English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

Michael Ondaatje Quotes

when someone speaks he looks at a mouth, not eyes and their colors, which, it seems to him, will always alter depending on the light of a room, the minute of the day. Mouths reveal insecurity or smugness or any other point on the spectrum of character. For him they are the most intricate aspect of faces. He's never sure what an eye reveals. but he can read how mouths darken into callousness, suggest tenderness. One can often misjudge an eye from its reaction to a simple beam of sunlight.

Michael Ondaatje

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

George Eliot quote: "What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for..."
What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other? George Eliot
Most of the harm in the world is done by good people, and not by accident, lapse, or omission. It is the result of their deliberate actions, long persevered in, which they hold to be motivated by high ideals toward virtuous ends. Isabel Paterson
I mean when you come into the set at 7:30 in the morning and you come out of make-up and the first thing you know, the ladies start coming into our dressing rooms at 7:45. Burt Ward
The United States and the European Union do want to have a rule of law, and that rule of law should be for a fair trial. And that fair trial needs to have an impartial jury. Maria Cantwell
Just as when we come into the world, when we die we are afraid of the unknown. But the fear is something from within us that has nothing to do with reality. Dying is like being born: just a change. Isabel Allende
Now I don't know why he's denying them habeas corpus. I can only assume the guys they got detained over there did something really unforgivable. Like remind Obama he was once a professor of Constitutional Law. Stephen Colbert
She's saying that's ok, Hey baby, do what you want. I'll be your night lovin' thing. I'll be the freak you can taunt. And I don't care what you say. I want to go too far. I'll be your everything. If you make me a star... Dirty Diana Michael Jackson
Lady Gaga quote: "Because the sweeter the cake, the more bitter the jelly can be."
Because the sweeter the cake, the more bitter the jelly can be. Lady Gaga
Winston Churchill quote: "The best argument against democracy is a five-minute..."
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. Winston Churchill
You ask me why I don’t love you, but surely you must believe I am very fond of you and if to desire to possess a person wholly, to admire and honour that person deeply, and to seek to secure that person’s happiness in every way is to “love” then perhaps my affection for you is a kind of love. I will tell you this that your soul seems to me to be the most beautiful and simple soul in the world and it may be because I am so conscious of this when I look at you that my love or affection for you... James Joyce
Jessica Alba quote: "I thought it was my job to give all the boys their first kiss."
I thought it was my job to give all the boys their first kiss. Jessica Alba
I hope that 9/11 has grouped us as one, and in doing so it has united us. Perhaps as a unit we can help each other get ahead, survive and succeed in this free world. And hey guys, let's not forget out manners!! Doug Davidson
I am honored that my freshman class colleagues have put their trust in me to represent our historic class at the leadership table. The incoming freshman class of Representatives is large and diverse but we share many common goals including cutting wasteful spending, getting our economy back on track and making government smarter and more efficient. Kristi Noem
When people learn to master their feelings, they can soon learn to master their reflections and thoughts in the degree requisite for attaining the objects they are seeking. But while they yield to a feeling or spirit that distracts their minds from a subject they wish to study and learn, so long they will never gain the mastery of their minds. Brigham Young
Isak Dinesen quote: "The cure for anything is salt water? sweat, tears, or the salt..."
The cure for anything is salt water? sweat, tears, or the salt sea. Isak Dinesen