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title: "2 Instead Wanted Quotes by 2 authors"
description: "Browse 2 Instead Wanted quotes by 2 authors. Discover the best Instead Wanted sayings and thoughts."
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> [He's like a book I miss read because I wanted a happy ending instead. I wanted to believe that you would never leave.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritu-ghatourey/he-s-like-a-book-i-miss-read-because-i-wanted-a-happy-ending-instead/)

[Ritu Ghatourey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritu-ghatourey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e5/ritu-ghatourey-5_books_he-s-like-a-book-i-miss-read-because-i-w_293809.jpg)

> [I got what I needed instead of what I wanted and that's just about the best kind of luck you can have.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cormac-mccarthy/i-got-what-i-needed-instead-of-what-i-wanted-and-that-s-just-about/)

[Cormac McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cormac-mccarthy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/194/cormac-mccarthy-181_kind_i-got-what-i-needed-instead-of-what-i-wa_1320173.jpg)

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