The clock talked loud. I threw it away, it scared me what it talked.

Tillie Olsen
Some Similar Quotes
  1. I thought that if I owned nothing, had nothing, was nothing, I would have nothing left to lose, and I wouldn't be scared anymore. Because my whole life I’ve been so damn scared. Scared to live because I was scared to die. But at the... - Charlotte Eriksson

  2. Have you ever been approached by a grim-looking man, carrying a naked sword with a blade about ten miles long in his hand, in the middle of the night, beneath the stars on the shores of Lake Michigan? If you have, seek professional help. If... - Jim Butcher

  3. It's when you sit alone, Or lay in your bed, That we will be watching, Waiting, Until you get scared. Then we will come, A scratch and a chill, For you will feel goosebumps, Look at the windowsill! Did you see a face? Looking in... - Anthony T Hincks

  4. Dad?" Jesus asked." Yes, son?" God replied." What came before colors?" Jesus asked." What do you mean?" God asked." Well, before we had colors. What was there?" Jesus asked." We've always had colors, " God said." What about the darkness then?" Jesus asked." That's black,... - Anthony T. Hincks

  5. I have always been afraid... Always been pretending to follow you closely, alwyas been pretending to sharpen my teeth, when the truth is, I am ... scared to death just treading on your shadow. - Tite Kubo

More Quotes By Tillie Olsen
  1. Literary history and the present are dark with silences . I have had special need to learn all I could of this over the years, myself so nearly remaining mute and having to let writing die over and over again in me. These are not...

  2. There are worse words than cuss words there are words that hurt.

  3. I know that I haven't powers enough to divide myself into one who earns and one who creates.

  4. The clock talked loud. I threw it away, it scared me what it talked.

  5. And when is there time to remember, to sift, to weigh, to estimate, to total?

Related Topics