Returned Quotes

517 quotes by 451 authors

There came one and knocked at the door of the Beloved. And a voice answered and said, 'Who is there?' The lover replied, 'It is… — Rumi
Does not man lack the force at the very point where he needs it most? And when he soars upward in joy, or sinks down… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
...we were back at home, and I had returned to that reassuring but profoundly unsatisfactory state known as 'being in one's right mind. — Aldous Huxley
...Nameless, unknown to me as you were, I couldn't forget your voice!' 'For how long?' 'O - ever so long. Days and days.' 'Days and… — Thomas Hardy
William," the professor said, softly, "what now is your weapon?"...."Truth," he whispered, his voice rasping. He cleared his throat. "Truth is my sword." ...."And what… — Bryan Davis
If all experienced God in the same way and returned Him an identical worship, the song of the Church triumphant would have no symphony, it… — C.S. Lewis
Veronica ran out to tell Amber the shocking news - and returned in less than a minute with another message for Yo-Yoji: "Amber says she… — Pseudonymous Bosch
Sable hair bisected his pecs and arrowed down to the straight and unequivocal statement of his returned interest. Forcing my gaze to his face, I… — Josh Lanyon
What was she to say? "The prodigal has returned? The mutineer wishes to be reinstated? The subordinate, having gone to a great deal of trouble… — Robin McKinley
I wish I had only offered you a sovereign instead of ten pounds. Give me back nine pounds, Jane; Iâ€™ve a use for it.' 'And… — Charlotte Bronte
I'm sorry I never really believed," I said. "Not the way Jack did." "It doesn't make any difference," my mother replied. Her eyes focused on… — Cameron Dokey
When she left for a third time and returned with a giant box, I started to get irate. "What is this?" I demanded, taking it… — Richelle Mead
God, I got lucky. If I'd hurt it, it would have put me out of practice for a while.â€ Smiling, he returned to his chair.… — Richelle Mead
Father asks frequently in his letters whether I fancy any Ayorthaian young lady or any in our acquaintance at home. I say no I suppose… — Gail Carson Levine
When I returned to partial life my face was wet with tears. How long that state of insensibility had lasted I cannot say. I had… — Jules Verne
Three weeks ago, heâ€™d seen hail fall from the sky, only to be followed minutes later by a spectacular rainbow that seemed to frame the… — Nicholas Sparks
It is required of every man," the ghost returned, "that the spirit within him should walk abroad among his fellow-men, and travel far and wide;… — Charles Dickens
Prayers are like those appeals of ours. Either they don't get through or they're returned with 'rejected' scrawled across 'em. — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
I am not the same man you found that day! The monster you've created has returned, to kill you! — Matthew Woodring Stover
I left the jutra to chop wood. I began my walk through the snow, five kilometers to the tree line. That's when I saw it.… — Ruta Sepetys

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