Quotes of: Death-and-taxes Keyword

Simon was still hoping that somewhere in the Sadowhunter manual was the secret of the Vulcan death grip. After all, as his instructors kept reminding them: All the stories are true.

The Lost Herondale

I dreamt of bears so vividly that I woke with a furry death hug at my throat, but feeling quite refreshed.

A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains

There was a lot they didn’t tell you about death, she had discovered, and one of the biggies was how long it took the ones you loved most to die in your heart.

Lisey's Story

The man now retrieved a linen cloth and stuffed it deep into Katherine’s mouth. “Death,” he whispered to her, “should be a quiet thing.

The Lost Symbol

Love is all you need in this world. Well, at least until you die of thirst or you freeze to death.

Love quotes for the ages. And the ageless sages.

The old world told men merely about to live and to die. Today men think about defeating death and resurrection.

My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut

And there are no words left, try as men may, to describe that little death, that incandescent instant when, transacted with mutual love, there is no difference between sweet submission and exquisite conquest.

Mistress to the Crown

He shall spurn fate, scorn death, and bear His hopes 'bove wisdom, grace and fear: And you all know, security Is mortals' chiefest enemy.

Macbeth

Peter swept aside Yogi Tea and Harmony Herbal Blend, though he hesitated a second over the chamomile. .... But no. Violent death demanded Earl Grey.

Still Life

There is a thin line that separates life from death, but once it's crossed, it becomes as large as an ocean, and so treacherous that it’s impossible to cross back.

The Sea Of Forgotten Memories

The taste one gets of death in dreams I find more penetrating and atmospheric than the ordinary fear one might suffer while awake.

Searching for Schindler: A Memoir

It was as natural as breathing to all human beings, and to all warm-blooded creatures, for that matter, to wish quick deaths for monsters. This was an instinct.

Slapstick or Lonesome No More!

Well we kind of tried to kill each other in a duel to the death." "I see. You tried the diplomatic approach.

The Sea of Monsters

The real problem with stories - if you keep them going long enough, they always end in death.

The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes

Something I'm not ready to name works itself under the grip of Charlies death and loosens it, and keeps the nightmare at bay when I fall back asleep.

Something like Normal

[Nicodemus] 'Magistra DeVega, can I ask for your help?' [DeVega] 'You can ask,' she said with her usual calmness, 'but the clerics haven't developed a cure for death by idiotic leadership.

Spellbound

Without risk, we are automatons going through our days with no purpose or meaning. We are safer, perhaps, but we are also, ironically, closer to death.

The Sleeping Beauty Proposal

We do not, after all, deal in truths, only potentialities. Too much truth can be worse than death, and last longer.

The Sportswriter

I meant," said Ipslore bitterly, "what is there in this world that truly makes living worthwhile?" Death thought about it. CATS, he said eventually. CATS ARE NICE.

Sourcery

I wonder if there is anyone who is not depraved. A wearisome thought. I want money. Unless I have it.... In my sleep, a natural death!

The Setting Sun

I’m not sure. But – unless I’m struggling with the darkness within – I like to sustain the illusion that death is actually much further from me than it really is.

The Syrian Virgin