Despite Quotes

1296 Despite quotes by 1034 unique authors

How very paltry and limited the normal human intellect is, and how little lucidity there is in the human consciousness, may be judged from the… — Arthur Schopenhauer
We have not touched the stars, nor are we forgiven, which brings us back to the hero’s shoulders and the gentleness that comes, not from… — Richard Siken
You didn't have to take a punch for me, you know,' he said. 'I'm a lover, not a fighter.' 'You're a freak is what you… — Sarah Dessen
So yes. It had flaws, but what does that matter when it comes to matters of the heart? We love what we love. Reason does… — Patrick Rothfuss
Griffin, please,” she whispered. “Do you want me?” he asked. “Yes!” She tossed her head restlessly. She’d explode if he didn’t give her release soon.… — Elizabeth Hoyt
We throw our parties; we abandon our families to live alone in Canada; we struggle to write books that do not change the world, despite… — Michael Cunningham
Henry, this isn't about us. I mean it is, but they don't define you by the button you wear. They define you by what you… — Jamie Ford
Somewhere in the center of my soul, a rusty chain began to unwind. It freed itself, link by link, from where it had rested, unobserved,… — Deborah Harkness
You persist in this romantic vision of what it is to be a vampire, but despite my best efforts to curb it I have a… — Deborah Harkness
Despite the fact that he no longer dressed like the big dork he did then, despite the fact that he’d swapped the nerd wear for… — Alyson Noel
Many years ago someone told me something that I flatly refused to accept. And I still don't accept it now, despite all the times I've… — Sergei Lukyanenko
Plainly it isn't an exact science, despite it being a complex interaction of micro-decisions and corresponding thought; perhaps it doesn't always work and we pass… — Simon Pegg
He recognized her despite the uproar, through his tears of unrepeatable sorrow at dying without her, and he looked at her for the last and… — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Metropolitan Police Service is still, despite what people think, a working-class organisation and as such rejects totally the notion of an officer class. That… — Ben Aaronovitch
The bravest and most noble are not those who take up arms, but those who are decent despite everything; who improve what it is in… — Theodore Dalrymple
But that's part of faith. Believing and knowing despite what other people say, and despite what the world might think of your beliefs. — James Frey
In life we often look to others for simple, but difficult answers, despite the fact that we have those answers ourselves. — James Frey
Despite my best efforts I’ve seen you naked before – doesn’t do much for me so no worries. — Stephenie Meyer
I imagined what it would be like to hold a butterfly in your hands something bejeweled and treasured and to know that despite your devotion… — Jodi Picoult
Despite my dad's assurances I was strangely nervous my stomach tight ever since we'd hung up. Maybe Deb had picked up on this and it… — Sarah Dessen
I'd dressed up and hoped and I was so tired of doing that, so tired of dreaming and being unable to stop it despite the… — Elizabeth Scott
My dream is to find a guy who'll love me despite my flaws and won't turn away from me when a perfect girl walks by.… — Simone Elkeles
It would have been funny if I had been an observer and not a participant, an idea that gave me a disconcerting insight into gossip.… — Sherwood Smith
That is the explanation of war, an outrage by humanity upon humanity in despite of humanity. — Victor Hugo
They can fatten me up. They can give me a full body polish, dress me up, and make me beautiful again. They can design dream… — Suzanne Collins

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