Seconds Quotes

890 quotes by 723 authors

It could not have been ten seconds, and yet it seemed a long time that their hands were clasped together. He had time to learn… — George Orwell
All the general fear I've been feeling condenses into an immediate fear of this girl, this predator who might kill me in seconds. Adrenaline shoots… — Suzanne Collins
He laughed. The laugh could strip the skin off an elephant in seconds. — Lilith Saintcrow
Imagine the one god himself has reversed his clock and reversed your regrets. Imagine knowing the bone-deep truth that whatever impossibility would make you truly… — Craig Clevenger
Clockwork could not run counter to its nature. The seconds, minutes, and hours moved only forward. Patient, precise, and unstoppable. Memory was an indulgence, an… — Matthew J. Kirby
I know the expression love bloomed is metaphorical, but in my heart in this moment, there is one badass flower, captured in time-lapse photography, going… — Jandy Nelson
Wait until next time," he warned. "I'll do things that'll make you lose control within seconds. — Richelle Mead
Roza, my self-control is ten times stronger than yours." I opened my eyes, shifting to look into his. I brushed his hair back and smiled,… — Richelle Mead
A few times in my life Iâ€™ve had moments of absolute clarity. When for a few brief seconds the silence drowns out the noise and… — Christopher Isherwood
You can control yourself if you really want to. I'll tell you how I know you can control yourself. If you were in a full… — Joyce Meyer
There are certain mortal moments and minutes that matter. Certain hingepoints in the history of each human. Some seconds are so decisive they shrink the… — Neal A. Maxwell
And, she was able to tell herself with some satisfaction, the man in question - one Colin Bridgerton - felt precisely the same way.... ....His… — Julia Quinn
Snapshots, moments, mere seconds: as fragile and beautiful and hopeless as a single butterfly, flapping on against a gathering wind. — Lauren Oliver
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
I've gotten thrown out of thirty-seven straight games,' he said. 'Once or twice, I've had to go really crazy. I ran onto the court with… — John Green
Are we going to Portland?" I asked. "Or Multnomah Falls?" He smiled at me. "Go to sleep." I waited three seconds. "Are we there yet?"… — Patricia Briggs
It was the sheer variety of the pain that stopped me from crying out. It came from so many places, spoke so many languages, wore… — Hugh Laurie
She wandered over to the enclosed range, a rather modern-looking contraption that Cook had purchased earlier in the year. "Do you know how to work… — Julia Quinn
It's no accident, I think, that tennis uses the language of life. Advantage, service, fault, break, love, the basic elements of tennis are those of… — Andre Agassi
The most important thing was that time had passed, pouring thousands of soothing seconds across the island. People need time to deal with the now… — Terry Pratchett

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