Second Quotes

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Slender Youth. A tour companion who may be either a lost prince or a girl/princess in disguise. In the latter case it is tactful to… — Diana Wynne Jones
I have been only the humblest jugglers-with-facts; and that, in a country where the truth is what it is instructed to be, reality quite literally… — Salman Rushdie
Kitsch causes two tears to flow in quick succession. The first tear says: How nice to see children running on the grass! The second tear… — Milan Kundera
When insolvent, pack minimally, with a valise tough enough to be thrown onto a London pavement from a first- or second-floor window. Insist on hotel… — David Mitchell
There are three deaths. The first is when the body ceases to function. The second is when the body is consigned to the grave. The… — David Eagleman
When women are secret they are secret indeed; and more often then not they only begin to be secret with the advent of a second… — Thomas Hardy
If people are dishonest once, they will be dishonest a second time. And honest people should keep away from them. (Lady Chiltern) — Oscar Wilde
It's not necessary to tell all you know. It's not ladylike--in the second place, folks don't like to have somebody around knowin' more than they… — Harper Lee
Sometimes at night I worry about TAMMY. I worry that she might get tired of it all. Tired of running at sixty-six terahertz, tired of… — Charles Yu
I mean, they say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your… — Banksy
All it takes is a second and your whole life can get turned upside down. — Jodi Picoult
And then it went, and time passed properly once more, every second following every other second just like they're meant to. — Neil Gaiman
We Americans live in a nation where the medical-care system is second to none in the world, unless you count maybe 25 or 30 little… — Dave Barry
As I see it, a successful story of any kind should be almost like hypnosis: You fascinate the reader with your first sentence, draw them… — Alan Moore
Sometimes I feel like if you just watch things, just sit still and let the world exist in front of you - sometimes I swear… — Lauren Oliver
Because in most cases, I believe that people deserve a second chance. And because I couldn't have lived with myself if I'd stood by and… — Rachel Vincent
Think of it as a second opinion on his value. If he wasn't worth the fight, wouldn't she just let him go? Wouldn't you? — Rachel Vincent
It took less than half a second for me to realize that, as long as I was truly insane now, I might as well enjoy… — Stephenie Meyer
What was happening was only the working-out of a process that had started years ago. The first step had been a secret, involuntary thought, the… — George Orwell
The inspector ate only two of my tiny sandwiches: the first because he hadnt expected it to taste so awful; the second, I think, because… — Karen Marie Moning

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