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965 Former quotes by 762 unique authors

She understood him. He could not forgive her,-but he could not be unfeeling. Though condemning her for the past, and considering it with high and… — Jane Austen
I want to be held and told my name. I want to be valued, in ways that I am not; I want to be more… — Margaret Atwood
I mean, if you were to find a shattered mirror, find all the pieces, all the shards and all the tiny chips, and have whatever… — Elizabeth Wurtzel
Having been away from you offical duties," Arch said as the Miller's hand lowered to his side, "you might not have hearc, but I've developed… — Frank Beddor
Never, ever ask a former clergyman to say the blessing over a holiday dinner. Not if you like your dinner warm, anyway. — Mary Kay Andrews
In the Somme valley, the back of language broke. It could no longer carry its former meanings. World War I changed the life of words… — Robert Hughes
Accepting the reality of our sinfulness means accepting our authentic self. Judas could not face his shadow; Peter could. The latter befriended the impostor within;… — Brennan Manning
A lot of what we're doing here deals with perception rather than truth. Many would argue that reality depends more on the former than the… — Carrie Vaughn
It may be an infinitely less evil to murder a man than to refuse to forgive him. The former may be the act of a… — George MacDonald
I loved you: and, it may be, from my soul The former love has never gone away, But let it not recall to you my… — Alexander Pushkin
I heard there are no male sidhe-seers." Where did you hear that?" Around." And which one of those are you in doubt about Ms. Lane?"… — Karen Marie Moning
Hardly a pure science, history is closer to animal husbandry than it is to mathematics in that it involves selective breeding. The principal difference between… — Tom Robbins
And the distinction between violent and non-violent action is that the former is exclusively bent upon the destruction of the old, and the latter is… — Hannah Arendt
...but Dimitri...well, my former lover and instructor was in a category all his own. His fighting skills were beyond anyone else's, and he was using… — Richelle Mead
I turned to books for comfort. (Former First Lady, Laura Bush) — Laura Bush
There are guys who grow up thinking they'll settle down some distant time in the future, and there are guys who are ready for marriage… — Nicholas Sparks
Of four infernal rivers that disgorge/ Into the burning Lake their baleful streams;/Abhorred Styx the flood of deadly hate,/Sad Acheron of sorrow, black and deep;/Cocytus,… — John Milton
An old joke has an Oxford professor meeting an American former graduate student and asking him what he's working on these days. 'My thesis is… — Christopher Hitchens
His crush went from exciting to depressing, as if he'd gone from the first blush of infatuation to the terminal nostalgia of a former lover… — Lev Grossman
The prospect of an early death sits differently upon each person. In some it gifts maturity far outweighing their age and experience: calm acceptance blossoms… — Kate Morton
And only the enlightened can recall their former lives; for the rest of us, the memories of past existences are but glints of light, twinges… — Peter Matthiessen
There is only one difference between teacher and disciple: the former is slightly less afraid than the latter.” ~Deidre O’Neill, known as Edde (p. 213) — Paulo Coelho
There's a difference between playing and playing games. The former is an act of joy, the latter — an act. — Vera Nazarian
I can again thy former light restore, Should I repent me: but once put out thy light, Thou cunning'st pattern of excelling nature, I know… — William Shakespeare
I never thought I'd have to give you-a former Sunday School teacher-a lecture on ethics." "Former Sunday School teachers don't go around without their underwear."… — Susan Elizabeth Phillips

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