Peter Quotes
626 quotes by 419 authors
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Don't you think it's rather nice to think that we're in a book that God's writing? If I were writing a book, I might make…
— E. Nesbit
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Does it help if we're so strong-willed, stubborn, ambitious, and selfish that we always overcome everything in our way no matter what?" asked Wang-mu. "I…
— Orson Scott Card
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All normal life, Peter, consciously or otherwise, resent domination. If the domination is by an inferior, or by a supposed inferior, the resentment becomes stronger.
— Isaac Asimov
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[Peter Pan] has never broken his terrible habit of eavesdropping. So, maybe that wasn't the rustle of pages you heard while this story lasted, but…
— Geraldine McCaughrean
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Novelty may fix our attention not even on the service but on the celebrant. You know what I mean. Try as one may to exclude…
— C.S. Lewis
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As Lacy waited for her turn to speak on Peter's behalf, she thought back to the first time she realized she could hate her own…
— Jodi Picoult
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Feeling that Peter was on his way back, the Neverland had again woke into life. We ought to use the pluperfect and say wakened, but…
— James M. Barrie
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But where do you live mostly now?" With the lost boys." Who are they?" They are the children who fall out of their perambulators when…
— James M. Barrie
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it was all your genes that made us geniuses, mom. said peter. we sure didn't get any from dad. i heard that. father said, not…
— Orson Scott Card
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As Cole left school that day with Peter, they stopped beside the bulldog statue. "You two are wrecking our school!" shouted one of the jocks…
— Ben Mikaelsen
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The rule is that if they have a weapon and want to take you someplace else, it is so they can kill you slower--Peter
— Laurell K. Hamilton
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What is afraid?' asked Peter longingly. He thought it must be some splendid thing. 'I do wish you would teach me how to be afraid,…
— James M. Barrie
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She stared at Peter, and she realized that in that one moment, when she hadn't been thinking, she knew exactly what he'd felt as he…
— Jodi Picoult
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Chicken,' Josie said. 'Have you ever been in love?' Peter looked at Josie, and thought of how they had once tied a note with their…
— Jodi Picoult
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Peter curled his hands into fists at his sides. 'Kiss me,' he said. She leaned towards him slowly, until her face was too close to…
— Jodi Picoult
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Accepting the reality of our sinfulness means accepting our authentic self. Judas could not face his shadow; Peter could. The latter befriended the impostor within;…
— Brennan Manning
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Peter stood, cleared his throat, and began to hum softly, then sing, slowly building up the song as his voice cleared. He found the old…
— Brom
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Peter," she whispered and reached out, touching his cheek. "My little Peterbird? You flew back to me.
— Brom
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And Peter laughed, and when he did, all the Devils grinned, because Peter's laugh was a most contagious thing.
— Brom
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Peter's face clouded. "Everything comes at a price. Or have you not learned that yet?
— Brom
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