Second Quotes

6250 Second quotes by 3939 unique authors

Introversion- along with its cousins sensitivity, seriousness, and shyness- is now a second-class personality trait, somewhere between a disappointment and a pathology. Introverts living in… — Susan Cain
Finally, I wish to remember the millions of Allied servicemen and prisoners of war who lived the story of the Second World War. Many of… — Laura Hillenbrand
Penny said two words, the second of which was "you." Caine laughed. "I think you meant '---- you, Your Highness. — Michael Grant
The boy spoke two words, the first a short guttural verb, the second “you. — Dashiell Hammett
She can't afford to commit more troops,' Holly whispered. 'The gate is her priority, and she needs to have as many Berserkers watching her back… — Eoin Colfer
I’m going to lie this one right on the line, right here, right now: I’m pro big pants. Strident feminism NEEDS big pants. Really big.… — Caitlin Moran
Nick sat beside Simon, who was at his computer. Marcus stood at attention beside the food. Hale had his feet on the table, reading the… — Ally Carter
It felt as if maybe the curse had lifted, the tide had shifted, but then the breeze picked up and a skeet took a very… — Ally Carter
The first horror is there's horror. The second is you accommodate it. — Glen Duncan
I will not waste time on second thoughts. My life will not be an apology. It will be a statement. — Andy Andrews
We live together, we act on, and react to, one another; but always and in all circumstances we are by ourselves. [...] By its very… — Aldous Huxley
At sixteen, Sabina took moon baths, first of all, because everyone else took sun baths, and second, she admitted, because she had been told it… — Anais Nin
With the first drink comes the truth, with the second drink comes wishful thinking, and with the third drink come the lies. — Douglas Coupland
From this, one can make a deduction which is quite certainly the ultimate truth of jigsaw puzzles: despite appearances, puzzling is not a solitary game:… — Georges Perec
Power. What do we mean? 'The ability to determine another man's luck.' ...how is it that some men attain mastery over others while the vast… — David Mitchell
But in school I remember hearing that for the second Quarter Quell, the Capitol demanded that twice the number of tributes be provided for the… — Suzanne Collins
I admit," I said, "that a second murder in a book often cheers things up." - Hastings — Agatha Christie
Our culture has accepted two huge lies. The first is that if you disagree with someone’s lifestyle, you must fear or hate them. The second… — Rick Warren
But there is nothing enduring in the world, and therefore even joy in the second minute is already not as acute as in the first;… — Nikolai Gogol
We took a right at the fork, heading farther north. The charred houses continued. To the right, a large sign nailed to an old telephone… — Ilona Andrews
I have a serious question." "I will give a serious answer." "Can a god be killed?" The humor drained from Roman's face. "Well, that depends… — Ilona Andrews
What happened?" "During the kiss?" "No, with you and Caroline." "Oh," he said. And then after a second, "Caroline is no longer suffering from personhood. — John Green
I smil'd to my self at the sight of this money, O drug! said I aloud, what art thou good for? Thou art not worth… — Daniel Defoe
Dali blinked at me. "Would you mind making coffee while you're dancing? I smell it on the bottom shelf, either first or second jar on… — Ilona Andrews
It marked the beginning and, of course, an end. At that moment a chapter, no, a whole stage of my closed. Had I known, and… — Ian Mcewan

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