And then he tells her stories. Myths he learned from his instructor. Fantasies he created himself, inspired by bits and pieces of others read in archaic books with crackling spines.
Quotes about crackling (13 Quotes)
I'd seen this happen several times before, in different institutions, but it was no less remarkable on each occasion: the words were like the flow of water over coals, taking away crackling heat and leaving only a steaming whisper, a perhaps momentary but nonetheless effective remission from deep-burning fire.
They walked over the crackling leaves in the garden, between the lines of box, breathing its fragrance of eternity for this is one of the odors which carry us out of time into the abysses of the unbeginning past if we ever lived on another ball of stone than this, it must be that there was box growing on it.
George W. Bush is a big spender. He has never vetoed a spending Bill. When Congress serves up a big slab of fat, crackling pork, Mr Bush responds with one big question Got any barbecue sauce
An enlightening pastime is to make a list of favorite things that impact the senses. Not only does it provide a challenging exercise for the mind and memory, but it sharpens our appreciation of these golden moments in time. For example, one person's list of ten favorite sounds a distant train whistle a mother talking to her new baby the scrunch of leaves on a bright autumn day seagulls crying a hound baying in the woods at night the absolute silence of a mountain lake at sunset a crackling fire on a bitter day a stadium crowd singing the national anthem the screech of an airplane's tires as they touch down his wife's voice at morning. Try the exercise for favorite sounds, smells or sights. You may learn something about yourself.
A cat's rage is beautiful, burning with pure cat flame, all its hair standing up and crackling blue sparks, eyes blazing and sputtering.
All I heard was a crackling noise and then I saw the scaffolding fall off the building.
I got to the door and heard crackling, smelled smoke and felt intense heat. I took two to three steps (inside) to meet Annie. I grabbed both of her hands firmly to get her out of the house. I was walking backward and she was walking forward.
This was something that was crackling over the airwaves immediately. If happiness could have been a cloud of red smoke, we wouldn't have been able to see our hands in front of our face. Amid all the death and destruction, it's amazing what one survivor can do to boost everybody's spirits.
One unquestioned text we read, All doubt beyond, all fear above Nor crackling pile nor cursing creed Can burn or blot it God is love.
The cup of tea on arrival at a country house is a thing which, as a rule, I particularly enjoy. I like the crackling logs, the shaded lights, the scent of buttered toast, the general atmosphere of leisured cosiness.
There are three things in life that people like to stare at a flowing stream, a crackling fire and a Zamboni clearing the ice.
The closest fires were near enough for us to hear the crackling flames and the yells of firemen. Little fires grew into big ones even as we watched. Big ones died down under the firemen's valor only to break out again later.