Gabriel Quotes - Page 3

• I wanted to literalize the surreal here. Those are my favorite kinds of stories. I love when Gabriel García Márquez does that, for instance - it adds to the joy, dares you to believe the unbelievable. And why not: so much of life is so dreamlike, so strange, so absurd.

  Porochista Khakpour

  Believe, Joy, Doe

  Source: therumpus.net

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• Gabriel is a unique archangel in the sense that it is almost certain that she is the only female in the higher echelons.

  James R. Lewis

  Unique, Female, Certain

  James R. Lewis, Evelyn Dorothy Oliver (2008). “Angels A to Z”, p.153, Visible Ink Press

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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, Laughing, Trying

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• The Prophet was taken by the order of God to heaven, which is a prototype of all spiritual realization in Islam. But, he had a guide; Gabriel, the angel, was his guide. He took him to heaven.

  Seyyed Hossein Nasr

  Spiritual, Taken, Angel

  Source: www.counterpunch.org

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• If you were standing next to the prophet on the mountain, would you have seen the archangel? And my answer to that was probably not, even though it's supposed to be a really big archangel. He describes it as - the Archangel Gabriel as standing on the horizon and filling the sky. That's a big angel.

  Salman Rushdie

  Angel, Sky, Mountain

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• The stubborn stance of some European governments on the refugee question is a reprisal less aimed at Angela Merkel or (Vice Chancellor) Sigmar Gabriel than at certain people on Wilhelmstrasse in Berlin.

  Martin Schulz

  Government, People, Vices

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• I woke up this morning,” Gabriel said, “thinking of nothing more than rolling over and pulling you into my arms and kissing you again. Kissing: only kissing. As if I were a green boy of fourteen. In case you don’t realize it, Kate, kissing is not a man’s usual inclination in the morning.

  Eloisa James

  Morning, Kissing, Boys

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• Gabriel’s green eyes sought Will. “It was demon pox, wasn’t it? You know all about it, don’t you? Aren’t you some sort of expert?” “Well, you needn’t act as if I invented it,” said Will.

  Cassandra Clare

  Eye, Demon Pox, Experts

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• A lot of writers fall in love with their sentences or their construction of sentences, and sometimes that's great, but not everybody is Gabriel Garcia Marquez or James Joyce. A lot of people like to pretend that they are, and they wind up not giving people a good read or enlightening them.

  James Patterson

  Falling In Love, Wind, People

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• I was just thinking of bundling up Cecily and feeding her to the ducks at Hyde Park," said Will, pushing his wet hair back and favoring Jem with a rare smile. "I could use your assistance." "Unfortunately, you may have to delay your plans for suicide a bit longer. Gabriel Lightwood is downstairs, and I have two words for you. Two of your favorite words, at least when you put them together." "'Utter simpleton'?" inquired Will. "'Worthless upstart'?" Jem grinned. "'Demon pox,'" he said.

  Cassandra Clare

  Suicide, Thinking, Two

  Cassandra Clare (2013). “The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel; Clockwork Prince; Clockwork Princess”, p.946, Simon and Schuster

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• In all Gabriel’s life he could not remember his brother giving even the prettiest of Shadowhunter girls a second glance. Yet he looked at this scarred mundane servant as if she were the sun rising. It was inexplicable, but it was also undeniable. He could see the horror on his brother’s face as Sophie’s good opinion of him shattered before his eyes.

  Cassandra Clare

  Girl, Brother, Eye

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• To marry a girl just to make her a widow,” said Gabriel Lightwood. “Many would say that was not a kindness.

  Cassandra Clare

  Girl, Kindness, Widows

  Cassandra Clare (2013). “The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel; Clockwork Prince; Clockwork Princess”, p.1104, Simon and Schuster

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• It's all very romantic," Gabriel said, and then frowned. "Or it would be, if my brother could get a word out without sounding like a choking frog. I fear he will not go down in history as one of the world's greatest wooers of women.

