Safran Foer (2013). “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: A Novel”, p.207, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• I could buy that she would murder me in a fit of rage, poison me out of flaming jealousy, or bomb my car out of sheer, stubborn pique. But she would never do it and feel nothing.

  Jim Butcher

  Poison, Bombs, Stubborn

  Jim Butcher (2002). “Summer Knight: Book four of The Dresden Files”, p.309, Penguin

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• It became clear when I got in my car that Persians are only really good for two things. Oil and hummus.

  Chelsea Handler

  Two, Oil, Hummus

  Chelsea Handler (2009). “Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea”, p.172, Simon and Schuster

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• Cuchulain stirred, Stared on the horses of the sea, and heard The cars of battle and his own name cried; And fought with the invulnerable tide.

  William Butler Yeats

  Horse, Sea, Names

  William Butler Yeats (1997). “The Collected Works of W. B. Yeats: Volume I: The Poems, 2nd Edition”, p.31, Simon and Schuster

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• I was never young. This idea of fun: cars, girls, saturday night, bottle of wine... to me, these things are morbid. I was always attracted to people with the same problems as me. It doesn't help when most of them are dead.

  Steven Morrissey

  Girl, Fun, Wine

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• But there was no hiding from Conscience. Not in new homes and new cars. In travel. In meditation or frantic activity. In children, in good works. On tiptoes or bended knee. In a big career. Or a small cabin. It would find you. The past always did. Which was why... it was vital to be aware of actions in the present. Because the present became the past, and the past grew. And got up, and followed you. And found you... Who wouldn't be afraid of this?

  Louise Penny

  Children, Home, Past

  Louise Penny (2009). “The Brutal Telling: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel”, p.372, Minotaur Books

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• Babe, you've destroyed a car, burned down two buildings, stapled a guy's nuts, and you have sixteen stitches in your leg. Take a night off. Have a glass of wine, watch some television, and go to bed early." -Ranger

  Janet Evanovich

  Wine, Night, Glasses

  Janet Evanovich (2009). “Lean Mean Thirteen”, p.183, Macmillan

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• And in a small house five miles away was a man who held my mud-encrusted charm bracelet out to his wife. Look what I found at the old industrial park," he said. "A construction guy said they were bulldozing the whole lot. They're afraid of sink holes like that one that swallowed the cars." His wife poured him some water from the sink as he fingered the tiny bike and the ballet shoe, the flower basket and the thimble. He held out the muddy bracelet as she set down his glass. This little girl's grown up by now," she said. Almost. Not quite. I wish you all a long and happy life.

  Alice Sebold

  Girl, Flower, Happy Life

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• Hale." Kat sighed. "The headmaster's car? Really? That's not to cliched for you?" What can I say?" He shrugged. "I'm an old-fashioned guy. Besides, it's a classic for a reason." He leaned against the window. "It's good to see you, Kat." Kat didn't know what to say. It's good to see you, too? Thanks for getting me kicked out? Is it possible you've gotten even hotter? I think I might have missed you?

  Ally Carter

  Thinking, Guy, Might

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• Did you know that the average American spends six months of his or her life waiting for red lights to turn green? Six months wasted, waiting for permission to move on. Think of all the other stuff you could do with that time.” I was totally confused. “In the car?” “In your life,” he said.

  Megan McCafferty

  Confused, Moving, Thinking

  Megan McCafferty (2010). “The Complete Jessica Darling Series: Sloppy Firsts, Second Helpings, Charmed Thirds, Fourth Comings, Perfect Fifths”, p.308, Crown

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• We got off at the next exit, quietly, and, switching drivers, we walked in front of the car. We met and I held him, my hands balled into tight fists around his shoulders, and he wrapped his short arms around me and squeezed tight, so that I felt the heaves of his chest as we realized over and over again that we were still alive. I realized it in waves and we held on to each other crying and I thought, 'God we must look so lame,' but it doesn't matter when you have just now realized, all the time later, that you are still alive.

  John Green

  Real, Hands, Looks

  John Green (2015). “Looking For Alaska Special 10th Anniversary Edition”, p.164, Penguin

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• He looked at my lips. I suddenly found myself wanting to lick his. 'Yes,' he replied, his eyes going molten. My breath caught in my throat as he reached out and brushed a strand of hair where it had flown across my cheek. 'I believe we do have unfinished business.' 'Good.' I gulped, suddenly one big mass of tingling body parts that wanted an immediate introduction to all of his body parts. I tried to slam down a mental barrier between his mind and mine, but it did no good. The cheerleaders in my groin were setting up fundraising car washes to finance a field trip to his groin.

  Katie MacAlister

  Believe, Eye, Fundraising

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• I’ve never enjoyed myself more than I have the past forty-eight hours, during which I’ve been trapped in a car with one of the worst drivers I’ve ever seen, run up the Spanish Steps and then down again so I could be on time to wait in line to perjuer myself at the American consulate. And I’d like to continue doing those sorts of thing with you on a regular basis for the foreseeable future.

  Meg Cabot

  Running, Past, Eight

  Meg Cabot (2009). “Every Boy's Got One”, p.321, Zondervan

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• Anyway, who lives a rich and beautiful life that I know? It's no longer possible, surely, for anyone who works for a living, or lives in a city, or shops in a supermarket, or watches TV, or reads a newspaper, or drives a car, or eats frozen pizzas. A nice life, possibly, with a huge slice of luck and a little spare cash. And maybe even a good life if... Well, let's not go into all that. But rich and beautiful lives seem to be a discontinued line.

  Nick Hornby

  Beautiful, Good Life, Nice

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• Everything I needed was in my car, even the chickens

  Laurell K. Hamilton

  Chickens, Needed

  Laurell K. Hamilton (2011). “Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Collection 1-5”, p.19, Penguin

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• Show business is like Champagne. You'll appreciate it more if you don't drink it everyday

  Jay Leno

  Appreciate, Everyday, Drink

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• They’re like sharks. Circling. Cute, single guy, good job, nice car. It’s all they know about me.” His tone was light but his expression serious. Maybe that’s because it’s all you show them.” Maybe it’s all they want to see.

  Megan Hart

  Cute, Jobs, Nice

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• Corporations complained about [safety] regulations, but let's face it, people walk away from accidents now that would have killed them when I was a kid

  Jay Leno

  Kids, People, Safety

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• I believe engineers will save the world.

  Jay Leno

  Believe, World, Engineers

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• I was born the day I got my license. When I was a kid, if I wanted to go somewhere and see things, you have to get in your car and actually go.

  Jay Leno

  Kids, Born, Wanted

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• Anybody who gives their car to a valet isn't a car guy

  Jay Leno

  Giving, Guy, Valet

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• I love driving cars, looking at them, cleaning and washing and shining them. I clean 'em inside and outside. I'm very touchy about cars. I don't want anybody leaning on them or closing the door too hard, know what I mean?

  Scott Baio

  Mean, Doors, Shining

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Regulations force people to do better.

  Jay Leno

  People, Regulation, Force

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• I don't like the way I look in a car. The lighting is very bad.

  Amanda Bynes

  Looks, Way, Lighting

  "Amanda Bynes is reportedly engaged" by Shaunna Murphy, www.mtv.com. October 06, 2014.

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• Today, you get better performance from a Ford Focus than a Ferrari from the mid-70s. [The Focus] is just as fast and with better fuel economy. It's fun to see supercar technology trickle down to everyday cars.

  Jay Leno

  Fun, Technology, Focus

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