I Kept Quotes

411 I Kept quotes by 356 unique authors

She wasn't mine. She hadn't been mine for a long time. She shouldn't be here and I shouldn't have asked. So instead of reassuring her,… — Abbi Glines
I kept thinking there were two kinds of adults: There were...miserable creatures who scoured the earth in search of something to hurt. And then there… — John Green
I've been left for someone...all those things...It was sometimes a surprise, and sometimes you saw t coming. The most painful was when I kept trying… — George Clooney
I kept thinking how they were all names of dead people, and how names are basically the only thing dead people keep. — Jonathan Safran Foer
Respect was one thing. Survival was another. It was important that I kept my priorities in the right order. — Tahir Shah
It was time to expect more of myself. Yet as I thought about happiness, I kept running up against paradoxes. I wanted to change myself… — Gretchen Rubin
You do realize you just insulted me, right?" "How so?" "You implied that I can't protect her or my people." I looked at him. "That's… — Ilona Andrews
What does all this mean finally, I kept asking like a college kid. Why does it make me want to cry? Maybe it’s that we… — Anne Rice
I kept staring into the blackness of the woods, drawn into the darkness as I always had been. I suddenly realized how alone I was.… — Bret Easton Ellis
I used to dream about him all the time," Sunny whispered to me. "Every night. I kept hoping the Seekers would find him; I missed… — Stephenie Meyer
I love you, too... I won't ever leave you again. I promise. I kept that promise. For love him I did. For nearly two years… — Jennifer Donnelly
I enjoy the fun of failure. It's fun to fail, I kept repeating. It's part of being ambitious; it's part of being creative. If something… — Gretchen Rubin
I’ve been wandering around all night—I couldn’t sleep—and I kept finding myself walking here. To you. — Cassandra Clare
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
I know how you guys feel about us. I'm not stupid, and believe me, I've tried to get you out of my head. But there… — Richelle Mead
I felt I had to win. It seemed very important. I didn't know why it was important and I kept thinking, why do I think… — Charles Bukowski
Yeah, I must have been really bad in a past life or something." He smiled, his eyes still in pain. Reaching up, he touched a… — L.A. Weatherly
Tell them I came, and no one answered, That I kept my word," he said. Never the least stir made the listeners, Though every word… — Walter de La Mare
I love you,” he said fiercely. “ ’Tis not true that I kept a part of my heart locked away from you. You own all… — Maya Banks
I kept thinking how marvellous it would be if I could somehow tear my heart, which felt so heavy, out of my chest. — Anton Chekhov
I thought of all the times we'd been together, how I kept coming closer, then retreating, while he stayed right where he was. A constant… — Sarah Dessen
The future was uncertain, absolutely, and there were many hurdles, twists, and turns to come, but as long as I kept moving forward, one foot… — Chris Gardner
I kept my eyes open on the ride home. Peeking over Lucas's shoulder, i watched the scenery fly by-and it was exhilarating, not frightening. I… — Tammara Webber
But I kept at it with the help-wanted ads. My standards were sliding swiftly. At first I had insisted I would only work at a… — Robin Sloan
So it's happened, I kept thinking, you're in the middle of a story exactly as you've always wanted, and it's horrible. Fear tastes quite different… — Cornelia Funke

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