  Cassandra Clare

  Brother, World, Frogs

  Cassandra Clare (2013). “The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel; Clockwork Prince; Clockwork Princess”, p.1267, Simon and Schuster

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• You cannot reduce the situation to worm jokes, Will. This is Gabriel and Gideon’s father we’re discussing.” “We’re not just discussing him; we’re chasing him through an ornamental sculpture garden because he’s turned into a worm.

  Cassandra Clare

  Father, Garden, Gideon

  Cassandra Clare (2014). “Clockwork Princess”, p.37, Simon and Schuster

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• I've loved you since the day I stole the atlas for you," Gabriel says, because he thinks I'm asleep.

  Lauren DeStefano

  Thinking, Atlas

  Lauren DeStefano (2013). “Sever”, p.363, Simon and Schuster

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• Carstairs is alright, I suppose. If you like that sort.” “Oh?” “The taken. The uninterested.” “As opposed to… you, Gabriel?” “Well, yes.

  Cassandra Clare

  Taken, Wells, Alright

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• I would have thought even a certified idiot like Gabriel here would have taken account of it and notified someone." "Notified who?" asked Jem, not unreasonably. He had moved closer to Tessa as the conversation had continued. As they stood side by side, the backs of their hands brushed. "The Clave. The postman. Us. Anyone," said Will, shooting an irritated look at Gabriel, who was starting to get some color back and looked furious. "I am not a certified idiot—" "Lack of certification hardly proves intelligence," Will muttered.

  Cassandra Clare

  Taken, Hands, Color

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• I always thought books were just the canon, things I couldn't identify with. And then I was introduced to really amazing multicultural literature - it was all things I was trying to do unsuccessfully in my poetry. It really just changed everything. I was introduced to authors like Sandra Cisneros, Gabriel García Márquez, Junot Díaz, and a lot of African American literature, as well.

  Matt de la Pena

  Book, African American, Trying

  Source: therumpus.net

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• How will I ever get out of this labyrinth!" In reality, "How will I ever get out of this labyrinth!" were probably not Simon Bolivar's last words (although he did, historically, say them). His last words may have been "Jose! Bring the luggage. They do not want us here." The significant source for "How will I ever get out of this labyrinth!" is also Alaska's source, Gabriel Garcia Marquez's The General in his Labyrinth.

  John Green

  Reality, Alaska, Labyrinth

  John Green (2005). “Looking for Alaska: A Novel”, Dutton Childrens Books

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• If you think you love me, then you don’t know what love is,' Gabriel said. 'Love has to be reciprocated for it to be real.

  Alexandra Adornetto

  Real, Love Is, Thinking

  Alexandra Adornetto (2011). “Hades”, p.339, Macmillan

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• Will tossed his apple core into the air, at the same time drawing a knife from his belt and throwing it. The knife and the apple scaled across the room together, somehow managing to stick into the wall just beside Gabriel's head, the knife driven cleanly through the core and into the wood. "Say that again," said Will. "And i'll darken your daylights for you.

  Cassandra Clare

  Wall, Air, Knives

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• You should see his older brother,” said Jem. “Makes Gabriel look sweeter than gingerbread. Hates Will even more thanGabriel, too, if that’s possible.

  Cassandra Clare

  Brother, Hate, Looks

  Cassandra Clare (2013). “The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel; Clockwork Prince; Clockwork Princess”, p.201, Simon and Schuster

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• Gabriel's voice can reach me anywhere. Even in a hurricane.

  Lauren DeStefano

  Voice, Hurricanes

  Lauren DeStefano (2011). “Wither”, p.184, Simon and Schuster

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• I thought I wanted the truth, but I don't. The past is the past and it can't be changed. It's the future I'm interested in." -Gabriel McGregor

  Tilly Bagshawe

  Past, Changed, Wanted

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• He wept because he was afraid now that he could not save Gabriel. He no longer cared about himself

  Lois Lowry

  Giver

  Lois Lowry (2014). “The Giver”, p.218, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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