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1296 Despite quotes by 1034 unique authors

It was as if the empty nights were made for thinking of him. And sometimes I found myself so vividly aware of him it was… — Anne Rice
People with yuan fen are destined to like one another; Friendship develops even if a thousand miles apart. But should yuan fen be absent between… — Adeline Yen Mah
People can do great things. However, there are some things they just CAN'T do. I, for instance, have not been able to transform myself into… — Brandon Sanderson
And one has to understand that braveness is not the absence of fear but rather the strength to keep on going forward despite the fear. — Paulo Coelho
Despite his consistent party-line voting record, some independents and Democrats still think of Senator McCain as the most palatable, independent-minded Republican. But this is the… — Sarah Vowell
Despite their cool poses they wear their cravings on the outside, like the suckers on a squid. They want it all. — Margaret Atwood
Let me conclude by saying in my experience the glittering prizes in life come more to those who persevere despite setback and disappointment than they… — Bryce Courtenay
Remember, despite the fact that this book is being sold as a 'fantasy' novel, you must take all of the things it says extremely seriously,… — Brandon Sanderson
she, with her affection and her gaiety, had been largely responsible for him having rediscovered the meaning of life, her love had driven him to… — Paulo Coelho
Despite all my public misconduct, in the past year, I had learned the Elemental spells, the Doppelschläferin, and the preparation and flying of a magic… — Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Despite long-standing claims by elites that Blacks, women, Latinos, and other similarly derogated groups in the United States remain incapable of producing the type of… — Patricia Hill Collins
All these, however, were mere terrors of the night, phantoms of the mind that walk in darkness; and though he had seen many spectres in… — Washington Irving
Everyone has their weak spot. The one thing that, despite your best efforts, will always bring you to your knees, regardless of how strong you… — Sarah Dessen
It is only by enlarging the scope of one’s tastes and one’s fantasies, by sacrificing everything to pleasure, that the unfortunate individual called Man, thrown… — Marquis de Sade
If you want some advice—which I'm sure you don't—you guys should lay off on the magic. Christian still thinks you're moving in on Lissa." "What?"… — Richelle Mead
I don't know what it is I'm doing. But it's not that. Despite all evidence to the contrary. — Edward Gorey
Poets often describe love as an emotion that we can't control, one that overwhelms logic and common sense. That's what it was like for me.… — Nicholas Sparks
After dinner, I become afraid despite myself. I know I should be joyous, for this reunion is the proof that love can still be ours,… — Nicholas Sparks
Hope is a state of mind independent of the state of the world. If your heart's full of hope, you can be persistent when you… — William Sloane Coffin
The line of gray along the horizon is brighter now, and with the coming light I feel a certainty: that there is, despite our wild… — Richard Russo
Satan wants to claim our souls and those of our children. He want our marriages and our families to fail. He wants darkness to reign.… — John H. Groberg
English is the largest of human tongues, with several times the vocabulary of the second largest language -- this alone made it inevitable that English… — Robert A. Heinlein
It was like something you have dreaded and feared and dodged for years until it seemed like all your life, then despite everything it happened… — William Faulkner
What they forget is that, from Ancient Greece on, the people who returned from battle were either dead on their shields or stronger, despite and… — Paulo Coelho
Despite my best efforts, I'm not quite perfect. Let's just say I'm like one of those Hopi blankets where they leave a tiny flaw so… — Jen Lancaster

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