Quotes About Contrast

The riddle that was making the rounds was: "What is the difference between Hitler and Chamberlain? Answer: Chamberlain takes his weekend in the country. Hitler takes his country in the weekend.

He was low-key, I was intense; things that cut me to the quick he was able to sail by with scarcely a notice; he was slow to anger, I quick; the world registered gently upon him, sometimes not at all, whereas I was fast to feel both pleasure and pain.

Sometimes,' She said, 'at special moments like that, people feel a pain alongside their happiness. I'm glad you watch everything so carefully, Klara'" (Ishiguro 23).

Expecting to see a Doberman slavering at the fence, i followed his gaze to a little puff of white fur, the kind of dog women stick in their purses. I wasn't even barking, just staring and dancing in place. Oh, my god! It's a killer Pomeranian. I glanced up at Derek. It's a tough call, but i think you can take him. He glared.

He looked like a Yanni fan at an Iron Maiden Concert.

a blazing fire in an ice storm.

My fourteen-year-old sister Lara is a brat. Unfortunately, no one sees it but me. To everyone else, she's adorable. She's tiny and blonde and sweet and as helpless as a kitten. Chloe reminded me of Lara, at first. The difference, as I discovered, is that Chloe really is as sweet as she seems and she isn't as helpless as she looks.

Everyone's life is interesting, if it's different from your own.

Happiness! Misery! If you were one, bet on it the other was on the way.

Her voice is furry and sharp, like a blanket made of needles.

He was like a man who has got used to drinking the finest wine, and now finds that everyday wine thats like vinegar.

Era fácil pronunciar palabras valientes en la oscuridad. La luz del día podía contar una historia muy diferente.

The extra line or two around her eyes only made them more fascinating; the touch of silver in her hair enhanced the blackness of the rest; and if she was a little heavier than she had been it made her body more voluptuous.

They were the same height and weight, and could wear each other's clothes. But Lev had charm by the ton. He was unreliable and selfish, and he lived on the edge of the law, but women adored him. Grigori was honest and dependable, a hard worker and a serious thinker, and he was single. It would

All his life he would cherish the memory of an endless caravan of camels alongside the railway line, the laden beasts plodding patiently through the snow, ignoring the twentieth century as it hurtled past them in a clash of iron and a shriek of steam.

Brave words came easily in the dark. Daylight might tell a different story.

Les gens du peuple dévisageaient toujours avec une curiosité fascinée les enfants qui seraient un jour leurs suzerains. Dans ce tribunal chargé de punir la violence, la rapine et la malhonnêteté, ces deux garçons innocents faisaient songer à des agneaux égarés dans une porcherie.

La cathédrale, quant à elle, ressemblait à un chêne au milieu d'un champ d'orties.

Waleran was suddenly brusque again, and the contrast with his previous manner made Philip realize that his amiability could be put on and taken off like a coat.

Con la única diferencia de que entonces habríamos podido ir por el mundo con la cabeza bien alta, en vez de bajarla en señal de vergüenza

The sun shone cheerfully, as on a fine day in hell.

unas manchas de sangre tiñeron la nieve; de un rojo brillante a juego con la bandera que ondeaba encima.

All that's best of dark and bright.'

La comida no era tan buena como la que le servían en su casa, pero la atmósfera era muy tranquila. Los sillones del saloncito para fumadores eran antiguos y cómodos, los camareros eran mayores y lentos, el papel de la pared estaba descolorido y la pintura había perdido color. Todavía tenían luz de gas. Los hombres como Walden acudían allí porque sus casas les resultaban excesivamente limpias y femeninas. —Dijo usted que casi lo habían