Quotes of: Wishful-thinking Keyword

Sylvi wished she could gouge out the look in Dorogin's stony eyes, and change the course of history. She wished Fthoom had been eaten by a sea monster.

Pegasus

How I wish that more men who claim to be evangelical really believed the Word of God--that it IS the Word of God, that it is God speaking.

Romans 1-8

What, all so soon asleep! I wish mine eyes Would, with themselves, shut up my thoughts...

The Tempest

I drink coffee like I urinate—alone, or in large groups. Sometimes I wish I knew the secret handshake.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

I wish I had five wives, one for each day of the workweek. This would leave me the weekends to enjoy time with my two mistresses.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

We have no secrets from each other, though sometimes I wish some things were more hidden. What’s more transparent than invisible?

This Book is Not FOR SALE

I wish I could bottle up my penis and sell it at a garage sale. But first I need to get a garage.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

I wish I could climb the corporate ladder like I could climb a tree, but I can’t, because I’m afraid of heights. And bark.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

I wish we would all just fall apart so I wouldn't have to listen to the downfall happen, so slowly, so painfully.

Teeth

That is, so to speak, my own story. If I had a wish, I would wish that the sounds of the turning pages of my story after this encounter would resound like the sound of footsteps.

Unknown

Often I Wish I Were a potato. Eyes opened in all directions. Unafraid of the cold earth. The difference between life and death for somebody.

Unknown

I wish the stage were as narrow as the wire of a tighrope dancer so that no incompetent would dare step upon it.

Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship

I wish I could read what she's written there. Instead, I pretend the letters are stars. The words, constellations.

Warm Bodies

Moreover, I wish to assure you both that I did not make any amorous advances on female monkeys.

What Really Happened in Peru

Is there any other time to be dancing alone to 50s music than 5 AM? I wish my grandpa thought so, because I’m trying to sleep in the ballroom.

Xazaqazax

Things, events and people align and position themselves accordingly when a strong enough thought stirs them.

Your Wishes Fulfilled: Volume 1: Theory

The word "universe" means "one tune" or "one rhythm", and when we are in tune or in rhythm with it, it cannot help but respond.

Your Wishes Fulfilled: Volume 1: Theory

If you believe that that the one opportunity you missed is the last one you’ll ever get, then that is exactly what will happen: no more opportunities ever.

Your Wishes Fulfilled: Volume 1: Theory

Unless you keep focused on your desires through images, repetition and a positive attitude, it will come to nothing.

Your Wishes Fulfilled: Volume 1: Theory

Daring also means to act, however, and if you are not willing to act, then you have already lost the game.

Your Wishes Fulfilled: Volume 1: Theory

Oh, I wish I organized my books. But I don't. I'm not an organized person. The best I can do is put the books I really like in one sort of general area, and poetry in another.

Elizabeth Strout