Second Quotes

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That kind of tenderness couldn't be permitted to last. You only got a taste, enough to know what perfection meant, and then you paid for… — Janet Fitch
To all those who lead monotonous lives in the hope that they may experience at second hand the delights and dangers of adventure. [author's dedication] — Agatha Christie
She had one of those charming faces which, according to the angle from which you see them, look either melancholy or impertinent. Her eyes were… — Elizabeth Bowen
There are stars in the night sky that look brighter than the others, and when you look at them through a telescope you realize you… — Jodi Picoult
One day I wrote her name upon the strand, But came the waves and washÃ¨d it away: Again I wrote it with a second hand,… — Edmund Spenser
She says it's really not very flattering to her that the women who fall in love with her husband are so uncommonly second-rate. — W. Somerset Maugham
Even now, she wished she could write a note, push it across the table, and go away to her room. But she was no longer… — Garth Nix
...that one most perilous and long voyage ended, only begins a second; and a second ended, only begins a third, and so on, for ever… — Herman Melville
People think about who they are in the stillest hour of the night. I carry this thought, the child's mystery and terror of this thought,… — Don DeLillo
I am influenced by every second of my waking hour. — Lenny Bruce
It is worth repeating at this point the theories that Ford had come up with, on his first encounter with human beings, to account for… — Douglas Adams
To Armenians, half Armenians, quarter Armenians, and one-eight Armenians. Sixteen and thirty-second Armenians, and other winners, are likelier to be happy with a useful book — William Saroyan
I'm a terrible prince. I should put my kingdom first and everything else second, but your first. I want you by my side every second,… — Shannon Hale
In a split second of eternity, everything is changed, transfigured. A few bars of music, rising from an unfamiliar place, a touch of perfection in… — Muriel Barbery
You'll seldom experience regret for anything that you've done. It is what you haven't done that will torment you. The message, therefore, is clear. Do… — Wayne Dyer
I wasn't sure what I expected her to do or say to this. It was all new to me from that second on. But clearly,… — Sarah Dessen
Ancient Egyptians believed that upon death they would be asked two questions and their answers would determine whether they could continue their journey in the… — Leo Buscaglia
According to Adams, Jefferson proposed that he, Adams, do the writing [pf the Declaration of Independence], but that he declined, telling Jefferson he must do… — David McCullough
So it is best to keep an open mind and be agnostic. At first sight that seems an unassailable position, at least in the weak… — Richard Dawkins
[...] He didn't want his wife to read historical romances because it might give her unrealistic expectations. [...] If I had been him, I would… — Catherine Anderson

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