Barely Quotes

694 quotes by 540 authors

She'd barely covered up her long, tan legs in a pair of shorts that made me want to go to church on Sunday just to… — Abbi Glines
We've become a nation of indoor cats, he'd said. A nation of doubters, worriers, overthinkers. Thank God these weren't the kind of Americans who settled… — Dave Eggers
What is it? For what do you scheme? Ethine's death would weigh on you and the stain of her blood would seep into your skin"… — Holly Black
Do people in the twenty-first century still dance?" My heart beat thundered in my ears, far louder than the slow music. "Um," I said, barely… — Meg Cabot
One should not pursue goals that are easily achieved. One must develop an instinct for what one can just barely achieve through oneâ€™s greatest efforts. — Albert Einstein
Naturally, Coach Hedge went ballistic; but Percy found it hard to take the satyr seriously since he was barely five feet tall. "Never in my… — Rick Riordan
Of course.â€ She fluffed her hair. â€œI donâ€™t want to brag, but Iâ€™m very high maintenance.â€ â€œUh, I think low maintenance is whatâ€™s desirable.â€ â€œLow… — Gena Showalter
She lay on her back and walked her fingers down her ribs, skipped them over her abdomen, and landed on her pelvic bones. She tapped… — Steven Levenkron
To her, saving grace meant you got to live out your life like a normal person: You were healthy and strong, an the prospect of… — J R Ward
The longer a person has been dead the greater is the tradition ... If Buddha is alive you can barely tolerate him. ... You cannot… — Rajneesh
He smiled tolerantly at her. Rubbing his smooth chin its recently assassinated chin hairs, he studied her. She barely came up to Ronan's shoulder, but… — Maggie Stiefvater
Aw, come on. I barely speak English, unless we're talking about the Lowcountry kind. — Kami Garcia
Behind her, Jace moved out into the water with a contained grace that barely rippled the surface. Simon behind him, was splashing and cursing. — Cassandra Clare
Until you've lived through all that," he said, "don't you ever complain about what we have. Because to me... to me..." He choked on the… — Julia Quinn
When I was little, I used to go to the local ice-skating rink. In my mind, I always felt like I could twirl and jump,… — Gayle Forman
Throughout my lifetime I've left pieces of my heart here and there. And now, there's almost barely enough to stay alive. But I force a… — Johnny Depp
I hate that she's hurt. I hate that she's been hurt, by me and by others, throughout the entire arc of her life. I barely… — Isaac Marion
She's not like anyone I've ever seen before. When I'm not with her, I want to be. And when she opens the book and I… — Jodi Picoult
I stared into Jared's eyes, and the strangest thing happened. All the melting and melding I had just been through was shoved aside, into the… — Stephenie Meyer
It's just one thing after another. Cars that won't run. Planes that will never fly again. Computer systems we can barely use, let alone re-create.… — Dan Wells

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