Resigned Quotes

123 quotes by 112 authors

He looked resigned, as though he knew that wretched door--to where? Home? Heaven? Peace?--would never open, and at the same time he seemed resolved, ready… — Connie Willis
Barbarian that I am, I had eaten all of it. It had tasted quite nice too. Still, I took note of this fact and resigned… — Patrick Rothfuss
He never could have loved me, or he would not have resigned me so willingly — Anne Bronte
In fact, Lig never formally resigned his editorshipâ€”he merely left his office late one morning, and has never returned since. Though well over a century… — Douglas Adams
A man should be resigned to knowing himself a little better each day if he hasn't got the guts to put an end to his… — Louis-Ferdinand Celine
In every way that counted, I was dead. Inside somewhere maybe I was screaming and weeping and howling like an animal, but that was another… — Neil Gaiman
With a resigned shrug, she screamed and collapsed into a faint. She stayed resolutely fainted, despite the liberal application of smelling salts, which made her… — Gail Carriger
What would it be like to look in the mirror and actually accept what you see? Not loathe the reflection, or despise it, or be… — Justina Chen
So one must be resigned to being a clock that measures the passage of time, now out of order, now repaired, and whose mechanism generates… — Stanislaw Lem
What about me?â€ Frances asked. â€œThe butler,â€ Harriet replied without even a second of hesitation. Francesâ€™s mouth immediately opened to protest. â€œNo, no,â€ Harriet said.… — Julia Quinn
...Sometimes I suspect that what had really happened was that we became more resigned, more cynical, raised our pain thresholds as we lowered our expectations.… — Emma Donoghue
They were so ignorant, so naive, so resigned to their lot. They refused to believe anything that didn't fit in with what they were used… — Paulo Coelho
London is satisfied, Paris is resigned, but New York is always hopeful. Always it believes that something good is about to come off, and it… — Dorothy Parker
Boys. Listen up. We are going out for a girlsâ€™ night, where there will be dancing.â€ Kami did an illustrative shimmy. Angela looked resigned. Jared… — Sarah Rees Brennan
Sadly I write in my quiet room, alone as I have always been, alone as I will always be. And I wonder if my apparently… — Fernando Pessoa
Captain Niall, having apparently resigned himself to losing his quarry, was savaging her horsehair petticoat into teeny, tiny shreds. "Really, what did my poor petticoat… — Gail Carriger
Your mother will never see you again if you do not marry Mr. Collins, and I will never see you again if you do; for… — Seth Grahame-Smith
And so it was settled. Sam Gamgee married Rose Cotton in the spring of 1420 (which was also famous for its weddings), and they came… — J.R.R. Tolkien
Oh, by the wayâ€¦â€ Jason glanced at Percy. â€œI resigned my office, gave Frank a field promotion to praetor. Unless you want to contest that… — Rick Riordan
To my deafness I'm accustomed, To my dentures I'm resigned, I can manage my bifocals, But Oh how I miss my mind. — Alec Douglas-Home

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