| | |

slowness quotes

English (10) Français (6)

edits filters

“Slow but steady wins the race.” Aesop, Aesop's Fables
“Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast.” William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
“We grow up in isolation. Only slowly do we teach ourselves the Cosmos.” Carl Sagan, Cosmos
“she has travelled for four weeks with the untroubled unhaste of a change of season.” William Faulkner, Light in August
“He moved in a way that suggested he was attempting the world speed record for the nonchalant walk.” Terry Pratchett, The Light Fantastic
“I made friends slowly, when I made them.” Neil Gaiman, The Ocean at the End of the Lane
“However, he means to succeed, and a man who has centuries before him can afford to wait and to go slow.” Bram Stoker, Dracula
“Honestly, if you were any slower, you’d be going backward.” J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
“You have to realize it's going to be a long process and that you'll work on things slowly, one at a time.” Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood
“Clocks are slow on Sundays.” Truman Capote, Breakfast at Tiffany's

Related topics

patience wisdom learning time friendship change universe waiting speed determination immortality clocks sunday process seasons walk backward race

Related authors

William Shakespeare (1)
Haruki Murakami (1)
Carl Sagan (1)
Neil Gaiman (1)
J. K. Rowling (1)
Terry Pratchett (1)
Aesop (1)
Bram Stoker (1)
William Faulkner (1)
Truman Capote (1)

Related sources

Romeo and Juliet (1)
Cosmos (1)
Dracula (1)
Norwegian Wood (1)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (1)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (1)
Aesop's Fables (1)
Light in August (1)
The Light Fantastic (1)
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1)