#dawn

How did it happen that their lips came together? How does it happen that birds sing, that snow melts, that the rose unfolds, that the dawn whitens behind the stark shapes of trees on the quivering summit of the hill? A kiss, and all was said. ↗

— Victor Hugo

#birds #came #dawn #did #does

When grace is joined with wrinkles, it is adorable. There is an unspeakable dawn in happy old age. ↗

— Victor Hugo

#adorable #dawn #grace #happy #joined

Nations, like stars, are entitled to eclipse. All is well, provided the light returns and the eclipse does not become endless night. Dawn and resurrection are synonymous. The reappearance of the light is the same as the survival of the soul. ↗

— Victor Hugo

#dawn #does #eclipse #endless #entitled

For our part, we shall continue to work for the new dawn when all the Children of Abraham and their descendants are living together in the birthplace of their three great monotheistic religions, a life free from fear, a life free from want - a life in peace. ↗

— King Hussein I

#birthplace #children #continue #dawn #descendants

Hey, Rosalie? Do you know how to drown a blonde? Stick a mirror to the bottom of a pool. ↗

— Stephenie Meyer

#dawn #humor #jacob #mirror #rosalie

It is not time for mirth and laughter, the cold, gray dawn of the morning after. ↗

— George Ade

#cold #dawn #gray #laughter #mirth

I thought that you said that your name was reserved only for family.” A small smile broke through his stoic expression. “The way I see it, even if you don’t come around and realize that you can’t resist my striking looks and enticing charm, and that you desperately want to spend the rest of your life in my arms—” “Which will never happen…” “—you’ll eventually end up with my silly little brother. Who, just to warn you, despite being a great guy, is nowhere near as handsome and charming as I. ↗

— Ada Adams

#razor #family

Better than any argument is to rise at dawn and pick dew-wet red berries in a cup. ↗

— Wendell Berry

#argument #berries #better #cup #dawn

Dawn: When men of reason go to bed. ↗

— Ambrose Bierce

#dawn #go #men #reason

We can recognize the dawn and the decline of love by the uneasiness we feel when alone together. ↗

— Jean de la Bruyere

#dawn #decline #feel #love #recognize