Second Quotes
6250 quotes by 3939 authors
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Kreacher said nothing,†said the elf, with a second bow to George, adding in a clear undertone, “and there’s its twin, unnatural little beasts they…
— Joanne Kathleen Rowling
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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…
— Unknown Author
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A long time ago, Trinity and I made a list of types of guys you should never date. We add to it every now and…
— Adam Selzer
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If I’d just listened—just taken one second to listen—it wouldn’t have happened
— Cassandra Clare
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She would consider each day a miracle - which indeed it is, when you consider the number of unexpected things that could happen in each…
— Paulo Coelho
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Jonah Griggs. Not just a name but a state of mind I never want to revisit, although I do keep him at the back of…
— Melina Marchetta
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Shogo looked at Shuya and Noriko. "The winner's forced to transfer to another school where he or she is ordered not to mention the game…
— Koushun Takami
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Since you are determined to be married, Miss Cornelia," said Gilbert solemnly, "I shall give you the excellent rules for the management of a husband…
— Lucy Maud Montgomery
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I could not bear the deep freeze settling around my bones at the thought that yet another attempt to get out of my life alive…
— Elizabeth Wurtzel
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Halt regarded him. He loved Horace like a younger brother. Even like a second son, after Will. He admired his skill with a sword and…
— John Flanagan
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Okay, so if that's not real, what is? What counts, to you?" He thought for a second, then said, "I don't know. Just because someone's…
— Sarah Dessen
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What's with the disco lights?" Michael said, rolling down the window between the driver's compartment and the back. Eve turned around, and her face brightened.…
— Rachel Caine
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First, individual rights cannot be sacrificed for the sake of the general good, and second, the principles of justice that specify these rights cannot be…
— Michael Sandel
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Life finds its balance. Children grow up. Second chances come along. In the meantime, I could choose to savor this moment. What good would it…
— Katrina Kenison
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Sometimes something catastrophic can occur in a split second that changes a person's life forever; other times one minor incident can lead to another and…
— Jeannette Walls
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Man is said to be a reasoning animal. I do not know why he has not been defined as an affective or feeling animal. Perhaps…
— Miguel de Unamuno
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For just one second, look at your life and see how perfect it is. Stop looking for the next secret door that is going to…
— Lev Grossman
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I felt like - like I don't know what. Like this wasn't real. Like I was in some Goth version of a bad sitcom. Instead…
— Stephenie Meyer
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He dipped her low and kissed her fiercely, as if he were angry, and each time his lips left hers, even just for half a…
— Lauren Kate
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Every actual democracy rests on the principle that not only are equals equal but unequals will not be treated equally.Democracy requires, therefore, first homogeneity and…
— Carl Schmitt
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