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Quotes About Impression

Oh, he's not like that, said Favonius. Jason flinched. You can read my mind? I don't need to. Favonius tossed his bronze hoop in the air. Everyone has the wrong impression of Cupid... until they meet him.
~ Rick Riordan
But Annabeth knew that people saw what they wanted to see. They didn't need the Mist to warp their perceptions.
~ Rick Riordan
Caught in a bad romance. Whoaaa-oh-ooooh! Nellie wailed along to the XM radio blaring from the enormous speakers. Can I uncover my ears now? Dan called from the back, where he was reclined across the leather seat. Has Nellie stopped her Lady Gag Me impression?
~ Rick Riordan
people saw what they wanted to see. They didn't need the Mist to warp their perceptions.
~ Rick Riordan
You guys are so... dark. Even if I used flash, I'm not sure it would come out. Y-yeah, Percy managed. You guys aren't photogenic.
~ Rick Riordan
The afterlife looks different to every soul, he said, depending on whatthey believe. For that guy, Egypt must've made a strong impression when he was young , maybe. And if someone doesn't believe in any afterlife? i asked. Walt gave me a sad look. Then that's what they experience.
~ Rick Riordan
Well," I said, "you obviously have some power. You chased off those hooligans with rotten fruit. Perhaps you have banana-kinesis? Or you can control garbage? I once knew a Roman goddess, Cloacina, who presided over the city's sewer system. Perhaps you're related…?" Meg pouted. I got the impression I might have said something wrong, though I couldn't imagine what.
~ Rick Riordan
Impression without expression causes depression. Study without service leads to spiritual stagnation.
~ Rick Warren
This is Martin Canning, Neil. He's written a wonderful book." "Fantastic," Neil Winters said, shaking Martin's hand. His hand was damp and soft and made Martin think of something dead you might pick up on the beach. "The first of many, I
~ Kate Atkinson
Gloria watched as Terry lumbered down the path. He reminded her a little of King Kong, but less friendly.
~ Kate Atkinson
She was moved by a kind of commiseration for Madame Ratignolle, -a pity for that colorless existence which never uplifted its possessor beyond the region of blind contentment, in which no moment of anguish ever visited her soul, in which she would never have the taste of life's delirium. Edna vaguely wondered what she meant by life's delirium. It had crossed her thought like some unsought, extraneous impression.
~ Kate Chopin
for whether she knows anything or not, she looks as if she did, and whether she's capable of filling an office or not, she looks as if she was.
~ Kate Douglas Wiggin
you are the kind of person that sears into the soul. I have never been able to get you out of my mind.
~ Kate Jacobs
When I was a child, it was a matter of pride that I could plow through a Nancy Drew story in one afternoon, and begin another in the evening. . . . I was probably trying to impress the librarians who kept me supplied with books.
~ Kathleen Norris
people often felt the need to prepare a side of themselves to display to passers-by – as they might in a store window – and that such a display needn't be taken so seriously
~ Kazuo Ishiguro
I'd begun to understand also that this wasn't a trait peculiar just to Josie; that people often felt the need to prepare a side of themselves to display to passers-by – as they might in a store window – and that such a display needn't be taken so seriously once the moment had passed.
~ Kazuo Ishiguro
people often felt the need to prepare a side of themselves to display to passers-by – as they might in a store window – and that such a display needn't be taken so seriously once the moment had passed.
~ Kazuo Ishiguro
We spent the first half hour being escorted around the room, introduced to what seemed like every politician and business leader in the state. I know I should have been impressed, but I couldn't help thinking that I was in the same room with quite possibly every person responsible for the Florida election snafu, and the subsequent election of George W. Bush, and somehow I couldn't muster a proper feeling of awe.
~ Kelley Armstrong
As I started along the path, I noticed a young, dark-haired woman. But not Mina Lee. This one was taller than me, with long black hair that curled over her faded denim jacket. Native or Latina. She was watching me and making no effort to hide it. Mina Lee's partner? If so, she needed lessons in subtlety even more than Mina did.
~ Kelley Armstrong
You're new in town. You're trying to fit in, make an impression. You've heard I don't go with local guys. You've probably heard I don't make out with near strangers at parties. Maybe that's the impression you wanted to make. The cool stud who can get any girl." "Sure, if I want Daniel making an impression of my head in the nearest wall.
~ Kelley Armstrong
the most striking thing was how smart she looked. She wore
~ Ken Follett
George did not press Joe. He was scared enough himself. If he started to discuss the dangers he might talk himself out of going. He looked around the group. He was pleased to see John Lewis, a quietly impressive theology student who was a founding member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, the most radical of the civil rights groups.
~ Ken Follett
En allant à Glastonbury, il avait l'impression
~ Ken Follett
con las manos metidas en los bolsillos; tenía un enorme reloj de oro cuya cadena asomaba por el ancho bolsillo de su chaleco.
~ Ken Follett