Kept Quotes

2728 Kept quotes by 1970 unique authors

There was a long hard time when I kept far from me the remembrance of what I had thrown away when I was quite ignorant… — Charles Dickens
Thus it was that in obedience to the law laid down by his mother, and in obedience to the law of that unknown and nameless… — Jack London
We only came close to dying six or seven times, which I thought was pretty good. Once, I lost my grip and found myself dangling… — Rick Riordan
The means of defence against foreign danger have been always the instruments of tyranny at home. Among the Romans it was a standing maxim to… — James Madison
The day after his father left, Franz and his mother went into town together, and as they left home Franz noticed that her shoes did… — Milan Kundera
The only one who didn't know was George Lucas. We kept it from him, because we wanted to see what his face looked like when… — Carrie Fisher
Lucas had told me only one lie, ever; he kept the secret of black Cross because it wasn’t his secret to tell. In every other… — Claudia Gray
And when at last you find someone to whom you feel you can pour out your soul, you stop in shock at the words you… — Sylvia Plath
For all these years I kept my mouth closed so selfish desires would not fall out. And because I remained quiet for so long now… — Amy Tan
I kept the fingers of my left hand crossed all the time, while on my right-hand fingers I counted anything at all—steps to the refrigerator,… — Mary Karr
They would grow up grappling with ways of living with what happened. They would try to tell themselves that in terms of geological time it… — Arundhati Roy
I kept asking God for help, and after a while I realized something -- that Josh was not enjoying this either. He was just trying… — Anne Lamott
I didn't have much to say to anybody but kept to myself and my books. With my eyes closed, I would touch a familiar book… — Haruki Murakami
She was chosen,' Mae insists. No, you're wrong,' I say. 'She was only a girl.'... She was gone for some time. You were the only… — Libba Bray
Silence is worse; all truths that are kept silent become poisonous. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Afterward, I had the last laugh. I made an air bubble at the bottom of the lake. Our friends kept waiting for us to come… — Rick Riordan
When we did eventually get to the party - me walking next to Dad's Volvo driving at five miles an hour - I had a… — Louise Rennison
Like the teens I worked with, I understood the need for miracles--they kept reality from paralyzing you — Jodi Picoult
Even on the poorest streets people could be heard laughing. Some of these streets were completely dark, like black holes, and the laughter that came… — Roberto Bolano
Toni Morrison said, "The function of freedom is to free someone else," and if you are no longer wracked or in bondage to a person… — Anne Lamott
Advice, then, young yeoman: When referring to the king's middle daughter, state that she is fair, speculate that she is pious, but unless you'd like… — Christopher Moore
I was thinking, as I watched her, how little it mattered –about her teeth for instance. I know so many women who have kept all… — Willa Cather
The rules took a while to sort out. Lena and Carmen wanted to focus on friendship-type rules, stuff about keeping in touch with one another… — Ann Brashares
I kept making you cry... didn't I? - Hatori Sohma — Natsuki Takaya
As long as I kept moving, my grief streamed out behind me like a swimmer's long hair in water. I knew the weight was there… — Barbara Kingsolver

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