Prior Quotes

279 Prior quotes by 253 unique authors

She wondered if this was true of every parent: if, prior to having children, they all used to be someone else. — Jodi Picoult
Belief in one's identity as a poet or writer prior to the acid test of publication is as naive and harmless as the youthful belief… — Dan Simmons
What is trust, sidhe-seer, but expectation that another will behave in a certain fashion, consistent with prior actions? — Karen Marie Moning
One of the the loveliest lines I have ever read comes from Brother Roger, the Prior of the Protestant monks of Taize, France: 'Assured of… — Brennan Manning
I invited a few people to help celebrate your birthday," Cameron said sheepishly. She threw up her hands. "Surprise." "We sort of come with the… — Julie James
... that gender is a choice, or that gender is a role, or that gender is a construction that one puts on, as one puts… — Judith Butler
He entertained these thoughts awkwardly, as a man entertains unexpected guests. Then, as he reached his objective, he pushed these thoughts away, as a man… — Neil Gaiman
It's a good idea always to do something relaxing prior to making an important decision in your life. — Paulo Coelho
I feel about my dogs now, and all the dogs I had prior to this, the way I feel about childrenâ€”they are that important to… — Mary Tyler Moore
How resilient was the body, to return to its prior form so quickly! Yet the mind was formed of a less pliable substance. The emptiness… — Galen Beckett
I'm holding back, delaying the information. I'm lingering in the prior moment because it was a time when other outcomes were still possible. — Ian Mcewan
What do you know of my heart? What do you know of anything but your own suffering. For weeks, Marianne, I've had this pressing on… — Jane Austen
Children donâ€™t require of their parents a past and they find something faintly unbelievable, almost embarrassing, in parental claims to a prior existence. — Kate Morton
Prior to capitalism, the way people amassed great wealth was by looting, plundering and enslaving their fellow man. Capitalism made it possible to become wealthy… — Walter E. Williams
there is no ascent to the heights without prior descent into darkness, no new life without some form of death. — Karen Armstrong
The question of truth is really a question of memory, deep memory, for it deals with something prior to ourselves and can succeed in uniting… — Pope Francis
I look out the window again, taking slow, deep breaths into a body too tense to move. And as I stare out at the land,… — Veronica Roth
My parents did love each other. Enough to forsake plans and factions. Enough to defy â€œfaction before blood.â€ Blood before faction--no, love before faction, always.… — Veronica Roth
I confessed to Tobias, soon after that, that I had lost my entire family. And he assured me that he was my family now. -Tris… — Veronica Roth
Is this Prior?" "In the flesh." "Why's he bleeding?" "Because he's an idiot." Zeke offers me a black jacket with a factionless symbol stitched into… — Veronica Roth

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253 authors contributed a total of 279 Prior Quotes, led by these top contributors: