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title: "10 Stepped Aside Quotes by 9 authors"
description: "Browse 10 Stepped Aside quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Stepped Aside sayings and thoughts."
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> [“Everyone actually stepped aside when she came down the hall. Like she was a rock star. Or a leper.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kami-garcia/everyone-actually-stepped-aside-when-she-came-down-the-hall-like-she/)

[Kami Garcia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kami-garcia/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/461/kami-garcia-543_rock-star_everyone-actually-stepped-aside-when-she_2720654.png)

> [Ever since me and the brothers no longer make music together, I stepped aside, and I've been doubling down here in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-jonas/ever-since-me-and-the-brothers-no-longer-make-music-together-i/)

[Kevin Jonas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-jonas/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/053/kevin-jonas-4143_brotherhood_ever-since-me-and-the-brothers-no-longer_2931270.png)

> [“It is time I stepped aside for a less experienced and less able man.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-elledge/it-is-time-i-stepped-aside-for-a-less-experienced-and-less-able-man/)

[Scott Elledge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-elledge/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef6/scott-elledge-276699_time_it-is-time-i-stepped-aside-for-a-less-ex_849244.jpg)

> [“Move, Kit. I want to get a closer look at that bust.” To Kit, bust only meant one thing, but since the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/move-kit-i-want-to-get-a-closer-look-at-that-bust-to-kit-bust-only/)

[Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd5/cassandra-clare-9_kit-rook_move-kit-i-want-to-get-a-closer-look-at_195147.jpg)

> [“If Jules or Ash needed to see each other, then the two husbands stepped aside. It almost seemed gratifying to the men…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meg-wolitzer/if-jules-or-ash-needed-to-see-each-other-then-the-two-husbands/)

[Meg Wolitzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meg-wolitzer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28d/meg-wolitzer-2224_husbands_if-jules-or-ash-needed-to-see-each-other_2834043.jpg)

> [“He stepped aside, allowing me back into the hallway. As we headed to another elevator, he was glued to my hip. "As…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-l-armentrout/he-stepped-aside-allowing-me-back-into-the-hallway-as-we-headed-to/)

[Jennifer L. Armentrout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-l-armentrout/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ef/jennifer-l-armentrout-96_daemon_he-stepped-aside-allowing-me-back-into-t_23512.jpg)

> [Gone are the days when a gentleman lightly took your hand in his and brushed his lips across it, or tipped his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-collins/gone-are-the-days-when-a-gentleman-lightly-took-your-hand-in-his-and/)

[Joan Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-collins/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac2/joan-collins-3164_acknowledge_gone-are-the-days-when-a-gentleman-light_2996509.jpg)

> [“Adam moved in behind Len, the other three trailing on the path. When they got to the door, Len stepped aside and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-coben/adam-moved-in-behind-len-the-other-three-trailing-on-the-path-when/)

[Harlan Coben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-coben/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/112/harlan-coben-847_stepped-aside_adam-moved-in-behind-len-the-other-three_2457133.jpg)

> [“With a shrug and a blink, the policeman moved past Will, shaking his head and muttering something under his breath about swearing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/with-a-shrug-and-a-blink-the-policeman-moved-past-will-shaking-his/)

[Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7bd/cassandra-clare-9_james-carstairs_with-a-shrug-and-a-blink-the-policeman-m_638791.jpg)

> [“I love you enough that I stepped aside for the sake of your baby. I didn’t want to be the reason your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-jones/i-love-you-enough-that-i-stepped-aside-for-the-sake-of-your-baby-i/)

[Lesley Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-jones/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/756/lesley-jones-20211_children_i-love-you-enough-that-i-stepped-aside-f_548692.jpg)

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