Remaining Quotes

429 quotes by 370 authors

When a man has seen the woman whom he would have chosen if he had intended to marry speedily, his remaining a bachelor will usually… — George Eliot
If you will comply with my conditions, I will leave them and you at peace; but if you refuse, I will glut the maw of… — Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
I've always rejected being understood. To be understood is to prostitute oneself. I prefer to be taken seriously for what I'm not, remaining humanly unknown,… — Fernando Pessoa
But what could you do? Only keep going. People kept going; they had been doing it for thousands of years. You took the kindness offered,… — Elizabeth Strout
The secret of remaining young is never to have an emotion that is unbecoming. — Oscar Wilde
After dinner, I become afraid despite myself. I know I should be joyous, for this reunion is the proof that love can still be ours,… — Nicholas Sparks
When you are young, you think that the old lament the deterioration of life because this makes it easier for them to die without regret.… — Julian Barnes
10 percent of any population is cruel, no matter what, and 10 percent is merciful, no matter what, and the remaining 80 percent can be… — Susan Sontag
The question the doubter does not ask is whether faith was really useless or simply not used. What would you think of a boy who… — Os Guinness
Simon, would you still care for me if you discovered I was not who I say I am?" What do you mean?" I mean would… — Libba Bray
Of all that I have possessed in my life, my memories are the only things remaining to me. Indeed, I believe that memories are the… — Gary Jennings
Professor Kettleburn, our Care of Magical Creatures teacher, retired at the end of last year in order to enjoy more time with his remaining limbs. — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
It came to me that Hyde Park has never belonged to London - that it has always been , in spirit, a stretch of countryside;… — Dodie Smith
Hatred. Something almost as physical as walls, pianos, or nurses. She could almost touch the destructive energy leaking out of her body. She allowed the… — Paulo Coelho
How do I look?" Amanda asked. Jack shook his head ruefully as he glanced at her. No one could mistake the remaining flush on her… — Lisa Kleypas
Voldemort is playing a very clever game. Declaring himself might have provoked open rebellion. Remaining masked has created confusion, uncertainty, and fear. — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
when things break, it's not the actual breaking that prevents them from getting back together again. it's because a little piece gets lost -- the… — David Levithan
Given that life is so short, do I really want to spend one-ninetieth of my remaining days on earth reading Edward Gibbon? — Elizabeth Gilbert
People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction, and anyone who insists on remaining in a state on innocence long after… — James A. Baldwin
Gossip is just a tool to distract people who have nothing better to do from feeling jealous of those few of us still remaining with… — Anna Godbersen

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