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970 Instant quotes by 780 unique authors

There would seem to be nothing more obvious, more tangible and palpable than the present moment. And yet it eludes us completely. All the sadness… — Milan Kundera
Most of us take for granted that time flies, meaning that it passes too quickly. But in the mindful state, time doesn't really pass at… — Deepak Chopra
At least it was instant. At least there wasn't any pain." I knew he was only trying to help, but he didn't get it. There… — John Green
You hit me the instant I saw you." he said, gruffly. "I couldn't look away. I wanted you immediately. Excessively. Almost violently. — Sylvia Day
And for an instant, I fantasized about wrapping my arms around her right then and there. — Nicholas Sparks
He stepped off the pavement like a man jumping off a bridge, as calm as a swimmer with an ocean out below. Lucy had known… — Alice Hoffman
The unknown is scary the Unknown can also be exciting. Your life could change in an instant anytime. But sometimes, that change is the best… — Susane Colasanti
You do that, and I take back every nasty thing I've ever said about you." He grinned, his mood changing from serious to wicked in… — Jeaniene Frost
Mr. Thornton," said Margaret, shaking all over with her passion, "go down this instant, if you are not a coward. Go down and face them… — Elizabeth Gaskell
and in that instant, nothing else mattered. Not the song, not the place, not the other couples around him. Only this, only her. — Nicholas Sparks
When I fell in love with you... It was nothing like I'd ever known before. It was nearly instant. I think I started falling for… — Lisa Kleypas
Everything had shattered. The fact that it was all still there — the walls and the chairs and the children’s pictures on the walls —… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
And at the place where time stands still, one sees lovers kissing in the shadows of buildings, in a frozen embrace that will never let… — Alan Lightman
i had that hole in me. that empty space...she put it in me, you filled it...she was part of my life. you are my life.… — Nora Roberts
Human beings would split the atom and invent television, nylon, and instant coffee before they could figure out the age of their own planet. — Bill Bryson
The world has never been as divided as it is now, what with religious wars, genocides, a lack of respect for the planet, economic crisis,… — Paulo Coelho
The path of your life can change in an instant. — Ann Brashares
For an instant she felt them, their identities, almost their substance, pass over her head like a wave. At some time she would be —… — Margaret Atwood
One look at Rebecca and Aunt B would have an instant apoplexy. Raphael’s eyebrows furrowed. “My mother’s approval isn’t necessary.” Aha. “Does she know that? — Ilona Andrews
Tatiana...you and I had only one moment..." said Alexander. "A single moment in time, in your time and mine...one instant, when another life could have… — Paullina Simons
One often feels as though something had happened before, I remember. It comes quite close to you and stands there and you know it was… — Erich Maria Remarque
In an instant he became aware that the tourist was about to try his own peculiar brand of linguistics, which meant that he would speak… — Terry Pratchett
From a mind filled with infinite love comes the power to create infinite possibilities. We have the power to think in ways that reflect and… — Marianne Williamson
It's the ones you love the most who can lift you in an instant, and destroy you without trying. — Dorothy Koomson
I have often had occasion to notice how, where a direct question would fail to elicit a response, a false assumption brings instant information in… — Agatha Christie

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