Despite Quotes

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It frustrates and fascinates me that we'll never know for sure, that despite the best efforts of historians and scientists and poets, there are some… — Isaac Marion
While falling in love is fun, it's not everything, and it's not the antidote to an unfulfilled life, despite what Reese Witherspoon movies may tell… — Jessica Valenti
She had been a teenager once, and she knew that, despite the apparent contradictions, a person's teenage years lasted well into their fifties. — Derek Landy
I watch life trickle from the bullet wound of a sixteen-year-old "example" and marvel how things weak, even words, will turn vicious and merciless to… — Susan Abulhawa
He smiled despite the grief he felt at the deaths of his men; he smiled because that was what he did. That was how he… — Brandon Sanderson
Her first reaction was one of hope, because his eyes were open and shining with a radiant light she had never seen there before. She… — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Do not be discouraged by the resistance you will encounter from your human nature; you must go against your human inclinations. Often, in the beginning,… — Brother Lawrence
What was new was the fact that, despite my heart doing its fight-or-flight, help-we're-prey-and-HEY-STUPID-THAT'S-A-VAMPIRE number, I was glad to see him. Ridiculous but true. Scary… — Robin McKinley
Despite her cough, Rose was in unusually good spirits. That was irritating. If I’m to trade my life for Rose’s, I’d appreciate her exhibiting a… — Franny Billingsley
Hope. An emotion that always kept suckering me in, time after time, despite my supposed retirement from the assassin business. Hope. The one thing that… — Jennifer Estep
Despite his crimped shirts and flowing mane (or perhaps because of them) I had seen no evidence as yet that Nathaniel even knew what a… — Jonathan Stroud
A yet women -good women- frightened me because they eventually wanted your soul, and what was left of mine, I wanted to keep. Basically I… — Charles Bukowski
And for a moment there, despite the bruising, despite the snarled dirty hair, despite her sunburned skin and the suffering in her eyes that she… — Cindy Gerard
But then why is it so terrible for me to be with the girl I love? Everyone one is permitted to have what they want,… — Tabitha Suzuma
I do trust you, is what I want to say. But it isn't true -- I didn't trust him to love me despite the terrible… — Veronica Roth
Illiteracy does not impede the practice of democracy, as witnessed by the success of democracy in India despite the high illiteracy rate. One doesn't need… — Alaa Al Aswany
Despite the heat in her face, it felt as if cold needles of ice were running up and down her veins. "What are you doing… — Cassandra Clare
... but if I've learned one thing, it's this: forgiveness is crucial. If you can't forgive someone you're mad at, that anger will poison you.… — Heather Brewer
Grace has to be the loveliest word in the English language. It embodies almost every attractive quality we hope to find in others. Grace is… — Charles R. Swindoll
Look,” I said, trying to reason with him despite extensive experience that this rarely worked. “This isn’t a great time. I have my inauguration—” “Coronation.”… — Karen Chance
For a long time, she held a special place in my heart. I kept this special place just for her, like a "Reserved" sign on… — Haruki Murakami
Despite the fact that she was essentially comatose, she somehow made his whole house feel different just by being there. Before it had been just… — Julie James
He was a simple man who had no inferiority complex about his lack of education, and even more amazing no superiority complex because he had… — Maya Angelou
In my ninety-plus years, I have learned a secret. I have learned that when good men and good women face challenges with optimism, things will… — Gordon B. Hinckley
From this, one can make a deduction which is quite certainly the ultimate truth of jigsaw puzzles: despite appearances, puzzling is not a solitary game:… — Georges Perec

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