Best Afterward Wisdom

284 Afterward quotes by 236 unique authors

It was at this point that Bilbo stopped. Going on from there was the bravest thing he ever did. The tremendous things that happened afterward… — J.R.R. Tolkien
Afterward, I curl around her. We lie in silence until darkness falls, and then, haltingly, she begins to talk...She speaks without need or even room… — Sara Gruen
There are things you can't walk away from. Not if you want to live with yourself afterward. — Jim Butcher
What was the point of education, he thought, if people went out afterward and used it? — Terry Pratchett
Afterward, Isabel drove me home and I shut myself in the study with Rilke, and I read and I wanted. And leaving you (there arent… — Maggie Stiefvater
It was like the first time i saw a cadaver. For weeks afterward the cadavers head, or what was left of it - floated up… — Sylvia Plath
But the hearts of small children are delicate organs. A cruel beginning in this world can twist them into curious shapes. The heart of a… — Carson McCullers
What do you miss about being alive?" The sound of my mom singing, a little off-key. The way my dad went to all my swim… — Laurie Halse Anderson
Annie turned away, her eyes glittering. 'Here's what no one tells you,' she said. 'When you deliver a fetus, you get a death certificate, but… — Jodi Picoult
We all make mistakes, Steele. It’s what we do afterward that defines us more than the actual incident that led to the mistake. (Joe) — Sherrilyn Kenyon
Nice,' I say, realizing only afterward that I've mimicked her, a bad habit of mine; I'm like one of those animals that imitates its predators… — Melissa Bank
And for all those years, we never talked about the disaster at the recital or my terrible accusations afterward at the piano bench. All that… — Amy Tan
Some people's lives seem to flow in a narrative; mine had many stops and starts. That's what trauma does. It interrupts the plot. You can't… — Jessica Stern
You can tell a true war story by the questions you ask. Somebody tells a story, let's say, and afterward you ask, 'Is it true?'… — Tim O'Brien
Margo always loved mysteries. And in everything that came afterward, I could never stop thinking that maybe she loved mysteries so much that she became… — John Green
One of the most difficult things to think about in life is one’s regrets. Something will happen to you, and you will do the wrong… — Daniel Handler
The entire room was so yellow that it looked like the sun had thrown up on the walls and wiped its mouth afterward on the… — Maggie Stiefvater
The difference between the truth and a lie is that both of them can hurt, but only one will take the time to heal you… — Mira Grant
Were you hoping for a quest? A seemingly impossible task that you could relay to your queen afterward? Would you like to tell her that… — Melissa Marr
I went back to those graves not long afterward and found as I stood there that sadness was a very heavy thing. My body weighed… — Arthur Golden
I shot an arrow into the air, It fell to earth, I knew not where; For, so swiftly it flew, the sight Could not follow… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Naptime,ʺ said Christian, leading her toward the bed. ʺI still need a shower.ʺ ʺSleep first. Shower later.ʺ He pulled back the covers. ʺIʹll sleep with… — Richelle Mead
Some men want whores on the eve of battle, and some want gods. Jon wondered who felt better afterward. — George R. R. Martin
The question is… How did a girl like Annabelle manage to talk a man like you into joining our silly little family party?” Annabelle smiled… — Susan Elizabeth Phillips
When I look at the Abnegation lifestyle as an outsider, I think it’s beautiful. When I watch my family move in harmony; when we go… — Veronica Roth

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