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Curl Quotes

Curling up, and choosing to get back up.

These curl quotes move between the literal, like not knowing how to style curly hair, and the emotional, like curling up beside a good book as a form of comfort. See our Hair quotes for more on personal style and appearance.

What is this world? A mere curl of smoke for the wind to scatter.

Quotes by Abraham Cahan

When we lost Steve, it was a real crossroads of deciding if you're just going to curl up in the corner or try to do something even bigger and better.

Quotes by Terri Irwin

I love nice fabrics and texture like velvet and silk, and have a special Moroccan corner in my house to curl up and read in.

Quotes by Tamzin Outhwaite

If I were really being myself. I'd just curl up in the corner and knit.

Quotes by Shamir

Book Quotes

My eyes are so big that, weirdly, I feel like an alien if my eyelashes don't match their intensity. I like to curl my lashes to the point where they're sticking straight up and then put on a ton of...

Quotes by Sarah Hyland

The metaphor I've used is... somebody's going to push my family off a cliff pretty soon, and I won't be there to catch them. And that breaks my heart. But I have some time to sew some nets to cushion...

Quotes by Randy Pausch

Any swagger is just defense. When you're reminded so much of who you are by people - not a fame thing, but with my size, constantly, growing up - you just either curl up in a corner in the dark...

Quotes by Peter Dinklage

Backstage, I get sleepy, and want to curl up and snooze. I never get nervous, whatever the event. I feel quite detached until I walk on stage, and then some gear inside me clicks and off I go like a...

Quotes by Pete Townshend

I'm happiest when I run my home, work, and curl up with a book.

Quotes by Mouni Roy

Feel Quotes

You know sometimes I just want to curl up on stage and lie there for a while - it's weird.

Quotes by Michael Hutchence

I curl up inside and freeze when I have to act. I much prefer sitting on the sidelines and trying to get the best out of other people.

Quotes by Mel Ferrer

A career is wonderful, but you can't curl up with it on a cold night.

Marilyn Monroe

My writing has to support more than my research habit, but I love to curl up with a book about some dusty corner of history.

Quotes by Lynn Abbey

Believe it or not, I loved my Jheri curl and thought it was beautiful on me. It actually made my hair grow like crazy. What they didn't tell you back then was that once you get the Jheri curl, there's...

Quotes by Kimberly Elise

Hair Quotes

I don't curl my hair. In fact, I don't know how to.

Quotes by Keke Palmer

You just have to get on with life, there's no alternative. You could curl up in a ball on your bed, but that's not going to achieve anything.

Quotes by Katharine Gun

Try pitching a story of happiness to your editors, and their toes are going to curl up.

Quotes by Jim Crace

Using creative expression as a means to a professional end makes me curl up a bit.

Quotes by Jenny Slate

I spent all day in front of a digital screen, but I'm about to curl up with a book.

Quotes by Jeffrey Zeldman

Life Quotes

I feel like it's always important to curl your eyelashes. I always do when I wake up and you know you look tired, when you curl eyelashes and put mascara it makes such a huge difference, so that's the trick...

Quotes by Doutzen Kroes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is 'curl' used literally or metaphorically in these quotes?
Both; one admits to not knowing how to curl their own hair, while others use curling up as a metaphor for retreating from difficulty.
Does any quote link curling up with comfort reading?
Yes, one voice says they're happiest running their home and settling in with a good book, tying the phrase to quiet relaxation.
Is there a quote about facing loss?
One reflects on losing someone significant and having to choose between retreating into a corner or trying to do something bigger afterward.
What message does the 'no alternative' quote send?
It acknowledges that shrinking away and shutting down feels tempting during hard times, but insists that doing so won't actually achieve anything.
How does hair styling fit into this broader topic?
One quote simply states not knowing how to curl hair, adding a lighter, everyday example alongside the more emotional uses of the word.

One voice frames curling up in a corner as the tempting but ultimately unhelpful option during hard times. Pair this with our Life or Book quotes for related reflection.