Guarded Quotes

164 Guarded quotes by 143 unique authors

Happiness is like those palaces in fairy tales whose gates are guarded by dragons: we must fight in order to conquer it. — Alexandre Dumas
When it comes to accepting emotional support or affection, I'm a little guarded and hardened to that. — Patricia Heaton
It seemed that rebellion must have an unassailable base, something guarded not merely from attack, but from the fear of it: such a base as… — T.E. Lawrence
I miss hanging out with my friends, getting in a little trouble. I have to be so guarded now. — Tiger Woods
But the world turns, and even legends change; and somewhere there is a border, and sometime, perhaps, someone will decide to cross it, however well… — Robin McKinley
25 And the Lord spake unto the Angel that guarded the eastern gate, saying 'Where is the flaming sword that was given unto thee?' 26… — Neil Gaiman
Be generous in prosperity and thankful in adversity, Be fair in thy judgment, and guarded in thy speech. Be a lamp unto those who walk… — BahÃ¡'u'llÃ¡h
And my haunting instinct that somehow good was not merely a tool to be used, but a relic to be guarded, like the goods from… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Worst of all, the inner vault is guarded by a live dragon, attended by fifty naked women armed with poisoned spears, each of them sworn… — Scott Lynch
Food and fire, protection and companionship, were some of the things he received from the god. In return, he guarded the god's property, defended his… — Jack London
Words used carelessly, as if they did not matter in any serious way, often allowed otherwise well-guarded truths to seep through. — Douglas Adams
The missing aren't missing, they're only departed, All minds keep all thoughts - so like gold - closely guarded, — Trenton Lee Stewart
Sure.” Olivia smirked. “Good ol’ New York Public Library. I’m sure it’s up to date on the latest Demons that escape through well-guarded Demon Gates. — Cheyenne McCray
We must not be so ready to fancy ourselves intentionally injured. We must not expect a lively young man to be always so guarded and… — Jane Austen
For every one pupil who needs to be guarded against a weak excess of sensibility there are three who need to be awakened from the… — C.S. Lewis
I thought of the wilderness we had left behind us, open to sea and sky, joyous in its plenitude and simplicity, perfect yet vulnerable, unaware… — Edward Abbey
We keep quiet about what we read. Our enjoyment of a book remains a jealously guarded secret. Perhaps because there`s no need to talk, or… — Daniel Pennac
A man is born into this world with only a tiny spark of goodness in him. The spark is God, it is the soul; the… — Chaim Potok
Skye kissed her forehead. "You saved my life." Katsa smiled. "You Lienid are very outward in your affection." "I'm going to name my firstborn child… — Kristin Cashore
I'd learned myself by the age of sixteen that just as girls guarded their virginity, boys guarded something less tangible which they called Themselves. — Joyce Johnson
I find the treatment of royalty distinctly peculiar. The royal family lives in palaces heavily screened from prying eyes by fences, grounds, gates, guards, all… — Helene Hanff
It sometimes is a disadvantage to be so very guarded. If a woman conceals her affection from the object of it, she may loose the… — Jane Austen
I am writing this book because we're all going to die - In the loneliness of my own life, my father dead, my brother dead,… — Jack Kerouac
Im a girl who has been tamping down her emotions and keeping them tightly guarded her whole life. And that works really well for me...… — James Patterson
Lying in bed, half-covered by the blankets, I would drowsily ask why he had come to my door that night long ago. It had become… — Margaret George

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