Quotes of: Finish-last Keyword

If the last to know he’s an addict is the addict, then maybe the last to know when a man means what he says is the man himself, he reflected.

A Scanner Darkly

...I tell myself it does not matter what one reads--favorite authors, particular themes--as long as we read something. It is not even important to own the books.

Major Pettigrew's Last Stand

I miss being a student," said Abdul Wahid. "I miss the passionate discussions with my friends, and most of all the hours among the books.

Major Pettigrew's Last Stand

Only sometimes when we pick and choose among the rules we discover later that we have set aside something precious in the process.

Major Pettigrew's Last Stand

...to the last I grapple with thee; from hell's heart I stab at thee; for hate's sake I spit my last breath at thee.

Moby-Dick; or, The Whale

There was, however, a difference between his mood and that of the rest of the cabinet. They felt desperate; he felt challenged.

The Last Lion 1: Visions of Glory 1874-1932

We say cat tastes like chicken when, had we been weaned on kitten stew, we’d say chicken tastes like cat.

The Last Banquet

As far as he could see, the drawings were simply alive. They might be colored earth on rock, but they were as alive as the kangaroo that'd just hopped away.

The Last Continent

Not to do as the child wishes would be wrong because he is born on a path, and it would be evil, a crime against nature to make him deny his spirit.

The Last Crossing

Now ," snapped the Dean, "we've searched for a decent library on this island. There simply isn't one! It's ridiculous. How is anyone supposed to get anything done?

The Last Continent

She'd whisper to me to take my tiny piece of happiness, hold its honey in my mouth until it melts away.

The Last Crossing

When everyone drowns and I'm the only one to escape, God is protecting me. When everyone else is saved and I'm the only one to drown, God is protecting me then too.

The Last Temptation of Christ

Me parece que no lo entiendes. Las vidas de las personas pasan por delante de sus ojos antes de que mueran, y el proceso se llama 'vivir'. ¿Te apetece un camarón?

The Last Continent

I'm trying to remember how you tell the time by looking at the sun." -"I should leave it for a while, it's too bright to see the numbers at the moment.

The Last Continent

The Communist Party apparatus was the most gigantic mafia the world has ever known.

Lenin's Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire

If the US is a human melting pot, then Eastern Europe is a scrap yard.

The Last Window-Giraffe: A Picture Dictionary for the over Fives

How could you...? How?" "Logically you have no right to be angry. I simply followed your lead." ... "No," She managed. "There is no other way.

The Last Guardian

I understand now that nobody could have saved Ty but Ty. There’s no one else to blame. Not you. Not me. Ty was holding all the cards.

The Last Time We Say Goodbye

It's a thrill to fulfill your own childhood dreams, but as you get older, you may find that enabling the dreams of others is even more fun.

The Last Lecture

Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. And experience is often the most valuable thing you have to offer.

The Last Lecture

The person who failed often knows how to avoid future failures. The person who knows only success can be more oblivious to all the pitfalls.

The Last Lecture