He Understood Quotes

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This was love at first sight, love everlasting: a feeling unknown, unhoped for, unexpected--in so far as it could be a matter of conscious awareness;… — Thomas Mann
She had grown older. And he loved her more now than he had loved her when he understood her better, when she was the product… — Michael Ondaatje
But when the fairy sang the whole world listened to him. Stephen felt clouds pause in their passing; he felt sleeping hills shift and murmur;… — Susanna Clarke
If she know how strongly he felt, she'd have run out the door. He wasn't used to the possessive, or the savage joy she brought… — Patricia Briggs
Jesus. Low-Key Lyesmith," said Shadow. and then he heard what he was saying and he understood. "Loki," he said. "Loki Lie-smith." "You're slow," said Loki,… — Neil Gaiman
I had never wanted to be one of those girls in love with boys who would not have me. Unrequited love - plain desperate aboveboard… — Elizabeth McCracken
She asked him to come and see her that night. He agreed, in order to get away, knowing that he was incapable of going. But… — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Our stares connected and we were quiet for a long minute, united by our misery. At least he understood me and I understood him. "A… — Ilona Andrews
I was hugely impressed... was the ultimate example of a man who knew what he didn't know, was perfectly willing to admit it, and didn't… — Randy Pausch
Acheron kissed her lightly on the cheek. "Rest. We'll be back when he needs you." He watched her climb into bed before he took his… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
Dexter thrust a pamphlet into Samuel's hand. "Greenstreet Mission. We're doing a Christmas dinner. You can get a meal and hear the word of God."… — Tanya Huff
She knew, of course that she was being supremely unfair, that Franz was the best man she ever had- he was intelligent, he understood her… — Milan Kundera
As never before, he understood the vitality of tradition, the dignity of the worship of what had existed before one's own self had come into… — Nancy Holder
He understood well enough how a man with a choice between pride and responsibility will almost always choose pride--if responsibility robs him of his manhood. — Stephen King
Job found contentment and even joy, outside the context of comfort, health or stability. He understood the story was not about him, and he cared… — Donald Miller
It was possible, he understood, for a person's life to become just a long series of mistakes, and that the end, when it came, was… — Justin Cronin
[He] understood the people in a new way...The people is not everyone who speaks our language, nor yet the elect marked by the fiery stamp… — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
He understood that she needed some time to get used to "them." He didn't. He knew exactly what was happening, and he didn't need another… — Cindy Gerard
Now he understood. This was death. Death was a silence that gave back no answer. — Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
He understood for the first time that the world is not dumb at all, but merely waiting for someone to speak to it in a… — Susanna Clarke

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