Seconds Quotes
890 quotes by 708 authors
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I hate both of my parents right now: for sitting quietly in our house, while out in the darkness my heart was beating away all…
— Lauren Oliver
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Best way then is to be waiting for them to bring Halt and the others out of that prison,†he said, almost to himself. “There’s…
— John Flanagan
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Where are the cops when you need them? (Nick) Probably eating beignets. As the old saying goes, when seconds count, the police are just minutes…
— Sherrilyn Kenyon
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The trouble with aggressive nonsmokers is that they feel they are doing you a favor by not allowing you to smoke. They seem to think…
— David Sedaris
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People took what they wanted, they clutched at coincidences, the few there were, and made a life from them. . . . Choices are made…
— Paolo Giordano
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He'd always had that fearless optimism that made cynics like me squirm. I wondered if it was enough for both of us. I would never…
— Sarah Dessen
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Mother Mary of Anabolic Grace, we got Teras incoming?†He levels angry blue eyes on me. “You’re a hex, lady, dark luck, powerful bad juju,…
— Ann Aguirre
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she held her breath, and in her head, counted seconds. She pretended that for each second she didn’t breathe, God would grant her another day
— Khaled Hosseini
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Have you ever noticed how parents can go from the most wonderful people in the world to totally embarrassing in three seconds?
— Rick Riordan
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Rowww!†Bast wailed. The wrecking ball rolled straight over her, but she didn’t appear hurt. She leaped off and pounced aain. Her knives sliced through…
— Rick Riordan
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The pain of an injury is over in seconds. Everything that comes after is the pain of getting well." He gave her a heartfelt look,…
— Tessa Dare
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He'd only been gone two seconds, but the room got brighter when they were together, as if they were two elements that became brilliant in…
— Maggie Stiefvater
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Now leave. (Adron) Why would I want to do that? I mean, heaven forbid I should be around someone who actually likes me. It’s so…
— Sherrilyn Kenyon
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he asked if i wouldn't like to live completely without problems, say in greece maybe, nice climate, everything provided? i say: "when we find out…
— William S. Burroughs
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I'm a decent sprinter and I can gun a motorcycle from zero to suicidal in less than ten seconds.
— Mira Grant
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It took hours to turn the clock back 30 seconds.
— Jonathan Franzen
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And if you have five seconds to spare, I'll tell you the story of my life".
— Steven Morrissey
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They both (Thalia and Hera) glared at her, and for three long seconds, Piper wasn’t sure which one of them was going to kill her…
— Rick Riordan
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For a few seconds Oskar saw through Eli's eyes. And what he saw was...himself. Only much better, more handsome, stronger than what he thought of…
— John Ajvide Lindqvist
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Distance never seperates two hearts that really care, for our memories span the miles and in seconds we are there. But whenever I start feeling…
— Henri Nouwen
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