Sentence examples for life fire from inspiring English sources

Wilma, light of his life, fire of his loincloth.

Why did Humbert Humbert devour himself over the sulky "Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins.

(Not only is there a song called "Lolita," but "Off to the Races" repeatedly quotes from the novel's opening sentence: "light of my life, fire of my loins").

On my podcast, I highlight stories of people I meet "in real life," FIRE followers who don't have an Internet presence.

Lolita Vladimir Nabokov, 1955 As recommended by: crazeecracka and Dragonluck Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita is responsible for some singly breathtaking descriptions, not least of all the famous opening line: "Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins".

From the famous opening line, Lolita is the work of a writer in love with the potentiality of the English language: "Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins.

But Tyrone hasn't spent his life in fire prevention without learning how to grasp a straw.

All I was trying to say, using a metaphor, was that I don't want to spend my life fire-fighting society's symptoms ad infinitum, and that I wanted to take a more holistic look at the issues involved.

Officer Esposito, "fearing for his life," fired once.

St Louis police spokesman Sgt Brian Schellman said that Martin drew a gun and pointed it at the officer who, "fearing for his life", fired several times.

As well as posing a direct threat to life, fires produce toxic smoke, which is a significant health risk to young and old alike.