Side Quotes - page 19

It would be a miracle of God if it happened. I know it... If God wills it, the summer rains will fill the wadis... and the salmon will run the river. And then my countrymen... all classes and manner of men-will stand side by side and fish for the salmon. And their natures, too, will be changed. They will feel the enchantment of this silver fish... and then when talk turns to what this tribe said or that tribe did... then someone will say, Let us arise, and go fishing. (Paul Torday)
One side of service is serving, but the other side is creating the space in oneself where the possibilities of giving one's best become feasible. If you let go of your own compulsion and greed the things you are conditioned into by your culture then the more archetypal, more universally valid, more human, more compassionate, wiser activities and thoughts can come to your mind and you can dedicate yourself to them more fully. View quote
Rafe Martin
Percy smiled at her - that sarcastic troublemaker smile that had annoyed her for years but eventually had become endearing. His sea-green eyes were as gorgeous as she remembered. His dark hair was swept to one side, like he'd just come from a walk on the beach. He looked even better than he had six months ago - tanner and taller, leaner and more muscular. Percy threw his arms around her. They kissed and for a moment nothing else mattered. An asteroid could have hit the planet and wiped out all life, and Annabeth wouldn't have cared. View quote
Rick Riordan
On the bright side," Percy said, "both Jason and I outrank you, Octavian. So we can both tell you to shut up. View quote
Rick Riordan
He'd learned years ago it was better not to dwell too much on who was related to whom on the godly side of things. After Tyson the Cyclops adopted him as a brother, Percy decided that that was about as far as he wanted to extend the family. View quote
Rick Riordan
Hey!" I screamed, waving the jacket, running to one side of the monster. "Hey, stupid! Ground beef! View quote
Rick Riordan
Their goal was in sight. They had a Titan with a very loud kitten on their side. That had to count for something. View quote
Rick Riordan
Caesar broke the law when he crossed the Rubicon," Frank said. "Great leaders have to think out side the box sometimes. View quote
Rick Riordan
I imagined loading the God of the Sea into a taxi and taking him to the Upper East Side. View quote
Rick Riordan
Percy pushed on his side furiously and the crack closed. His eyes blazed with anger. She hoped he wasn't mad at her, but if he was she couldn't blame him. If it keeps him going, she thought, then let him be angry. View quote
Rick Riordan
He was slumped over, blood trickling from the side of his mouth. I shook his furry hip, thinking, No! Even if you are half barnyard animal, you're my best friend and I don't want you to die! (Rick Riordan)
I gave her a smile that I hoped conveyed something like: Hey, you know I'm on your side. Gods are such jerks! But what can you do? Probably my expression actually conveyed: It's not my fault! Please do not kill me! View quote
Rick Riordan
Love is on every side, and no one's side. Don't ask what Love can do for you. View quote
Rick Riordan
Love dies in many different ways, and it's natural for the grass to seem greener on the other side. But it's not a competition; there's plenty of pain to go around. View quote
Rob Sheffield
We shall have made such a blaze that men will remember us on the other side or the dark. View quote
Rosemary Sutcliff
There is both joy and suffering on planet Earth because this beautiful world is a world of duality - a world of opposites. There is an opposite side to everything. View quote
Rhonda Byrne
It's hard to maintain a reputation for being grim and mysterious when you're accompanied by a brightly clad young thing, skipping merrily along at your side, holding your hand, and smiling sweetly on one and all. View quote
Simon R. Green
As morning branded the sea, darkness fell away at the far side of the beach. I turned to follow it. View quote
Samuel R. Delany
I roll onto my side and stare out the venetian blinds at the blue sky beyond. After a few minutes I'm lulled into a sort of peace. The sky, the sky--same as it always was. View quote
Sara Gruen
Your father always tries to see the good side of people; to find the excuse. But sometimes there isn't a good side. There isn't an excuse. (Mom - to Lara Lington) View quote
Sophie Kinsella
Searching for nothing Wondering if I'll change I'm trying everything But everything still stays the same I thought if I showed you I could fly Wouldn't need anyone by my side I'm running backwards With broken wings I know I'll die. (Sully Erna)
I don't harp on the negative because if you do, then there's no progression. There's no forward movement. You got to always look on the bright side of things, and we are in control. Like, you have control over the choices you make. View quote
Taraji P. Henson
I've been on the other side of the table many times, trying to get people to be sympathetic to projects, and I've been the victim of that kind of intense kindness masking extreme stupidity. View quote
Tilda Swinton
You see another side of Draco when he's with his dad. When Draco is with his dad, he doesn't say anything. He keeps his mouth shut. He's sort of bullied by his dad, so he acts very different. View quote
Tom Felton
Let's look on the bright side: we're having an adventure, Fezzik, and most people live and die without being as lucky as we are. View quote
William Goldman