The phrase loan wolf has always been a picture in my head of a singular wolf strolling down a quiet pathway in the woods that happen to be where I am. But somehow I am never frightened by this imagination. Somehow, I have failed to see wolves whether lonely or in a pack as dangerous. There might have been a part of me that sees the philosophical part of the wolf. Today, I know why. Here are dozens of wolves and lone wolf quotes for you.
Loan Wolf and wolves quotes
“Edward: You know what the difference is between a dream and a goal? he used to say to me. A plan.” ― Jodi Picoult, Lone Wolf
“One day a wolf bit a man and the man caught it. Magic or science, it’s all the same. The only thing magical about it is that we can’t explain it.” ~Sam” ― Shiver
“It disturbs me no more to find men base, unjust, or selfish than to see apes mischievous, wolves savage, or the vulture ravenous.” ― Jean-Paul Sartre
“Just because someone knocks on the door doesn’t mean you have to open it. Sometimes, sweet girl, there are wolves at the door. If we are not careful, they might eat us.” ― Ruta Sepetys, Salt to the Sea
“She slept with wolves without fear, for the wolves knew a lion was among them.” ―
“That strong mother doesn’t tell her cub, Son, stay weak so the wolves can get you. She says, Toughen up, this is reality we are living in.” ― Lauryn Hill
“Life is a lone wolf, scratching out a living with teeth and claws and a heart of stone.” ― Dan Wells, Ruins
“I am the Lone Wolf and the Moon is mine.” ―
“Lions, wolves, and vultures don’t live together in herds, droves or flocks. Of all animals of prey, man is the only sociable one. Every one of us preys upon his neighbor, and yet we herd together.” ― John Gay
“Flatterers look like friends as wolves like dogs.” George Chapman
“The wolves in the woods have sharp teeth and long claws, but it’s the wolf inside who will tear you apart.”
― Stepsister
“Wolves and women are relational by nature, inquiring, possessed of great endurance and strength. They are deeply intuitive, intensely concerned with their young, their mate and their pack. Yet both have been hounded, harassed and falsely imputed to be devouring and devious, overly aggressive, of less value than those who are their detractors.” ― Clarissa Pinkola Estes
“Someone once told me his idea for surviving a crash of civilization was to be a lone wolf, heading for the hills, with his rifle and knife, living off the land. “Nowadays, I’m more interested in staying behind and helping others,” he said, “like after Hurricane Katrina. Coming together and rebuilding something that can last.”
“If we were perfect, we’d be Wolves, right?” ― Coyote’s Mate
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“It seems strange that bears, so fond of all sorts of flesh, running the risks of guns and fires and poison, should never attack men except in defense of their young. How easily and safely a bear could pick us up as we lie asleep! Only wolves and tigers seem to have learned to hunt man for food, and perhaps sharks and crocodiles.” ― John Muir
“The wolves knew when it was time to stop looking for what they’d lost, to focus instead on what was yet to come.” ― Lone Wolf
“We were poor, my mother and I, living in a world of doom and gloom, pessimism and bitterness, where storms raged and wolves scratched at the door.” Said Sayrafiezadeh
“An audience can be like a pack of wolves.” Paul Mooney
“In real life, wolves will do anything to avoid contact with mankind.” Liam Neeson
“Even better.” ― Kingfisher’s Song: Memories Against Civilization
“Some girls are full of heartache and poetry and those are the kind of girls who try to save wolves instead of running away from them.” ― Your Body is an Ocean: Love and Other Experiments
“These ‘lone wolves,’ people like to call them, you’ve got to look at them not like a lone wolf but an individual operator who’s been convinced in their head, brainwashed, whatever, that this is the way to go. And they will carry out their assaults systematically throughout.” ― Marcus Luttrell
“Those are the voices of my brothers, darling; I love the company of wolves.” ― Burning Your Boats: The Collected Short Stories
“Many years ago, large packs of wolves roamed the countryside in Ukraine, making travel in that part of the world very dangerous. These wolf packs were fearless. They were not intimidated by people nor by any of the weapons available at that time. The only thing that seemed to frighten them was fire.” ― Joseph B. Wirthlin
“The more sin is rationalized, the greater the possibility of destruction by Satan’s wolves.” ― Joseph B. Wirthlin
“If you live among wolves you have to act like a wolf.” ―
“Throw me to the wolves and I’ll return leading the pack” ―
“The black wolf’s curse awakes every time that a full moon points in the middle of the sky.” ― The Black Wolf’s Mark
“They died hard, those savage men – like wounded wolves at bay. They were filthy, and they were lousy, and they stunk. And I loved them.” ― Douglas MacArthur
“Majority rule only works if you’re also considering individual rights. Because you can’t have five wolves and one sheep voting on what to have for supper.” Larry Flynt
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“We have enforced a Darwinian process on wolves, turning them into the shy and elusive animals they’ve become. They didn’t have gunpowder; we had rocks. Wolves would have seen as lunch, and we were weak and slow and tasty.” ― W. Bruce Cameron
“The airheads of Congress will keep their own plush healthcare plan – it’s the rest of us guinea pigs who will be thrown to the wolves.” ― Camille Paglia
“Fool: “He’s mad that trusts in the tameness of a wolf, a horse’s health, a boy’s love, or a whore’s oath.” King Lear (III, vi, 19-21)” ― William Shakespeare, King Lear
“Wolves were everywhere. In politics, on thrones, in beds. They cut their teeth on history and grew fat on war.”
― The Gilded Wolves
“It’s been a pleasure, she-wolf.’ He climbed out of the jeep before I could hit him.” ― Nightshade
“Beware of those who are always hungry, for they will feed you to the wolves just to get paid.” ― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
“The Mexican gray wolves are actually responsible for the spark of legendary environmentalists Aldo Leopold and Ernest Seton. In both cases, the men found their lives and souls forever changed after they killed Mexican gray wolves.” ― Joy Covey
“Liberty for wolves is death to the lambs.” ― Isaiah Berlin
“Let any pretty girl announce a divorce in Hollywood and the wolves come running. Fresh meat for the beast, and they are always hungry.” ― Hedy Lamarr
“I think it’s being thrown at the wolves, we call it in our business.” ― Dick Van Dyke
“If it’s lawful to have a rifle club to kill pheasants, it should be just as lawful to have one to kill wolves or dogs that are being sicked on little black babies. In fact, it’s constitutional. Article Number Two of the constitution guarantees the right of every citizen to own a rifle or a shotgun.” ― Malcolm X
“Be the moon that spreads serenity, not the wolves that howl at it.” ―
“Dogs were once wolves.” ― David Paul Kirkpatrick, The Dog
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