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Quotes About Watching

When he stopped pacing, his shadow loomed behind him, watching. Someone was always watching.
~ Markus Zusak
Although something inside told her that this was a crime — after all, her three books were the most precious items she owned — she was compelled to see the thing lit. She couldn't help it. I guess humans like to watch a little destruction. Sand castles, houses of cards, that's where they begin. Their great skill is their capacity to destroy.
~ Markus Zusak
I laugh and the stars watch.
~ Markus Zusak
On the opposite side, the mannequins stood like witnesses. They were serious and ludicrously stylish. It was hard to shake the feeling that they were watching everything.
~ Markus Zusak
Randy rolled his eyes. "Oh sure. She said 'bork dee jork de spork' a few times. Of course it was difficult to get all of that, being as it was in an ancient Swedish chef language and all. It took me back to my Muppet watching days. Not to mention it was being shouted by one of those dementors from Harry Potter. The damned thing probably showed up here because it's out of work, ever since that series ended.
~ Stephanie Rowe
I heard thee laugh, And in this merriment I defined the measure of my pain; I knew that I was alone, Alone with love, Poor shivering love, And he, little sprite, Came to watch with me, And at midnight We were like two creatures by a dead camp-fire.
~ Stephen Crane
You've just had the most imponderable joy of watching charlieissocoollike, which makes you, like, cool.
~ Stephen Fry
A good novelist does not lead his characters, he follows them. A good novelist does not create events, he watches them happen and then writes down what he sees. A good novelist realizes he is a secretary, not God.
~ Stephen King
End of watch is what they call it, but Hodges himself has found it impossible to give up watching.
~ Stephen King
I love walking around and grabbing coffee and sitting in a park and people watching… I love Greenwich Village.
~ Joe Manganiello
We assume that celebrities have it easy and so love to watch them having to endure a bit of hardship.
~ Shirley Jones
Love me or hate me...you're gonna watch me.
~ Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
I often ordered chips, just so that I could watch them all pretend they didn't want one.
~ Jojo Moyes
The beauty of herding sheep with dogs, isn't displaying or winning awards. I'd never entered Rose in any competition. It's the sense of wordless partnership, the moment where the dog's instincts and the herder's experience fuse into that moment, if she wasn't already there. She wasn't merely resting by the tree; she was sitting with her sheep, watching over them, staying among them, comfortable enough with herself and with them to be still.
~ Jon Katz
Here are just a few activities highly accomplished professional musicians consider to be practice, not in any particular order: Listening Performing Watching others perform Playing informally Improvising Teaching Composing Group rehearsal
~ Jonathan Harnum
Many of those who argue for vouchers say that they simply want to use competition to improve public education. I don't think it works that way, and I've been watching this for a longtime.
~ Jonathan Kozol
That's the way it is with God, don't you reckon? He always around somewheres, if you can see His face or not. He's out there watching through the dark. Sometimes that's got to be enough, I suppose. Knowing He sees us even if we can't see Him back." -- Levi Snow
~ Jonathan Odell
Death is fugitive; even when you're watching for it, the actual instant somehow slips between your fingers. You don't get that sudden drop of the head you see in movies. Instead you simply sit there, waiting for something to happen, and all at once you realize you've missed it.
~ Jonathan Stroud
Unfortunately, the body within the uniform belonged to Quill Kipps, so the overall effect was like watching a plague rat lick a bowl of caviar. Yes, the classy element was there, but it wasn't what you focused on.
~ Jonathan Stroud
Death is fugitive; even when you're watching for it, the actual instant slips between your fingers. You don't get that sudden drop of the head you see in movies. Instead you simply sit there, waiting for something to happen, and all at once you realize you've missed it. Times to move along now, nothing to see. Nothing to see there ever again.
~ Jonathan Stroud
Big Brother really is everywhere.
~ Emma Larkin
Because you brand our tongues with silence. Because you watch us in fear, even while we sing.
~ Eric Gamalinda
Fearing the Lord means standing in awe of the reality of who God is. When we fear the Lord, we live our lives knowing that God is watching. God in Christ has restored our vision for this—for the believer, fearing God isn't a terror; it's a pleasure.
~ Eric Mason
Leopardstar says that they're staying with us so the Clans can exchange training methods and fighting techniques, but I don't see much sign of it. All they do is watch....It's like they're learning all about us, all our secrets and weaknesses. That's why I came over here, to get away from them for a bit.
~ Erin Hunter