Second Quotes

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Wizard's Second Rule The greatest harm can result from the best intentions. — Terry Goodkind
Soon it began to drizzle for the second time that night. The drops grew heavier and became visible in the headlights of the cars. It… — George Pelecanos
The secret to modeling is not being perfect. What one needs is a face that people can identify in a second. You have to be… — Karl Lagerfeld
Oh, man," Xavier groaned. "See what you've done--now I'm stressing." "You can't! You're the stable one!" Xavier laughed and I realized his distress had been… — Alexandra Adornetto
Can I see you outside for a second?" Kat glared at Hale, then walked to the patio doors and out onto the veranda. As Hale… — Ally Carter
About life: "It is not complicated unless I make it so. It is not difficult unless I allow it to be. A second is no… — James Frey
At this moment, the story in his head was perfect. He also knew from experience that it would degenerate the second he started typing, because… — Sara Gruen
I have to step out for a second. Donâ€™t do anything funny while Iâ€™m gone. — Stephenie Meyer
Doesn't seem right, does it? A split second to lose him and a lifetime to grieve over him. — Tim Bowler
It was February sixth: eight days until Valentine's Day. I was dateless, as usual, deep in the vice grip of unrequited love. It was bad… — Joan Bauer
Most everybody had made at least one bad, drunken decision in their lives. Called an ex at two in the morning. Or perhaps has a… — Augusten Burroughs
Welcome to Fight Club. The first rule of Fight Club is: you do not talk about Fight Club. The second rule of Fight Club is:… — Chuck Palahniuk
If war's first victim is truth, its second is clerical efficiency. — David Mitchell
The first half of life is devoted to forming a healthy ego, the second half is going inward and letting go of it. — Carl Jung
Eye contact was a delicate matter. A quarter second of a shared glance was a violation of agreements that made the city operational. — Don DeLillo
Sometimes I feel so sick at the state of the world I can't even finish my second apple pie. — Banksy
... and because it was a drunken perception, it was perfect, entire, and lasted about half a second. — Michael Chabon
The time is a critical one, for it marks the beginning of the second half of life, when a metanoia, a mental transformation, not infrequently… — Carl Jung
A second later, when he looked up at me, we were face to face, and again, even under these circumstances, I was struck by how… — Sarah Dessen
I wondered what on earth she saw in me that could make her want to befriend me, other than a pale reflection of herself, an… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon

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