Lit Quotes - Page 4

• You lit into me last night. You said what I did was stupid. - That's what my head said. But my heart... My stupid heart... Her voice broke. It was singing.

  Susan Elizabeth Phillips

  Stupid, Heart, Night

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• ...despite all this, it is still hard to admit that there is no one more English than the Indian, no one more Indian than the English. There are still young white men who are angry about that; who will roll out at closing time into the poorly lit streets with a kitchen knife wrapped in a tight fist. But it makes an immigrant laugh to hear the fears of the nationalist, scared of infection, penetration, miscegenation, when this is small fry, peanuts, compared to what the immigrant fears - dissolution, disappearance.

  Zadie Smith

  Men, White Man, Knives

  Zadie Smith (2003). “White Teeth”, p.272, Vintage

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• She threw the door open. The room seemed to be a sort of library, the walls lined with books. It was brightly lit, light streaming through a tall picture window. In the middle of the room stood Jace. He wasn't alone, though-not by a long shot. There was a dark-haired girl with him, a girl Clary had never seen before, and the two of them were locked together in a passionate embrace

  Cassandra Clare

  Girl, Wall, Book

  Cassandra Clare (2010). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series (3 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass”, p.903, Simon and Schuster

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• (about organizing books in his home library, and putting a book in the "Arts and Lit non-fiction section) I personally find that for domestic purposes, the Trivial Pursuit system works better than Dewey.

  Nick Hornby

  Art, Book, Home

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• The candle is not lit To give light, but to testify to the night.

  Robert Bly

  Night, Light, Giving

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• Our colleges ought to have lit up in us a lasting relish for a better kind of man, a loss of appetite for mediocrities.

  William James

  Loss, College, Men

  William James (1987). “Essays, Comments, and Reviews”, p.108, Harvard University Press

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• Then - as he was talking - a set of tail-lights going past lit up McMurphy's face, and the windshield reflected an expression that was allowed only because he figured it'd be too dark for anybody in the car to see, dreadfully tired and strained and frantic, like there wasn't enough time left for something he had to do.

  Ken Kesey

  Tired, Dark, Past

  Ken Kesey (2012). “One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: 50th Anniversary Edition”, p.231, Penguin

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• Nate stared, slack-jawed as the cab merged with the traffic and became impossible to spot. That was it. They chose each other. Just then, the dark sky lit up with fireworks. A cab sailing the street honked in celebration . In the night air , Nate thought he could hear Serena and Blairs' laughter, though he knew that was impossible; they were too far away by now. But as we know, in this city anything is possible

  Cecily von Ziegesar

  Laughter, Dark, Night

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• Just then, lit only by the flicker of his wings,the sight of him was so..right somehow. He was right. It made no sense at all, but the feeling flooded through Karou

  Laini Taylor

  Sight, Wings, Feelings

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• If there is a smoke, there is a fire, the saying goes, That is quite true, but one should find what the fire is, and who lit it.

  Tariq Ramadan

  Fire, Should, Ifs

  Tariq Ramadan (2009). “What I Believe”, p.5, Oxford University Press

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• Love Is a curious thing. Sometimes it barrels into you, leaves you breathless. Other times, it comes in- to your life, a tentative beam of morning sun sneaking through the blinds, and you think this light isn't possible. The shutters are drawn. Night should linger on. I don't feel like waking. Yet the room comes slowly lit. Sleep slithers away, and at last you can no longer deny the dawning.

  Ellen Hopkins

  Morning, Sleep, Night

  Ellen Hopkins (2011). “Perfect”, p.617, Simon and Schuster

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• Piper gave Lit a friendly sorry-about-that smile. Even with her hair messed up and wearing two-day-old clothes, she looked extremely cute, and Jason felt a little jealous she was giving Lit that smile.

  Rick Riordan

  Cute, Sorry, Jealous

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• So what’d you do to the lesser?” a male voice said. “I lit his cigarette with a sawed-off,” another one answered. “He didn’t come down for breakfast, you feel me?

