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439 Assumed quotes by 377 unique authors

I've always assumed he'd be around to be, you know, yelled at and taken for granted. And of course I was wrong. Nobody's going to… — MaryJanice Davidson
She had always assumed that she would have years to sort out the meaning of life... As she bent over the child she realized that… — Abraham Verghese
Actually, it would be assumed that the young lady had no such impulses at all, but I’ll tell you something: Chocolate melts on my tongue… — Franny Billingsley
I had always assumed the weekend was a holy tradition, respected by good people everywhere. Not so at Wexford. — Maureen Johnson
I narrowed my eyes at it. Ming-de’s little gift, I assumed. “You look better in color,” I snapped. He sent me a sultry look over… — Karen Chance
I assumed that everything must yield to me, that the entire universe had to flatter my whims, and that I had the right to satisfy… — Marquis de Sade
But I always worked harder when I was up against something, or when someone assumed I couldn't succeed. That's what drove me, all those nights… — Sarah Dessen
She'd assumed she'd be married and have kids by this age, that she would be grooming her own daughter for this, as her friends were… — Sarah Addison Allen
I have never lied, “ Mr. Barris counters, standing as well. “I do not share what I am not at liberty to say. I gave… — Erin Morgenstern
When common objects in this way be come charged with the suggestion of horror, they stimulate the imagination far more than things of unusual appearance;… — Algernon Blackwood
She had taken him for granted, she thought with surprise and shame, watching the flickering candlelight. She had assumed his kindness was so natural and… — Cassandra Clare
I imagine John Watson thinks love’s a mystery to me, but the chemistry is incredibly simple and very destructive. When we first met, you told… — Mark Gatiss
Wives?" she asked, interrupting him. For a moment, he had assumed she was tuning to the novel. Then he saw her waiting, suspicious eyes, so… — John le Carre
You have to protect yourself from sadness. Sadness is very close to hate. Let me tell you this. This is the thing I learned. If… — Michael Ondaatje
Wow," she breathed. "I know, right? Hung like a horse." "If you're really nice-and you live through this-I'll promise not to tell V." "About my… — J R Ward
Based on her experience with men, most assumed that when you talked to them about a problem or dilemma, they were expected to offer an… — Nicholas Sparks
You can call it innocence, or you can call it gullibility, but Celia made the most common mistake of the good-hearted: she assumed that everyone… — Lionel Shriver
Whatever one of us asked the other to do - it was assumed the asker would weigh all the consequences - the other would do.… — Sheldon Vanauken
I took it for granted that there must be a few men left in the world who had that kind of strength. I assumed that… — Elisabeth Elliot
Often people with fine countenances and fit bodies were mistakenly assumed by others to have the brains to match. — J R Ward
It is assumed that the skeptic has no bias; whereas he has a very obvious bias in favour of skepticism. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Mosca and Saracen shared, if not a friendship, at least the solidarity of the generally despised. Mosca assumed that Saracen had his reasons for his… — Frances Hardinge
When I was in junior high I read a lot of Danielle Steele. So I always assumed that the day I got engaged I'd be… — Jenny Lawson
They always assumed that I did not speak. That I could not. So many had plotted my death, discussed it, laughed about it, even while… — Karen Chance
At one store, Gansey had started to pay for Blue's potato chips and she'd snatched them away. "I don't want you to buy me food!"… — Maggie Stiefvater

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