Smoldering Quotes
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He was, this smoldering, passionate young pianist, generous, lovable, deeply gentle of heart.
william kapell— Claudia Cassidy, Chicago Tribune, October 30, 1953 [2]
[H]umans hate to admit error even as they stand there, black and smoldering, with the stub of a cigarette in one hand, in the middle of a wide crater containing them and the remains of a sign that once read 'DANGER: VOLATILE EXPLOSIVES'
james nicoll— Usenet article (2005)
But the fact is I don’t care. I haven’t cared since I came here, and I will continue not to care until I leave. With as much of Ambergris smoldering behind me as I can manage.
jeff vandermeer— p. 122 (Finch (2009))
There's always something that's smoldering somewhere I know it don't make a difference to you But oh! It sure made a difference to me You'll see me off in the distance, I hope At the other end At the other end of the telescope.
elvis costello— The Other End (of the Telescope), written by Elvis Costello and Aimee Mann
Humor starts like a wildfire, but then continues on, smoldering, smoldering for years.
robert orben— Elizabeth Kastor (May 6, 1987) "The Jokers Take Heart - Pundits Ponder The Implications", The Washington Post, p. B1.
Skirting the rocks at the forest edge With a running flame from ledge to ledge, Or swaying deeper in shadowy glooms, A smoldering fire in her dusky blooms; Bronzed and molded by wind and sun, Maddening, gladdening every one With a gypsy beauty full and fine, A health to the crimson columbine!
— Columbine; reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 124.