  J.R. Ward

  Voice, Males, Breakfast

  J.R. Ward (2005). “Dark Lover: A Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood”, p.314, Penguin

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• I was in my house, alone in the living room, anxious about you, watching the flashes of lightning. And a flash of lightning lit up this truth for me, right in front of my eye. That night i lost you, I lost something inside me. Or perhaps several things. Something central to my existence, the very support for who I am as a person

  Haruki Murakami

  Eye, Night, Who I Am

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• He knew she was there by the joy and terror that took possession of his heart [...] Everything was lit up by her. She was the smile that brightened everything around.

  Leo Tolstoy

  Heart, Joy, Possession

  Leo Tolstoy (2012). “Anna Karenina”, p.25, Courier Corporation

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• Beth,” he said simply, his flawless face lit up with anticipation. “There is no doubt in my mind that we belong together, but to spend the rest of my life with you would be an honor and commitment that I would cherish.” He paused, his clear, blue eyes luminous. My breath caught in my throat, but Xavier only smiled. “Beth,” he repeated. “Will you marry me?” The look on his face was pure happiness.

  Alexandra Adornetto

  Commitment, Eye, Blue

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• He pulled the envelope out of his pocket and ripped it open, then took out the slip of paper. The soft lights that ringed the mirror lit up the message in a warm glow. It was two short sentences: " KILL ME. IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN MY FRIEND, KILL ME.

  James Dashner

  Mirrors, Light, Two

  James Dashner (2013). “The Maze Runner Complete Collection”, p.1064, Chicken House

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• But how,” said Charles, who was close to tears, “how can you possibly justify cold-blooded murder?’ Henry lit a cigarette. “I prefer to think of it,” he had said, “as redistribution of matter.

  Donna Tartt

  Thinking, Tears, Matter

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• The overseer wouldna speak to me of Ian, but he told me other things that would curl your hair, if it wasna already curled up like sheep's wool." He glanced at me, and a half-smile lit his face, inspite of his obvious perturbation. "Judging by the state of your hair, Sassenach, I should say that it's going to rain verra soon now.

  Diana Gabaldon

  Rain, Sheep, Hair

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• One of the most calming and powerful actions you can do to intervene in a stormy world is to stand up and show your soul. Struggling souls catch light from other souls who are fully lit and willing to show it.

  Clarissa Pinkola Estes

  Powerful, Struggle, Light

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• In a world of fixed future, life is an infinite corridor of rooms, one room lit at each moment, the next room dark but prepared. We walk from room to room, look into the room that is lit, the present moment, then walk on. We do not know the rooms ahead, but we know we cannot change them. We are spectators of our lives.

  Alan Lightman

  Dark, Looks, World

  Alan Lightman (2011). “Einstein's Dreams”, p.97, Vintage

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• Where’s your sketch pad?” I asked. … “I gave that up,” Kay said. “I wasn’t very good, so I changed my major.” “To what?” “To pre-med, then psychology, then English lit, then history.” “I like a woman who knows what she wants.” Kay smiled. “So do I, but I don’t know any.

  James Ellroy

  Psychology, Want, Pads

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• Those candle flames were like the lives of men. So fragile. So deadly. Left alone, they lit and warmed. Let run rampant, they would destroy the very things they were meant to illuminate. Embryonic bonfires, each bearing a seed of destruction so potent it could tumble cities and dash kings to their knees.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Running, Kings, Men

  Brandon Sanderson (2010). “The Way of Kings”, p.369, Macmillan

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• You smiled then, and your whole face changed with it. It kind of lit up, like there were sunbeams coming from inside you.

  Lucy Christopher

  Smile, Faces, Kind

  Lucy Christopher (2014). “Stolen”, p.11, Scholastic Inc.

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• Well, I started out down a dirty road Started out all alone And the sun went down as I crossed the hill And the town lit up, the world got still I'm learning to fly but I ain't got wings Coming down is the hardest thing Well, the good ol' days may not return And the rocks might melt and the sea may burn I'm learning to fly but I ain't got wings Coming down is the hardest thing Well, some say life will beat you down Break your heart, steal your crown So I've started out for God knows where I guess I'll know when I get there I'm learning to fly around the clouds But what goes up must come down

  Tom Petty

  Dirty, Heart, Clouds

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