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266 Claimed quotes by 232 unique authors

Anyone who claimed that old age had brought them patience was either lying or senile. — Robert Jordan
The sky was different, without color, taut and unforgiving. But the water was the most unforgiving thing, nearly black at times, cold enough, I knew,… — Jhumpa Lahiri
Literature is claimed to be a mirror of the world,â€ I said, â€œbut the Outlanders are fooling themselves. The BookWorld is as orderly as people… — Jasper Fforde
She had borne so long this cruelty of belonging to him and not being claimed by him. — D. H. Lawrence
I am not going to say you are right because I could not take it if you smirked." "I do not smirk," Vikirnoff claimed. "Yes,… — Christine Feehan
He didn't just kiss, he claimed ownership. Took her mouth with urgency, as if his life depended on his kissing her. — Karen Marie Moning
Nick spoke for the first time. "Can I go to the nurse's office too?" Ms. Popplewell looked at him It obviously took her only one… — Sarah Rees Brennan
At the very last moment, just before its lips claimed hers, its grip on her face relaxed slightly and she did the only thing she… — Karen Marie Moning
I am standing here in the shed, and I'm waiting to see if my seeds are going to poke out ofthe dirt. I don't know… — Maggie Stiefvater
Beautiful. You can be taught. Makes my job so much easier when youâ€™re actually intelligent. Youâ€™d be amazed at the idiots Iâ€™ve come across.â€ â€“… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
[He] saw communism for the sham that it was--a bunch of brutes who seized power in the name of the people, only to repress the… — Vince Flynn
Every letter was a love letter. Of course, as love letters went, this one could have been better. It was not very promising, for instance,… — Jeffrey Eugenides
Neither claimed any responsibility for Milton Keynes, but both reported it as a success. — Terry Pratchett
From that first moment, in a way she could never explain, the Meadows claimed her and made her their own. — Elizabeth George Speare
Experience was of no ethical value. It was merely the name men gave to their mistakes. Moralists had, as a rule, regarded it as a… — Oscar Wilde
He recalled Galloran stating that being a hero meant doing what was right regardless of the consequences. The thought sent a thrill through him. Galloran… — Brandon Mull
And yet we have what purports, or professes, or is claimed, to be a contractâ€”the Constitutionâ€”made eighty years ago, by men who are now all… — Lysander Spooner
Everything belonged to him--but that was a trifle. The thing to know was what he belonged to, how many powers of darkness claimed him for… — Joseph Conrad
What is family? They were the people who claimed you. In good, in bad, in parts or in whole, they were the ones who showed… — Sarah Dessen
Her violence frightened me. She always claimed that I was the jealous one, and I was often jealous, but when I saw things working against… — Charles Bukowski

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