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Miss Quotes (page 54)

And when the firemen turned off the hose and were standing in the wet, smoky room, Jim's Aunt, Miss. Prothero, came downstairs and peered in at them. Jim and I waited, very quietly, to hear what she would say to them. She said the right thing, always. She looked at the three tall firemen in their shining helmets, standing among the smoke and cinders and dissolving snowballs, and she said, "Would you like anything to read? Dylan Thomas
Aesthetic enthusiasm. Perception of beauty in the external world, or, on the other hand, in words and their right arrangement. Pleasure in the impact of one sound on another, in the firmness of good prose or the rhythm of a good story. Desire to share an experience which one feels is valuable and ought not to be missed. The aesthetic motive is very feeble in a lot of writers, but even a pamphleteer or writer of textbooks will have pet words and phrases which appeal to him for non-utilitarian... George Orwell
Jonathan Larson quote: "Forget regret, or life is yours to miss. No other path, no..."
Forget regret, or life is yours to miss. No other path, no other way, no day but today. Jonathan Larson
Les Brown quote: "Most people fail in life not because they aim too high and..."
Most people fail in life not because they aim too high and miss, but because they aim too low and hit. Les Brown
This is my body, he said, two thousand years ago. This is my blood. It was the only religion that delivered exactly what it promised: life eternal for its adherents. There are some of us alive today who remember him. And some of us claim that he was a messiah, and some think that he was just a man with very special powers. But that misses the point. Whatever he was, he changed the world. Neil Gaiman
He had missed the deepest of all companionships, a relation with the earth itself, with a countryside and a people. That relationship he knew cannot be gone after and found; it must be long and deliberate, unconscious. It must, indeed, be a way of living. Willa Cather
I miss you so much, I can't stand it. Feels like my heart is breaking in two. My head says no, but my soul demands it. And everything I do, reminds me of you Van Morrison
While discussing the monster:"It sounds like the combination of water being poured into a glass," Miss Hawkline said, "A dog barking and the muttering of a drunk parrot. And very, very loud."I think we're going to need the shotgun for this one," Cameron said. Richard Brautigan
James Baldwin quote: "It's always at the hour of trouble and confrontation that the..."
It's always at the hour of trouble and confrontation that the missing member aches. James Baldwin
I was quite happy in my new place, and if there was one thing that I missed, it must not be thought I was discontented; all who had to do with me were good, and I had a light airy stable and the best of food. What more could I want? Why, liberty! Anna Sewell
Jodi Picoult quote: "There is a fine line between seeing something that's lost as..."
There is a fine line between seeing something that's lost as missing, and seeing it as something that might be found. Jodi Picoult
Suzanne Collins quote: "I also want to tell him how much I already miss him. But that..."
I also want to tell him how much I already miss him. But that wouldn't be fair on my part. Suzanne Collins
Agatha Christie quote: "One does see so much evil in a village,' murmured Miss Marple..."
One does see so much evil in a village,' murmured Miss Marple in an explanatory voice. Agatha Christie
Man, you weigh a freaking ton. What have you been eating, rocks?" * Max: "Why, is your head missing some?" o Chapter 68 p. 214 + Fang carried Max while flying after she had "a stroke or something".Gazzy: "I vill now destroy de Snickuhs bahs!"ter Borcht: "Is dere anysing special about you? Anysing vorth saving?"Fang: "Besides my fashion sense? I play a mean harmonica. James Patterson
Let's face it. We're undone by each other. And if we're not, we're missing something. If this seems so clearly the case with grief, it is only because it was already the case with desire. One does not always stay intact. Judith Butler

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