I Stood Quotes

210 quotes by 190 authors

He lunged again. This time I stood my ground and he checked his leap at the last second....and toppled sideways. I didn't hide my laugh… — Kelley Armstrong
Not one man in a million would have allowed me the time without speaking. I opened my mind, let my gaurd down completely, relaxed. His… — Charlaine Harris
The 1st day, I stood in the kitchen leaning against the counter watching Annie feed the cats, and I knew I wanted to do that… — Nancy Garden
I'm sorry I stood there like a half-wit, Count Petroff," she told him matter-of-factly, "but I was a bit--surprised. After all, it's not everyday that… — Johanna Lindsey
I remember that I stood on the library steps holding my books and looking for a minute at the soft hinted green in the branches… — Shirley Jackson
I stood beside Van Helsing, and said;- "Ah, well, poor girl, there is peace for her at last. It is the end!" He turned to… — Bram Stoker
I left the library. Crossing the street, I was hit head-on by a brutal loneliness. I felt dark and hollow. Abandoned, unnoticed, forgotten, I stood… — Nicole Krauss
The place didn't look the same but it felt the same; sensations clutched and transformed me. I stood outside some concrete and plate-glass tower-block, picked… — Penelope Lively
I was walking along a path with two friends â€“ the sun was setting â€“ suddenly the sky turned blood red â€“ I paused, feeling… — Edvard Munch
Even so, I was proud of myself for taking action at all. I didn't hide or run away or pretend the ugliness didn't happen. I… — Lauren Myracle
I stood and walked around the desk so I could stand over him. Menacingly. Like Darth Vader, only with better lung capacity. — Darynda Jones
I should have said something. ... But my mouth wouldn't open, and the longer I stood there in silence, the better I can to understand… — Rachel Vincent
Once she'd loved my filet mignon, my carnivore inklings, but now she was a vegan princess, living off of beans. She'd given up the cheese… — Sarah Dessen
It's funny, but thinking back on it now, I realize that this particular point in time, as I stood there blinking in the deserted hall,… — Donna Tartt
But I loved George in part because he believed me; because if I stood in a cold, plain room and yelled FIRE, he would walk… — Aimee Bender
It was the second time that day that I stood looking at a space where a large thing wasn't where it was supposed to be. — Craig Johnson
I stood under the awning for a moment, but finally I decided that being in a bad mood with your friends beats being in a… — John Green
I'm not going to accept your challenge. There will be no duel." "Why not? Because I'm a woman?" "No, because I've seen the way you… — Tessa Dare
For a long time I had not approached the forbidden fruit called happiness, but it was now tempting me with a melancholy persistence. I felt… — Yukio Mishima
The poet dreams of the classroom I dreamed I stood up in class And I said aloud: Teacher, Why is algebra important? Sit down, he… — Mary Oliver

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