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:

Strapped Quotes (page 2)

She felt a little betrayed and sad, but presently a moving object came into sight. It was a huge horse-chestnut tree in full bloom bound for the Champs Elysees, strapped now into a long truck and simply shaking with laughter - like a lovely person in an undignified position yet confident none the less of being lovely. Looking at it with fascination, Rosemary identified herself with it, and laughed cheerfully with it, and everything all at once seemed gorgeous. F. Scott Fitzgerald
In Paris, when certain people see you ready to set your foot in the stirrup, some pull your coat-tails, others loosen the buckle of the strap that you may fall and crack your skull; one wrenches off your horse's shoes, another steals your whip, and the least treacherous of them all is the man whom you see coming to fire his pistol at you point blank. Honore de Balzac
All the general fear I've been feeling condenses into an immediate fear of this girl, this predator who might kill me in seconds. Adrenaline shoots through me and I sling the pack over one shoulder and run full-speed for the woods. I can hear the blade whistling toward me and reflexively hike the pack up to protect my head. The blade lodges in the pack. Both straps on my shoulders now, I make for the trees. Somehow I knew the girl will not pursue me. That she'll be drawn back into the... Suzanne Collins
Cameron Diaz quote: "If you really want to torture me, sit me in a room strapped to..."
If you really want to torture me, sit me in a room strapped to a chair and put Mariah Carey's records on. Cameron Diaz
Ani DiFranco quote: "Some people wear their heart up on their sleeve. I wear mine..."
Some people wear their heart up on their sleeve. I wear mine underneath my right pant leg, strapped to my boot. Ani DiFranco
I'm a fantasy writer, called a fantasy writer. But there's very little, apart from one or two basic concepts in 'I Shall Wear Midnight,' which are in fact fantasy. You have sticks that fly, but they're practical broomsticks, with a bloody great strap that you can hold on to so you don't fall off. And you try not to use them too often. Terry Prachett
Rahm Emanuel is son of the devil's spawn. He is an individual who would sell his mother to get a vote. He would strap his children to the front end of a steam locomotive. Eric Massa
Emo Philips quote: "Some mornings it just doesn't seem worth it to gnaw through..."
Some mornings it just doesn't seem worth it to gnaw through the leather straps. Emo Philips
Emo Philips quote: "Some mornings, it's just not worth chewing through the leather..."
Some mornings, it's just not worth chewing through the leather straps. Emo Philips
A typical 'Larry King Live' is a pastiche whose absurdism defies parody. Wearing his trademark suspenders and purple shirts, he looks as if he's strapped to the chair with vertical seat belts, unable to eject. James Wolcott
I personally think skateboarding is harder because it has so many moving parts. With snowboarding, your feet are strapped to your board. Shaun White
I reached my full height at age 11, and I was clumsy as all get-out - all elbows and knees, couldn't get up a flight of stairs without falling down. I wanted to be a cute, petite blonde, but I'm a big ol' strapping thing, so I just accept it. Jeannette Walls
Jonathan Coe quote: "They were written in the early '90s when I was strapped for cash."
They were written in the early '90s when I was strapped for cash. Jonathan Coe
I think it's a great thing to have failed in life and then pulled yourself up by the boot straps and actually done something, because then you appreciate it more. Shirley Manson
It's not easy to strap yourself down to a desk and bash on a keyboard when you know you can direct lots of films, because directing films is fun and interactive and gregarious. Writing isn't. Guy Ritchie

Popular Topics

Popular Author