Kept Quotes

2728 Kept quotes by 1970 unique authors

To be alive was to be disappointed. You tried and failed and kept on trying, never knowing whether you'd ever get what you wanted. But… — Joan D. Vinge
This is the most precious gift anyone has ever received. You gave me back a memory that I will cherish forever. You gave me something… — Abbi Glines
She had so mastered the strategies of camouflage that her own history had seemed a series of well-placed mirrors that kept her hidden from herself. — Pat Conroy
Holly died without a friend to hold her hand. Artemis felt her go, another gift of the magic. He kept on counting, brushing away the… — Eoin Colfer
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
It is not politic in the commonwealth of nature to preserve virginity. Loss of virginity is rational increase, and there was never virgin got till… — William Shakespeare
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
She kept walking. The very small, brave part of her brain knew that this would be her one chance. If she turned around, she would… — Ann Brashares
All the greatest men are maniacs. They are possessed by a mania which drives them forward towards thier goal. The great scientists, the philosophers, the… — Ian Fleming
It was a nice bit of blackmail that kept him off my back, but he refused to take the message that I wasn’t going to… — Kim Harrison
A whole tree of lightning stood in the sky. She kept looking out the window, suffused with the warmth from the fire and with the… — Eudora Welty
Jenks kept me alive for two years through two death threats, a crazy banshee, and at least two serial killers. Its about time I return… — Kim Harrison
A man must stand erect, not be kept erect by others. — Marcus Aurelius
I did not want my tombstone to read, 'She kept a really clean house. — Ann Richards
And when you have it, what then? Some secrets are safer kept hidden. Some secrets are too dangerous to share, even with those you love… — George R. R. Martin
What makes authentic disciples is not visions, ecstasies, biblical mastery of chapter and verse, or spectacular success in the ministry, but a capacity for faithfulness.… — Brennan Manning
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
I remember sitting in his office a hundred times during those grim months and each time thinking, What on earth can he say that will… — Kay Redfield Jamison
When I returned, everything was different. Everything was calm, and I felt very clean. Everything was in order. Everything was as it should be. I… — Marya Hornbacher
Jennifer had never liked the pain of remembering what had happened, but for Theo it was the pain that kept Laura alive in his memory.… — Kate Atkinson
Minho was the first one to speak since the food had come. “Maybe we should just give in to those shuckfaces. Do what they want.… — James Dashner
I thought of the one thing about home that I missed, my dad's study with its built-in, floor-to-ceiling shelves sagging with thick biographies and the… — John Green
No selfishness or insecurity kept him from seeing the full extent of her goodness, as it so often does with the rest of us. That… — Veronica Roth
Satan has been the best friend the church has ever had, as he has kept it in business all these years! — Anton Szandor LaVey
Those who kept silent yesterday will remain silent tomorrow. — Elie Wiesel

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