Years later he'd stood in the charred ruins of a library where blackened books lay in pools of water. Shelves tipped over. Some rage at the lies arranged in their thousands row on row. He picked up one of the books and thumbed through the heavy bloated pages. He'd not have thought the value of the smallest thing predicated on a world to come. It surprised him. That the space which these things occupied was itself an expectation.
Quotes about thumbed (4 Quotes)
Sharman has thumbed its nose at the court. They were given a chance to do the right thing and they've ruined it. They again have shown they intend to do nothing about the illegal activities occurring on a massive scale on their system.
Saddam Hussein, in effect, has thumbed his nose at the world community. And I think that the president's approaching this in the right fashion.
The union leaders have thumbed their noses at management and the public. The airline has suffered enough, and it is time that the pilots suffer along with us.