Smaller Quotes

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Why do our dreams become so much smaller when they finally come true? — George R. R. Martin
Because these wings are no longer wings to fly But merely vans to beat the air The air which is now thoroughly small and dry… — Thomas Stearns Eliot
Sometimes what we want to do and what we must do are not the same. Pasquo, the smaller the space between your desire and what… — Jess Walter
The real voice is stiller and smaller and seems to know, without confusion, the difference between right and wrong and the subtle delineation between the… — Donald Miller
Though we cannot think alike, may we not love alike? May we not be of one heart, though we are not of one opinion? Without… — John Wesley
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
It's true, I did say I wanted girlfriends," I capitulated hesitantly, "but couldn't we start with something smaller and less terrifying? Like maybe spend a… — Jenny Lawson
Kids didn't have huge backpacks when I was their age. We didn't have backpacks at all. Now it seemed all the kids had them. You… — Michael Crichton
No one tells the truth to people they don't actually know, and if they do it is a horrible trait. Everyone wants something smaller, something… — Ann Patchett
She was too muchâ€”for Zenith, Ohio. Sheâ€™d tried at times to make herself smaller, to fit neatly into the ordered lines of expectation. But somehow,… — Libba Bray
Soon man will count all his days, and then smaller segments of the day, and then smaller stillâ€”until the counting consumes him, and the wonder… — Mitch Albom
My heart is so small it's almost invisible. How can You place such big sorrows in it? "Look," He answered, "your eyes are even smaller,… — Unknown Author
It's so large" "It's the world dear, did you think it'd be small?" "smaller — C.S. Lewis
Don't look for big things, just do small things with great love...the smaller the thing, the greater must be our love. — Mother Teresa
I cross my arms. "It was a two minute conversation." "I don't think a smaller time frame makes it less unwise." He furrows his eyebrows… — Veronica Roth
Socializing is as exhausting as giving blood. People assume we loners are misanthropes, just sitting thinking, â€˜Oh, people are such a bunch of assholes,â€™ but… — Anneli Rufus
Even if you find him. Even if he didn't leave you on purpose, he can't possibly live up to the person you've built him into."… — Gayle Forman
Heâ€™d only ever seen a gun once, a smaller one on the hip of that old deputy, a gun heâ€™d always figured was more for… — Hugh Howey
The Story of Solomon is the only way I know how to explain. And then, in smaller letters: Forgive me. — Lauren Oliver
The smaller your reality, the more convinced you are that you know everything. — Thomas Campbell

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