Wings Quotes - page 6

why can't you just get out of here and leave me alone?"i bellowed. "i can't!" dylan shouted back, his face twisted with an anger i'd never seen from him. "you can,"i said through gritted teeth."just point your wings that way and flap! (James Patterson)
You mean other than the wings? I once ate nine snicker bars in a row without barfing. It was a record. View quote
James Patterson
Ari felt like, Hellooo, I have wings! I turn into a wolf! Blending is out is out of the question! View quote
James Patterson
Yeah sure, why not?"i said, making a mental note to get a good look at his wings. For all I knew, they were remote-controlled and duct taped to his back.” -max. View quote
James Patterson
Yes, I am sad, sad as a circus-lioness, sad as an eagle without wings, sad as a violin with only one string and that one broken, sad as a woman who is growing old. Sad, sad, sad... View quote
Jean Rhys
Wasn't there a spell for making yourself happy? Somebody must have invented one. How could he have missed it? Why didn't they teach it? Was it in the library, a flying book fluttering just out of reach, beating its wings against some high window? View quote
Lev Grossman
In every message she spoke of birds, of flight, of the world away. Even back then, she flew against what was presented to her. I wanted to cling to her wings and soar, no matter how intimidated I was. View quote
Lisa See
Man is a bird without wings and a bird is a man without sorrow. View quote
Louis de Bernieres
The trouble with you, dear, is that you think an angel of the Lord as a creature with wings, whereas he is probably a scruffy little man with a bowler hat. View quote
Josephine Tey
In the old days they, the promoters, wanted more and more from me. They wanted me to jump or spill my blood and break my bones. Every time they wanted me to jump further, and further, and further. Hell, they thought my bike had wings. View quote
Evel Knievel
True transformation occurs only when we can look at ourselves squarely and face our attachments and inner demons, free from the buzz of commercial distraction and false social realities. We have to retreat into our own cocoons and come face-to-face with who we are. We have to turn toward our own inner darkness. For only by abandoning its attachments and facing the darkness does the caterpillar's body begin to spread out and its light, beautiful wings begin to form. (Julia Butterfly Hill)
The Bird of Hermes is my name, eating my wings to make me tame. View quote
Kohta Hirano
If you give me wings I will soar for you Even if this whole land Sinks down to the water If you give me a sword I will fight for you Even if this whole sky Shoots through with your light. View quote
Tite Kubo
When I first toured with Wings things that were said about me were true - I did sing out of tune. View quote
Linda McCartney
Very soon he will vanish completely in the wings of his own wordless stanza. [ ] but his stanza is not completely empty [ * ]. View quote
Mark Z. Danielewski
Maybe you saw her first? Caught a glimpse between the lines, between the letters, like a ghost in the mirror, a ghost in the wings? View quote
Mark Z. Danielewski
I don't know about birds nor do I know the history of fire. But I believe that my solitude should have wings. View quote
Alejandra Pizarnik
Things are changing. I've been training since I was 9 years old to stretch my wings as an actor dramatically, but have never really been afforded the opportunity to show that. View quote
Anthony Anderson
He who is silent must be agreed with, for what shall the wings of opposition thresh upon, without the winds of conversation to shoulder them. View quote
Bryant H. McGill
Truth is not a matter of fact but a state of harmony with progress and hope. Enveloped only in its wings will we ever soar to the promise of our greater selves. View quote
Bryant H. McGill
You often feel that your prayers scarcely reach the ceiling; but, oh, get into this humble spirit by considering how good the Lord is, and how evil you all are, and then prayer will mount on wings of faith to heaven. (Charles Simeon)
When Honor's sun declines, and Wealth takes wings, Then Learning shines, the best of precious things. View quote
Edward Cocker
I can't stop watching 'Pan Am.' When I was growing up, my father worked as an engineer in Turkey, and we always flew Pan Am. The stewardesses were so glamorous! When they gave me a set of those golden wings, I felt very grown-up. Not only is the show's plot full of mystery and infidelity, they get the period details just right. View quote
Gayle King
Hockey is my favorite because I'm from Michigan. I used to figure-skate and root for the Red Wings. View quote
Jana Kramer
I think there's something in the human psyche that we're titillated by the person who flies too close to the candle and their wings get singed. View quote
Jeffrey Combs