Adopted Quotes

328 Adopted quotes by 288 unique authors

Since I was five, I've known that I was adopted, which is a politically correct term for being clueless about one's own origins. — Jodi Picoult
His answer to every problem, every setback was “I will work harder!” —which he had adopted as his personal motto. — George Orwell
So I didn't adopt Homer because he was cute and little and sweet, or because he was helpless and needed me. I adopted him because… — Gwen Cooper
But keeping secrets is a discipline. I never use to think of myself as a good liar, but after having had some practice I had… — Lionel Shriver
Don’t start. I saw Marcie climb inside your Jeep.” “She needed a ride.” I adopted a hands-on-hips pose. “What kind of ride?” “Not that kind… — Becca Fitzpatrick
The thing is that I am a member of that sad, ever-dwindling minority... the child of an unbroken home. I have carried this albatross since… — Martin Amis
In the war room, love? What if someone comes in?” I stood and removed his shirt. “Then they’ll have a good story to tell.” “Good?”… — Maria V. Snyder
I am an ambassador," Akretenesh warned me, anger bringing his confidence back. "You cannot shoot." "I don't mean to," I reassured him, still smiling. I… — Megan Whalen Turner
I contemplate the idea that maybe I'm an alcoholic. I get this occassionally, the need to define myself as something-or-the-other, and at various times in… — David Nicholls
Though our brother is upon the rack, as long as we ourselves are at ease, our senses will never inform us of what he suffers.… — Adam Smith
Sherman made the terrible discovery that men make about their fathers sooner or later... that the man before him was not an aging father but… — Tom Wolfe
Now I see some family resemblance. I was starting to wonder if Jill was adopted, but you two kind of look like each other." "So… — Richelle Mead
You reach a certain age -- sometimes it's fifteen, sometimes it's forty-six -- and you realize the cliche you have adopted for yourself isn't working. — Matt Haig
My name is Kirby Rose, and I'm adopted. I don't mean to make it sound like an AA confession, although sometimes that's how people take… — Emily Giffin
…the Genesis story is just one that happened to have been adopted by one particular tribe of Middle Eastern herders. It has no more special… — Richard Dawkins
I found him in a Dumpster one day when he was a kitten and he promptly adopted me. Despite my struggles, Mister had been an… — Jim Butcher
The oppressed, having internalized the image of the oppressor and adopted his guidelines, are fearful of freedom. — Paulo Freire
He’d learned years ago it was better not to dwell too much on who was related to whom on the godly side of things. After… — Rick Riordan
She hated being a nobody and like all children, adopted or not, I have had to live out some of her unlived life. We do… — Jeanette Winterson
As Marcus considered various ways to open the subject of Daisy, Swift surprised him with a blunt statement. “My lord, there is something I would… — Lisa Kleypas
Adopted. Big Deal; so was Superman — Chris Crutcher
Waiting is one of life's hardships. It is hard enough to wait for chocolate cream pie while burnt roast beef is still on your plate.… — Daniel Handler
At what age do you think it's appropriate to tell a highway it's adopted? — Zach Galifianakis
When the conduct of men is designed to be influenced, persuasion, kind, unassuming persuasion, should ever be adopted. It is an old and a true… — Abraham Lincoln
~Wyatt [my adopted son] is definitely all mine. Little souls find their way to you whether they're from your womb or someone else's.~ — Sheryl Crow

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