Kept Quotes

2728 Kept quotes by 1970 unique authors

Ignorance is of a peculiar nature; once dispelled, it is impossible to reestablish it. It is not originally a thing of itself, but is only… — Thomas Paine
...lying spread-eagled in the hall with only my ankle inside the room that kept me prisoner here. They really should have thought of that and… — Kiersten White
Fictions are necessary for the people, and the Truth becomes deadly to those who are not strong enough to contemplate it in all its brilliance.… — Albert Pike
A woman could do that to you - reach that place in your soul where the best and worst of you was kept. And once… — Lisa Kleypas
She thought she kept seeing him because she wanted to see him," Macey explained. "Ooooh," Bex and Liz sighed together. "It's a by-product of very… — Ally Carter
Yeah, I must have been really bad in a past life or something." He smiled, his eyes still in pain. Reaching up, he touched a… — L.A. Weatherly
And I kissed away a thousand tears My lady of the Various Sorrows Some begged, some borrowed, some stolen Some kept safe for tomorrow. — Nick Cave
Tell them I came, and no one answered, That I kept my word," he said. Never the least stir made the listeners, Though every word… — Walter de La Mare
To be silent. In hopes of not offending, in hopes of being accepted. But what happened to people who never spoke, never raised their voices?… — Louise Penny
You must never call your enemy by a name you choose for him." “Instead you must call him by the name he calls himself. What… — Cameron Dokey
We've become a nation of indoor cats, he'd said. A nation of doubters, worriers, overthinkers. Thank God these weren't the kind of Americans who settled… — Dave Eggers
In those days, we imagined ourselves as being kept in some kind of holding pen, waiting to be released into our lives. And when the… — Julian Barnes
Die human, DIE!! Die nasty polluting person!!!!' yelled Grover. I turned him so he faced me. He kept on clicking his plastic gun towards me… — Rick Riordan
I love you,” he said fiercely. “ ’Tis not true that I kept a part of my heart locked away from you. You own all… — Maya Banks
It did not seem possible that Wendy Wright had been born out of blood and internal organs like other people. In proximity to her he… — Philip K. Dick
Why can't I solve this problem by killing someone? she though petulantly, then comforted herself with the mantra that had kept her going in prison:… — Eoin Colfer
Heaven was the place where you kept alive the dreams of your memories. — Orhan Pamuk
I kept thinking how marvellous it would be if I could somehow tear my heart, which felt so heavy, out of my chest. — Anton Chekhov
I found it curious that people kept animals for companionship and not food. When I'd asked Mama Oaks when she planned to cook the fat… — Ann Aguirre
My model for business is The Beatles. They were four guys who kept each other kind of negative tendencies in check. They balanced each other… — Steve Jobs
What kept me sane was knowing that things would change, and it was a question of keeping myself together until they did. — Nina Simone
He always kept me just on the edge of crazy. Feeling like I wanted him too much, which just made me want him more." "That… — Rainbow Rowell
I thought of all the times we'd been together, how I kept coming closer, then retreating, while he stayed right where he was. A constant… — Sarah Dessen
There is no greater power on this earth than story.” Will paced the length of the room. “People think boundaries and borders build nations. Nonsense—words… — Libba Bray
They kept the lie going, and the people loved it. — Libba Bray

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