antsy, adj. I swore I would never take you to the opera…

“Saints!" I swore. "I forgot how often I want to stab you.”

— Leigh Bardugo

Have you ever watched someone become American? Last week, at a national citizenship conference I organize, thirty immigrants from 17 countries swore an oath…

— Eric Liu

“You're back where you swore yourself you wouldn't be The familiar shackles you can't tell from your own skin Your head's under water when…

— Sanhita Baruah

“She swore vengeance on all men with dark hearts.”

— Lisa Papademetriou

“I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides.”

— Elie Wiesel

“swore he told us not to slow dance with our skeletons.”

— Sherman Alexie

“She jogs until she reaches Billy, and falls in step beside him. He glances at her, then back at the ground. “Is this how…

— Kendare Blake

So I swore to thy razor that never, enchained. Would your dark nails of faith be pushed through my veins again.

— Cradle Of FilthCradle Of Filth

“Failure Because God put His adamantine fate Between my sullen heart and its desire, I swore that I would burst the Iron Gate, Rise…

— Rupert Brooke

“Here’s a lesson for you, lad.” Melitta leaned forward and poked him sharply in the ribs with one gnarled finger. “Don’t drink heavily at…

— Esther M. Friesner

“I swore never to use the emoticon ever… until one day, offhandedly and without much thought, I used my first :) and, shortly thereafter,…

— Joshua Ferris

I wanted so much more far beyond what I could see. So I swore that I'd never be someone like him.

— Dream Theater

“It could have been so beautiful. The way I learned and got free and swore to never love another person ever again and it…

— Charlotte Eriksson

I made one decision in my life based on money and I swore I would never do it again.

— Billy Beane

“But. All I could focus on was that one word: Why was there always a but? My parents swore up and down that they…

— Anonymous