Despite Quotes

1296 Despite quotes by 1034 unique authors

I have been here before, But when or how I cannot tell: I know the grass beyond the door, The sweet keen smell, The sighing… — Dante Gabriel Rossetti
What's going on?" he asked, looking from face to face. "I was having a good dream." "I need you," said Lissa. "I hear that from… — Richelle Mead
My captivity with Dimitri. The way his mouth—so, so warm, despite his cold skin—had kissed mine. The feel of his fangs pressing into my neck… — Richelle Mead
And thou, Melkor, shalt see that no theme may be played that hath not its uttermost source in me, nor can any alter the music… — J.R.R. Tolkien
Despite serious reservations, I had to forgive Finnick for his role in the conspiracy that landed me here. He, at least has some idea of… — Suzanne Collins
I am obnoxious to each carping tongue/ Who says my hand a needle better fits./ A poet's pen all scorn I should thus wrong/ For… — Anne Bradstreet
These books have not made George nobler or better or more truly wise. It is just that he likes listening to their voices, the one… — Christopher Isherwood
We are not taught "love thy neighbor unless their skin is a different color from yours " or "love thy neighbor unless they don't make… — David Levithan
It does not suit the world to hear that people who are leading a high life, an enviable life, a privileged life are as miserable… — Stephen Fry
Despite different cultures, middle-class youth all over the world seem to live their lives as if in a parallel universe. They get up in the… — Naomi Klein
I don't know whether these feelings - this thing growing inside of me - is something horrible and sick or the best thing that's ever… — Lauren Oliver
Still, that's the point of love; you love someone despite their flaws. — Sophie Kinsella
Despite the fact that I have no regrets about how things turned out in my life, I still can't help wanting to understand my intense… — Emily Giffin
The brilliant escape, the funny line to cap it, despite the lack of timing. And the girl was still dead. The last act had not… — Paul Cornell
We are not grand because we are at the top of the food chain or because we can alter our environment - the environment will… — Aron Ralston
Saying that, he was suddenly himself again, despite his lunatic hair and eyes: a man whose personal dignity went so deep as to be nearly… — Ursula K. Le Guin
Lane himself lit a cigarette as the train pulled in. Then, like so many people, who, perhaps, ought to be issued only a very probational… — J D Salinger
People can do great things. However, there are somethings they just can't do. I, for instance, have not been able to transform myself into a… — Brandon Sanderson
I wonder if she has figured out that I'll never love Linden, especially not in the way she does, and that he'll never love anyone… — Lauren DeStefano
...Despite the mayhem that followed, Bruno found that he was still holding Shmuel's hand in his own and nothing in the world would have persuaded… — John Boyne
He promised her that he would give her everything, everything she wanted, as men in love always do. And she trusted him despite herself, as… — Philippa Gregory
Swathed in silk, I feel like a caterpillar in a cocoon awaiting metamorphosis. I always supposed that to be a peaceful condition. At first it… — Suzanne Collins
Life is never static. Despite catastrophic tragedies, life has persisted in evolving new varieties of unimaginable forms. I find comfort in the narrative of evolutionary… — Greg Graffin
So you're trying to make her happy despite the fact that the reason she's unhappy in the first place is you," said Simon, not very… — Cassandra Clare
Bird boy kept us out there in the freezing rain while he yammered about the Red One this and Red One that. Darius got Zoey… — P. C. Cast

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