Catch Quotes

“There was only one catch and that was Catch-22, which specified that a concern for one's safety in the face of dangers that were real and immediate was the process of a rational mind. Orr was crazy and could be grounded. All he had to do was ask; and as soon as he did, he would no longer be crazy and would have to fly more missions. Orr would be crazy to fly more missions and sane if he didn't, but if he was sane he had to fly them. If he flew them he was crazy and didn't have to; but if he didn't want to he was sane and had to. Yossarian was moved very deeply by the absolute simplicity of this clause of Catch-22 and let out a respectful whistle.

"That's some catch, that Catch-22," he observed.

"It's the best there is," Doc Daneeka agreed.”
― Joseph Heller, Catch-22

“If the whole world is in a rush and people are out of step with themselves, they fail to catch that quirky aura and that special quality of life that feeds our soul-searching frame of mind and that builds a coveted haven, giving recognition and self-reliance. ("The unbearable heaviness of being”)”
― Erik Pevernagie

“Noah started this chase and I stood before him, waiting to be caught. He could have me, but he refused to move.
Only now did I realize why.
He wanted to be caught. He was waiting for me to chase him.”
― Michelle Hodkin, The Evolution of Mara Dyer

“Sometimes playing stupid opens your eyes to the truth.”
― Anthony Liccione

“Most people catch their presuppositions from their family and surrounding society, the way that a child catches the measles. But people with understanding realize that their presuppositions should be *chosen* after a careful consideration of which worldview is true.”
― Francis A. Schaeffer, How Should We Then Live? The Rise and Decline of Western Thought and Culture

“It is still cheating, even if nobody comes.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Seth moved behind me, his presence steady and reassuring. Waiting to catch me, even though I refused to fall just yet.”
― Richelle Mead, Succubus on Top

“An aware individual stays awake from within to catch such signals and utilizes them to delineate their perception of the world.”
― Dr Prem Jagyasi

“What if, in the bigger scheme of things, God put the yearning and desire for our husbands, not so a man could fulfill all of it, but so we could catch a glimpse of what it means to fully and wholly yearn for God?”
― Ngina Otiende, The Wedding Night: Embracing Sexual Intimacy as New Bride

“*slowly disappearing to catch your attention*”
― Nitya Prakash

“One cannot make a memorable catch without reaching out to catch the ball.”
― Jeffrey G. Duarte

“They hurled lights in his eyes to see if he could see..”
― Joseph Heller, Catch 22

“You're soaked and you'll catch your death."
"Better I should catch death than it should catch me," I answered with a smile.”
― Barry B. Longyear, Jaggers & Shad: ABC is for Artificial Beings Crimes

“THOUGHTS COME AND GO, WHAT CAN YOU CATCH AFTER ALL?”
― Deyth Banger

“If you run fast enough, you can still catch those dreams.
Don't give up yet!”
― Charmaine J Forde

“The thumb may look like an ordinary finger, truly it is a miraculous gift from God! If all the fingers were long and straight, it would be impossible for us to hold or catch anything easily! If there were no thumb, then human civilisation would lag way behind!”
― Md. Ziaul Haque

“The thumb may look like an ordinary finger, truly it is a miraculous gift from God! If all the fingers were long and straight, it would be impossible for us to hold or catch anything easily! If there was no thumb, then human civilisation would lag way behind!”
― Md. Ziaul Haque

“I knew as long as I lived she'd haunt my dreams. That every night I'd chase her through that field of yellow flowers, but I'd never catch her, and she'd never look back.”
― Chad Alan Gibbs, Two Like Me and You

“High altitude astronomy is a catch 22: Stay inside the observatory and get high altitude observatory disease (HAOD) or go outside and get radiation sickness. Either way, the sea level adapted human may develop illness and disease.”
― Steven Magee

“They stopped to catch their breath, and found that there were many breaths to catch.”
― Dean F. Wilson, Lifemaker

“Never try to catch the shadow since it is impossible and away from real reality.”
― Ehsan Sehgal

“A very successful method of dragon-fly-catching..is to use a captured female dragon-fly as a decoy. One end of a long thread is fastened to the insect's tail, and the other end of the thread to a flexible rod. By moving the rod in a particular way the female can be kept circling on her wings at the full length of the thread; and a male is soon attracted. As soon as he clings to the female, a slight jerk of the rod will bring both insects into the angler's hand. With a single female for lure, it is easy to capture eight or ten males in succession”
― Lafcadio Hearn, A Japanese Miscellany: Strange Stories, Folklore Gleanings, Studies Here & There

“A most extraordinary device for catching dragon-flies is used by the children of the province of Kii. They get a long hair, - a woman's hair, - and attach a very small pebble to each end of it, so as to form a miniature "bolas"; and this they sling high into the air. A dragon-fly pounces upon the passing object; but the moment that he seizes it, the hair twists round his body, and the weight of the pebbles brings him to the ground.”
― Lafcadio Hearn, A Japanese Miscellany: Strange Stories, Folklore Gleanings, Studies Here & There

“A positive, beaming smile is the trap that catches customers.”
― Utibe Samuel Mbom, The Event Usher’s Handbook

“While others see their job as a task, catch fun with yours.”
― Utibe Samuel Mbom, The Event Usher’s Handbook

“Many people like to toss around ideas. But most of them are afraid of actually reaching out and catching one.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“You are not the stars you reached for but didn’t catch. You are the reaching.”
― Becky Vollmer, You Are Not Stuck: How Soul-Guided Choices Transform Fear into Freedom

“It is not how heavy you fall.
It is how fast you catch yourself.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Night of a Thousand Thoughts

“Catch fun, but remember to catch goals.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson , Night of a Thousand Thoughts

“Na'laa,' he whispered. 'You should've known better than to run. I will always catch you.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, Fall of Ruin and Wrath