Kept Quotes

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He said his friend Victor called it a lucky charm, and that it kept him safe in Iraq." She felt her pulse pick up tempo,… — Nicholas Sparks
It was a shut door, and shut doors meant things kept to yourself. There were reasons you kept things to yourself, and they usually weren’t… — Deb Caletti
What you burnt, broke, and tore is still in my hands. I am the keeper of fragile things and I have kept of you what… — Anais Nin
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
The kiss lasted forever as Otto Frank kept talking from behind me. "And my conclusion is," he said, "since I had been in very good… — John Green
I didn't feel like reading that night, so I went downstairs and watched a half-hour long commercial that advertised an exercise machine. They kept flashing… — Stephen Chbosky
What irritated her most was that they kept brushing off her arguments with patronizing smiles, making her feel like a teenager being quizzed on her… — Steig Larsson
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
He holds my face in both hands and kisses me back. I press into the distance between us until it is gone, crushing the secrets… — Veronica Roth
One Time, One Day between Davie and Roberta , I asked my mom why she persisted, kept on having baby after baby, She looked at… — Ellen Hopkins
I knew by the way he looked at her that he held her in a higher regard than he held even himself. No selfishness or… — Veronica Roth
You get some sleep, Abigail," Townsend told her. "I'll keep watch." "That's very gracious of you, but being that we're on an airplane..." Even after… — Ally Carter
You can know someone all your life, like your parents or family, but I’ll tell you this, Ned. There’s an expression on their face, or… — Melina Marchetta
Jesus kept it simple. The lesson wasn't complicated. 'I speak; you believe My word; your son will be fine.' We complicate what God has made… — Charles R. Swindoll
It is always better to live the truth than to live a lie. And that lie would have kept him alone forever. He may have… — Cassandra Clare
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
She’d survived the Drowned Cities because she wasn’t anything like Mouse. When the bullets started flying and warlords started making examples of peacekeeper collaborators, Mahlia… — Paolo Bacigalupi
They were indeed what was known as 'old money', which meant that it had been made so long ago that the black deeds which had… — Terry Pratchett
He just put his hand through the bulkhead, exactly as she'd done, and squeezed my shoulder. He has very strong fingers. And he kept his… — Elizabeth Wein
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
Count up the almonds, Count what was bitter and kept you waking, Count me in too: I sought your eye when you glanced up and… — Paul Celan
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
Oh yeah, that’s the one who kept watching me as if she was waiting for me to grow fangs and try to eat her. I… — Nalini Singh
I’ve been wandering around all night—I couldn’t sleep—and I kept finding myself walking here. To you. — Cassandra Clare

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