Quotes About Encounter

In the secret pocket, she often kept a small pocket dictionary, which she would take out whenever she encountered a word she did not know.

I once threw myself down a flight of stairs rather than face even one moment with a milliner, at whose shop I quit working after discovering the sinister truth about her berets, only to find that the paramedic who repaired my fractured arm was a man who had fired me from a job playing accordion in his orchestra after only two and half performances of a certain opera.

It is a curious thing, but as one travels the world getting older and older, it appears that happiness is easier to get used to than despair.... It is almost as if happiness is an acquire taste, like coconut cordial or ceviche, to which you can eventually become accustomed, but despair is something surprising each time you encounter it.

Happiness is an acquired tase, like coconut cordial or ceviche, to which you can eventually become accustomed, but despair is something surprising each time you encounter it.

A Jew, crossing the street, bumped into an anti-Semite. "Swine!" bellowed the paskudnyak. "Goldberg," said the Jew, bowing.

All great literature is one of two stories; a man goes on a journey or a stranger comes to town.

We humans always seem to take a manipulative posture. No matter what the particulars of the situation, or the subject matter, we prepare ourselves to say whatever we want in order to prevail in the conversation. Each of us seeks to find some way to control and thus to remain on top in the encounter. If we are successful, or our viewpoint prevails, then rather than feel weak, we receive a psychological boost.

Coming into repeated contact with the same few others does not have the same consequences as meeting new people, either for human culture or for culturing microbes.

previous visit, she'd thought of Ariana.

CHIEF CLARKSON, MEET Ivy Marin.

They were within twenty yards of each other, and so abrupt was his appearance, that it was impossible to avoid his sight. Their eyes instantly met, and the cheeks of each were overspread with the deepest blush. He absolutely started, and for a moment seemed immoveable from surprise; but shortly recovering himself, advanced towards the party, and spoke to Elizabeth, if not in terms of perfect composure, at least of perfect civility.

Something must and will happen to throw a hero in her way.

The surprise of finding himself almost alone with Anne Elliot, deprived his manners of their usual composure...

since they had met, and repeatedly

Al fin se separaron con mutua cortesía y también probablemente con el mutuo deseo de no volver a verse nunca.

She had seen him. They had met. They had been once more in the same room.

and, perhaps, if I have very good luck, I may meet with another Mr. Collins in time.

I had absolutely no idea what to say to him, this man I had struggled

Seeing him somewhere was always a pleasure, like taking a drink of water.

I met a real looker. He picked me up at the two dollar slot machines, so you know he's no cheapskate. Grandma Mazur

And when I was in the trunk, I saw Jesus. And the Virgin Mary. And Ozzy Osbourne.

He wrapped his hand around my wrist, pulled me to him, and kissed me. The kiss was warm and short.

He's a serious babe," Connie said. "Saw him six months ago, before all this happened. He was ordering a quarter pound of provolone at the meat market, and I had all I could do to keep from sinking my teeth into his butt.

I crossed the room at a run, barreled through the door to take the stairs, and crashed into Ranger. We lost balance and rolled tangled together to the fourth-floor landing. We lay there for a moment, stunned and breathless. Ranger was flat on his back, and I was on top of him.