Tess Of The D'urbervilles Alec And Tess Quotes

#1. He who wastes his talents must not ask for more.

Matshona Dhliwayo

#2. Did it never strike your mind that what every woman says, some women may feel?

Thomas Hardy

#3. People always think I was just playing in a piano bar, but I only did that for about six months. The rest of the time I was playing in bands.

Billy Joel

#4. He frames my face with his hands as he says, "Tess. Only you could be brave enough to die with me. But I want you to live for me."
We kiss, as desperate as though we were drowning. When our lips part, Alec says, "Forgive me.

Claudia Gray

#5. ..and only sticks and stones can break my bones.

Mark Haddon

#6. To put what you see on paper is the same as funneling what you feel through yourself as a performer.

Rod Taylor

#7. Believe no-one, doubt everything and remember, everyone lies". ~Prof. Nick Fennimore

A.D. Garrett

#8. God tends to fight not on the side of the oppressed but on the side of the oppressor because the later has bigger battalions.

Chukwuemeka Ike

#9. It's a big error to dream of a society where nobody needs to be good.

Mahatma Gandhi

#10. Even as zombies, ridiculous prom gowns were the downfall of teenage girls, crippling them at the knees.

G.G. Silverman

#11. Sheep only need a single flock, but people need two: one to belong to and make them feel comfortable, and another to blame all of society's problems on.

James Rozoff

#12. To actually be allowed to be beautiful is a total first for me.

Kristen Johnston

#13. GRIEF TAUGHT ME TO LIVE NUMB. Death takes more than just the one life. It thieves tiny particles from the ones left behind until you feel only half alive.

Kennedy Ryan