Lit Quotes

I think that there's a lot of guys out there that want to read the equivalent of chick lit, but really there's not being much written for them.

Now it really is, believe it or not, 90% of the films are green lit, not by the studio heads, but by the marketing department.

A lamp is lit in woman's eye; that souls, else lost on earth, remember angels by.

One lamp — thy mother’s love — amid the stars Shall lift its pure flame changeless, and before The throne of God, burn through eternity - Holy — as it was lit and lent thee here.

If you ever lit a cigarette in your life, you have very little will to live.

I can think of a number of areas in New York where three acres of nuclear waste would make the neighborhood safer to walk around in than it is now, and better lit.

I've always read broadly: literary fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, chick lit, historical, dystopian, nonfiction, memoir. I've even read Westerns. I prefer female protagonists.

Lit majors are not known for watching where they're going; most of us walk with our eyes in a book instead of on the path ahead.

I lived in a brilliantly lit haze, shifting and flickering according to my changing desires. Of course, that is only a description of being young.

A real building is one on which the eye can light and stay lit.

A translucent person appears to glow as if from the inside. It's as though they've been lit up from inside and they appear to emit light.

Men are just like unlit lamps: in themselves they are no good for anything, but, when lit, they can be handy to have around the house.

Sandals are made out of rubber, and when lit on fire burn black.

I'm older than my sister so I started writing first. I started writing at school. I was always top of my class in composition, essays, English Lit and all of that.

I light candles because I want to have candles lit, not because I need to see!

Why are some people born with a fire in the belly, while others need something to get their pilot light lit?

Brief is this existence, as a visit in a strange house. The path to be pursued is poorly lit by a flickering consciousness.

The lamps are lit, the fires burn bright. The house is full of life and light.

Dimly lit restaurants always make me think they're trying to hide the food.

Love is like an eternal flame, once it is lit, it will continue to burn for all time.

Tradition: sit with husband in a room lit only by tree lights and remember that our blessings outnumber the lights. Happy Christmas to all.

Go forth in every direction- for the happiness, the harmony, the welfare of the many. Offer your heart, the seeds of understanding, like a lamp overturned and re-lit, illuminating the darkness.

Books-bright windows in this life of ours, lit by the shining souls of men.

When we sleep the soul is lit up... by many eyes, and with them, we can see everything that we cannot see in the daytime.

The candle is not lit To give light, but to testify to the night.

A dimly lit tavern, a willing young woman, are some of the reasons I cheat.

Even a small match lit in a place of total darkness gives off a blinding light.

A wedding is no way to begin a marriage.

If you have just one person believe in you, you'll always find your way

If we weigh the significance of a book by the effect it has on its readers, then the great children's books suddenly turn up very high on the list.

Having a purpose is the little secret of the nonpretties. Something to do always beats something to look at.

I always fantasized about having a girl stand on my bar like in that movie Coyote Ugly, but I never thought it would happen.

This is New York, babe. Be ready to expect anything.

Chemistry's a tricky thing, and if I'm not feeling it, I'm not gonna pretend.

If you're around someone who makes you feel good, you have to go for it. Don't hold back.

Teen fiction should be about teenagers - no matter how many arguments there are about what YA lit should be, this seems like the one thing we can all agree on.

We’re all just ingredients. What matters is the grace with which you cook the meal.

A person without regrets is called a corpse.

The literature of impotence is about to develop beyond measure.

I began to see new buildings, too, which were connected by futuristic walkways lit from beneath. Long, cool perspectives of modern architecture, rising phosphorescent and eerie from the rubble.

I'm a little kid at heart, so my eyes light up when everything is lit.

My brother was born without taste or the desire to be professionally lit.

Arthur Dent: What happens if I press this button? Ford Prefect: I wouldn't- Arthur Dent: Oh. Ford Prefect: What happened? Arthur Dent: A sign lit up, saying 'Please do not press this button again.

And then, at night, the lit lamp and the drawn curtain, with the flutter of the turned page and soft scrape of pen on paper the only sounds to break the silence between quarter- and quarter-chime.

Peter glanced up at the stars and a wicked smile lit his face. "Time to play," he whispered to the stars and winked. And the stars winked back, for Peter's smile is a most contagious thing.

There is no such thing as an artist: there is only the world lit or unlit as the light allows. When the candle is burning, who looks at the wick? When the candle is out, who needs it?

We lit the stove a few days ago and the entire room is filled with smoke. I prefer central heating, and I'm probably not the only one.

It's hard to smoke a pipe, and it's actually kind of brutal. It burns your mouth and your throat, and to keep it lit.

Cause I lit him on fire,” I shrugged and brushed dust from my pants.

The soul is a verb." He impales a lit candle on a spike. "Not a noun.