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Fingers Quotes - Page 8

This is a puzzling world, and Old Harry's got a finger in it.

This is a puzzling world, and Old Harry's got a finger in it.

George Eliot (2016). “The Mill On The Floss”, p.307, George Eliot

I'd stood my ground against him. I wasn't going to jump when he said jump. I was more likely to give him the finger.

Gena Showalter (2015). “The White Rabbit Chronicles: Alice in Zombieland\Through the Zombie Glass\The Queen of Zombie Hearts”, p.227, Harlequin

How can it be so unclear to her when it's like the fingers on my hand to me?

Gayle Forman (2011). “Where She Went”, p.119, Penguin

The Pretty Lady's brains were almost entirely in her fingers.

Eleanor Hallowell Abbott (2012). “The Sick-a-Bed Lady: And Other Tales”, p.129, The Floating Press

I can't keep my fingers out of any pies.

"David Bowie On The Ziggy Stardust Years: We Were Creating The 21st Century In 1971". Interview with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. January 11, 2016.

If one finger brings oil it soils the others.

Chinua Achebe (2011). “No Longer at Ease”, p.78, Anchor

There's not much I dislike more than being addressed as "Hey you" and being poked with a finger.

Charlaine Harris (2009). “Sookie Stackhouse 8-copy Boxed Set”, p.1043, Penguin

People always say, 'Who is your audience?' and I could never put a finger on it - and I wouldn't want to put a finger on it.

"Elvira, Mistress Of The Dark (and merchandising)". Interview with Sean O'Neal, tv.avclub.com. October 28, 2009.

Have a little faith in my magic fingers

Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan (2013). “What Really Happened in Peru”, p.33, Simon and Schuster