Second Quotes

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A photograph is a moral decision taken in one eighth of a second. — Salman Rushdie
In a head-on collision with Fanatics, the real problem is always the same: how can we possibly behave decently toward people so arrogantly ignorant that… — David James Duncan
With one glance he had got himself trapped in the brown fundament of her eyes, he was in danger of sinking, as if into a… — Patrick SÃ¼skind
Sanchez looked at me and we locked eyes a second too long. There was nothing I could do about it. The signal went out. A… — Rick Riordan
I have come to think that life is a far more limited thing than those in the midst of its maelstorm realize. That light shines… — Haruki Murakami
But you know: you know that if I could have stayed, if I could have gone on, that I would have clutched every second: whatever… — Audrey Niffenegger
I like living, breathing better than working...my art is that of living. Each second, each breath is a work which is inscribed nowhere, which is… — Marcel Duchamp
There are no second chances in life, except to feel remorse. — Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The most significant gifts are the ones most easily overlooked. Small, everyday blessings: woods, health, music, laughter, memories, books, family, friends, second chances, warm fireplaces,… — Sue Monk Kidd
His lifetime was less than a fraction of a second in infinity. Or maybe he did not even exist; maybe human beings, the planets, everything… — Isabel Allende
Let us resolve: First, to attain the grace of silence; second, to deem all fault finding that does no good a sin; third, to practice… — Harriet Beecher Stowe
I also felt guilty about the three pens I'd stolen, but only for a second. And since there was no convenient way to give them… — Patrick Rothfuss
Home. Home was BAMA, the Sprawl, the Boston-Atlanta Metropolitan Axis. Program a map to display frequency of data exchange, every thousand megabytes a single pixel… — William Gibson
But then the wine came, one glass and then a second glass. And somewhere during that second drink, the switch was flipped. The wine gave… — Caroline Knapp
if you gone come in second, you're just the first loser! — Tiger Woods
His whole body shakes with the strain as he tries to lift something he knows he can't lift, something everybody knows he can't lift. But,… — Ken Kesey
Only one pair was still battling, apparently unaware of the new arrival. Harry saw Sirius duck Bellatrix's jet of red light: he was laughing at… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
and she had succeeded, on the second try, in hurling herself out of the world — Jeffrey Eugenides
Blissâ€”a-second-by-second joy and gratitude at the gift of being alive, consciousâ€”lies on the other side of crushing, crushing boredom. Pay close attention to the most… — David Foster Wallace
Of course they're real people. They're Oompa-Loompas...Imported direct from Loompaland...And oh what a terrible country it is! Nothing but thick jungles infested by the most… — Roald Dahl

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