Second Quotes

6250 Second quotes by 3939 unique authors

But grace can be the experience of a second wind, when even though what you want is clarity and resolution, what you get is stamina… — Anne Lamott
Did you hear?" he asked. "They found another body around nine this morning. It's the Ripper, definitely." "Good morning," I replied. "Morning. Listen to this.… — Maureen Johnson
For a split second, Harry thought how absurd it was for Tonks to expect the dummy to hear her talking that quietly through a sheet… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
There was no way to grasp the reality of the present which slid away each second, invisible as air; reality only existed after the fact,… — Paula Fox
I’m supposed to figure out if the glass is half full or half empty,” I told her. Without a moment’s hesitation, in a split second,… — Bill Cosby
I thought, "The flowers, save the flowers..." I never thought for a second we wouldn't save the people — Andrea Gibson
How many twenty-second-century bureaucrats did it take to change a light panel? We'll have a sub-committee meeting and get back to you with an estimate. — Peter F. Hamilton
She watched him stop to pat the mayor on the back. He stumbled a little in the crowd, and his left hand disappeared ever so… — Ally Carter
Okay," I said, "what's your biggest fear?" As always, he took a second to think about the answer. "Clowns," he said. "Clowns." "Yup." I just… — Sarah Dessen
If I ever win you," he said, anger bright in his pale eyes, "it will be because you want me more. Not because he's gone.… — Ann Aguirre
I thought symphaths didn't have a conscience." "I'm half my mother's boy, too. So I have a little." "Aren't you lucky." The Reverend's chin dipped… — J R Ward
We live through myriads of seconds, yet it is always one, just one, that casts our entire inner world into turmoil, the second when (as… — Stefan Zweig
We'll squeeze every second that we can from our lives, because we're young, and we have plenty of years to grow. We'll grow until we're… — Lauren DeStefano
It won't matter if nobody ever thinks I'm pretty (although sometimes I wish, just for a second, that somebody would) — Lauren Oliver
Their bedroom has always been our sanctuary. Sometimes at night we'll end up on their bed just talking. My dad will be snoring and Mia… — Melina Marchetta
You shouldn’t rule out second chances. Sometimes they come with interesting bonus features. — Lisa Kleypas
Mariano the Second had been the son of a fisherman, but he'd suffered from an unfortunate tendency toward seasickness and was forced to find a… — Ally Carter
For a split second, he had looked almost like my Alex again. — Lauren Oliver
We can change so many times in our lives. We're born into a family, and it's the only life we can imagine, but it changes.… — Lauren DeStefano
Raven jerks and stiffens. For a second, I think she is only surprised: Her mouth goes round, her eyes wide. Then she begins teetering backward,… — Lauren Oliver
All through first and second and third hour, Eleanor rubbed her palm. Nothing happened. How could it be possible that there were that many never… — Rainbow Rowell
According to Maslow, I was stuck on the second level of the pyramid, unable to feel secure in my health and therefore unable to reach… — John Green
For a second I think about how easy it would be to pass back to the other side, to walk straight into the laboratories and… — Lauren Oliver
Many of us are missing something in life because we are after the second best. — Eric Liddell
Five hundred years before Christ was born, the Greek philosopher Heraclitus told his students that "everything changes except the law of change". He said: "You… — Dale Carnegie

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