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title: "8 Thing Won Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Thing Won quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Thing Won sayings and thoughts."
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> [“That fucking crow-bodied thing had won. How gleeful it was now. All because he'd wanted to live, forget genius and destiny, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-fitch/that-fucking-crow-bodied-thing-had-won-how-gleeful-it-was-now-all/)

[Janet Fitch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-fitch/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/982/janet-fitch-717_crow_that-fucking-crow-bodied-thing-had-won-h_25874.jpg)

> [I love doing my own thing, and I won't let anything get in my way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-marie/i-love-doing-my-own-thing-and-i-won-t-let-anything-get-in-my-way/)

[Anne-Marie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-marie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/489/anne-marie-7506_anything_i-love-doing-my-own-thing-and-i-won-t-le_259525.jpg)

> [The completely irreverent tone was the thing that won me over about the first 'Deadpool' movie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-leitch/the-completely-irreverent-tone-was-the-thing-that-won-me-over-about/)

[David Leitch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-leitch/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a5/david-leitch-12294_about_the-completely-irreverent-tone-was-the-t_759210.jpg)

> [“It was a star," Mrs. Whatsit said sadly. "A star giving up its life in battle with the Thing. It won, oh,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-l-engle/it-was-a-star-mrs-whatsit-said-sadly-a-star-giving-up-its-life-in/)

[Madeleine L'Engle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-l-engle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/529/madeleine-l-engle-345_astronomy_it-was-a-star-mrs-whatsit-said-sadly-a-s_1576781.png)

> [One thing I won't do: I won't give up on love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-lochte/one-thing-i-won-t-do-i-won-t-give-up-on-love/)

[Ryan Lochte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-lochte/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9eb/ryan-lochte-4661_giving_one-thing-i-won-t-do-i-won-t-give-up-on_1866918.png)

> [My highest point was the first thing I won, a short story competition in a women's magazine in the Eighties. It was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-atkinson/my-highest-point-was-the-first-thing-i-won-a-short-story-competition/)

[Kate Atkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-atkinson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a1/kate-atkinson-1265_anyone_my-highest-point-was-the-first-thing-i-w_2141511.jpg)

> [The only thing I won't do is theater.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-roth/the-only-thing-i-won-t-do-is-theater/)

[Tim Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-roth/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f8/tim-roth-16268_theater_the-only-thing-i-won-t-do-is-theater-229_2296721.png)

> [Talent is a wonderful thing, but it won't carry a quitter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-king/talent-is-a-wonderful-thing-but-it-won-t-carry-a-quitter/)

[Stephen King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-king/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a99/stephen-king-13_don-t-give-up_talent-is-a-wonderful-thing-but-it-won-t_2534621.jpg)

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