Barely Quotes

694 quotes by 540 authors

It was easy to idealize someone you barely knew. — Nicholas Sparks
I won the argument against the knife that night, but barely. I had some other good ideas around that time--about how jumping off a building… — Elizabeth Gilbert
I am a gluttonous, gorging failure. A waste. My body isnâ€™t used to high-sugar carbs laced with witchcraft. It can barely cope with soup and… — Laurie Halse Anderson
Okay. Then...I can talk. Ask me something." "Okay." He laughs shakily in my ear. "Why is your heart racing Tris?" I cringe and say, "Well,… — Veronica Roth
This gown, is it cut from shadow?" the general asked. "I can barely feel it between my fingers." Not for want of trying, thought Madrigal.… — Laini Taylor
Love in all its forms is very difficult ... to express. It changes, obviously. If youâ€™re young, and youâ€™re romantically in love with somebody, and… — Dylan Moran
Loneliness doesnâ€™t exist on any single plane of consciousness. Itâ€™s generally a low throb, barely audible, like the hum of a Mercedes engine in park,… — Jonathan Tropper
Langdon whispered to Vittoria. 'Ever fire anything other than a tranquilizer gun?' 'Don't you trust me?' 'Trust you? I barely know you.' Vittoria frowned. 'And… — Dan Brown
You were a soldier?" "Yes, sir." "You barely look old enough to have seen the last battle." "My father was a career army man, sir.… — Jessica Day George
I reached over and squeezed Curranâ€™s hand. â€œCome on, you, me, a platter of barely seared meat, it will be great. If we see the… — Ilona Andrews
Books could be an incredible adventure. I stayed under my blanket and barely moved, and no one would have guessed how my mind raced and… — Paula McLain
I don't know how much time passes with us just lying there, just feeling that the other is really there, really true, really alive, feeling… — Patrick Ness
Only you," he said, so softly I could barely hear him. "To worship ye with my body, give ye all the service of my hands.… — Diana Gabaldon
My heartâ€¦ It feels like my chest can barely contain it. Like itâ€™s trying to escape because it doesnâ€™t belong to me any more. It… — Neil Gaiman
Maybe he sees it on my face, that fraction of a second when I let my guard down, because in that moment his expression softens… — Lauren Oliver
But...books are so much more. Some of them are webs; you can feel your way along their threads, but just barely, into strange and dark… — Lauren Oliver
I want to know." His words are a whisper, barely audible. "I want to know with you. — Lauren Oliver
How had it turned into this? I had lived my whole stupid life without him, and now I could barely make it through the hour. — Amanda Hocking
You're scaring me," Jack's voice finally cut through, and I opened my eyes, barely able to see him. "okay, good, yes, breathe. Breathing helps one… — Kiersten White
What does it feel like to be infected?" "I-- I can't describe it." I force the words out. Can't breathe, can't breathe, can't breathe. His… — Lauren Oliver

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