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1459 Closed quotes by 1055 unique authors

Jem always said that Will rushed toward the end of a mission rather than proceeding in a measured manner, and that one must look at… — Cassandra Clare
I closed my eyes and curled my fists around the things I knew for sure: That a scallop has thirty-five eyes, all blue. That a… — Jodi Picoult
I closed my eyes. “Are you okay?” “I’m tired. My knee is hurting again and I’m trying to teleport myself upstairs.” “Um, Kate, you can’t… — Ilona Andrews
What would tomorrow bring? I wondered. Both hands on the wheel, I closed my eyes. I didn’t feel like I was in my own body;… — Haruki Murakami
She wanted to return to her dream. Perhaps it was still somewhere there behind her closed eyelids. Perhaps a little of its happiness still clung… — Cornelia Funke
You still don't like the idea of gay marriage? Then, as my friend the economist Julianne Malveaux says: Don't marry a gay person. Case closed,… — Barbara Ehrenreich
I closed my eyes, took a deep breath, and filled myself up with the breeze from the valley. Then I let it out slow so… — Katherine Hannigan
But if you must be clever, then be clever. Be brave. Sleep with fists closed and shoot straight. — Catherynne M. Valente
Too bad. There's a party on the coast. I thought we could go." He actually sounded sincere. ( a bit after) I affected a yawn.… — Becca Fitzpatrick
She closed her eyes, dark-lidded, dark shadows beneath them; she really was older, not the glancing-eyed girl I had fallen in love with but no… — Donna Tartt
We have a name," said Jace. "Magnes B-" "Shut up." Alec hissed, thwacking Jace with his closed menu. Jace looked injured. "Jesus," he rubbed his… — Cassandra Clare
Alex grabbed our things from the bike and bought them inside; then he fastened the tent closed, securing us in. "Come here, babe, I'll keep… — L.A. Weatherly
You'd have thought we planned it," says Peeta, giving me just the hint of a smile. "Didn't you?" asks Portia. Her fingers press her eyelids… — Suzanne Collins
Do you think everybody misses somebody? Like I miss my mama?” “Mmmm-hmmm,” said Gloria. She closed her eyes. “I believe, sometimes, that the whole world… — Kate DiCamillo
The difference between a dreamer and a visionary is that a dreamer has his eyes closed and a visionary has his eyes open — Martin Luther King, Jr.
I think if you keep the box closed long enough you do kill the cat, actually. — John Green
His gaze narrowed and she could see his hands twitching again like he’d love nothing more than to throttle her. She was beginning to think… — Maya Banks
Fear sees, even when eyes are closed. — Wayne Gerard Trotman
We must look at ourselves over and over again in order to learn to love, to discover what has kept our hearts closed, and what… — Jack Kornfield
Is that all?" she whispered. Gansey closed his eyes. "That's all there is. — Maggie Stiefvater
That one,"-he nodded toward the closed door-" will rule more than just Attolia before he is done. He is an Annux, a king of kings. — Megan Whalen Turner
Well,I hope you like the ring." He held it out to me, he velvet lid still closed. "My mom hates it." "I'm sure I'll love… — Amanda Hocking
Whatever happens in your life, no matter how troubling things might seem, do not enter the neighborhood of despair. Even when all doors remain closed,… — Elif Safak
I closed my eyes and let the music flow through me, cleansing my soul of all fear and sin and reminding me that I am… — Paulo Coelho
. . . But experience has taught me that you cannot value dreams according to the odds of their coming true. Their real value is… — Sonia Sotomayor

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