Stayed Quotes
781 quotes by 697 authors
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And when I was young, did I ever tell you, I always wanted to get inside a book and never come out again? I loved…
— Peter Ackroyd
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Maybe she still was a pretty-head, making up irrational stories about the empty forest. The longer she stayed alone out here, the more Tally understood…
— Scott Westerfeld
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Right now, I wish I’d stayed because I want you at my side. That sounds pretty selfish, but I don’t mean it that way. You…
— Ann Aguirre
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It was a confirmation of a connection that already existed. And it was a bond that extended far beyond the borders of a shared living…
— Lisa Kleypas
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There are two kinds of Europeans: The smart ones, and those who stayed behind.
— H. L. Mencken
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Wait, Saturday night?" The ladder-backed chair creaked and I looked up as he leaned forward to eye me in growing suspicion. "I thought you stayed…
— Rachel Vincent
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as a lobbyist he had long ago concluded there was no difference in how Democrats and Republicans conducted the business of government. The game stayed…
— Carl Hiaasen
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Otrera stayed dead the second time," Kinzie said, batting her eyes. "We have to thank you for that. If you ever need a new girlfriend...well,…
— Rick Riordan
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With a resigned shrug, she screamed and collapsed into a faint. She stayed resolutely fainted, despite the liberal application of smelling salts, which made her…
— Gail Carriger
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Memories of childhood were the dreams that stayed with you after you woke.
— Julian Barnes
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I learned early that crying out in protest could accomplish things. My older brothers and sister had started to school when, sometimes, they would come…
— Malcolm X
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She could've looked at the tiny miracles in front of her: my feet, my hands, my fingers, the shape of my shoulders beneath my jacket,…
— Maggie Stiefvater
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AT first Raoden stayed away from the library, because it reminded him of her. Then he found himself drawn back to it—because it reminded him…
— Brandon Sanderson
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In my time,†he said, “they believed in witches. Are you a witch, Honor, that you make me say these things to you?†Causing him…
— Nalini Singh
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Maybe reading was just a way to make her feel less alone, to keep her company. When you read something you are stopped, the moment…
— Helen Humphreys
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...I also have an extended family. The people who stayed. The people who became more than friends; the people who open the door when I…
— Diane Keaton
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Books could be an incredible adventure. I stayed under my blanket and barely moved, and no one would have guessed how my mind raced and…
— Paula McLain
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The enemy? His sense of duty was no less than yours, I deem. You wonder what his name is, where he came from. And if…
— J.R.R. Tolkien
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Christopher Robin was home by this time, because it was the afternoon, and he was so glad to see them that they stayed there until…
— A A Milne
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She gathers my half of the blankets around her and curls up against the wall. She will sleep for hours more, dreaming endless landscapes and…
— Isaac Marion
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