Stood Quotes

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Be one of the crowd? It went against everything a wizard stood for, and a wizard would not stand for anything if he could sit… — Terry Pratchett
How many times have I failed before? How many times have I stood here like this, in front of my own image, in front of… — Charles Yu
When I was with Yoav, everything in me that had been sitting stood up. He had a way of looking at me with a kind… — Nicole Krauss
Do you think you should warn him (the guard) that I'm going to kiss you?" He loved the flush that appeared on her face, and… — Melina Marchetta
The kitchen was just as empty, even the refrigerator gone, the chairs, the table--the kitchen cabinets stood open, their bare shelves reminder her of a… — Cassandra Clare
THAT crazed girl improvising her music. Her poetry, dancing upon the shore, Her soul in division from itself Climbing, falling She knew not where, Hiding… — William Butler Yeats
Of all the islands he'd visited, two stood out. The island of the past, he said, where the only time was past time and the… — Roberto Bolano
I would never rest until I held vengeance and the throne within my hand, and good night sweet prince to anybody who stood between me… — Roger Zelazny
I went back to those graves not long afterward and found as I stood there that sadness was a very heavy thing. My body weighed… — Arthur Golden
We sat there, not talking, for a few minutes. He ate the Moon Pie; only skinny people can scarf down junk food like that. Finally,… — Sarah Dessen
I didn't want to be a sweet boy's sweet girlfriend. I wanted to be Fawn's equal, the kind of girl who stood up for herself… — Paula McLain
This is the autumn of wonders, yet every day, every single day, I go back to that burned afternoon in August when T. Ray left.… — Sue Monk Kidd
I stood for almost an hour in a line of shuffling, bitter - eyed late mailers (Christmas is such a carefree, low - pressure time… — Stephen King
Magnus stood up and went to the window. He pushed the curtain back, letting in just enough light to silhouette his hawklike profile. "Blood," he… — Cassandra Clare
During the year I stood there I had known was the loss of my heart. While I was in love I was the happiest man… — L. Frank Baum
I also never would have imagined I'd quote back a church lesson, but when the rest of the crowd stood up to take communion, I… — Richelle Mead
The crying sounded even louder out of doors. It was as if all the pain in the world had found a voice. Yet had I… — H.G. Wells
Symbols and emblems were everywhere. Buildings and pictures were designed to be read like books. Everything stood for something else; if you had the right… — Philip Pullman
They had stopped now and he gave a glance up at the sky, through the trees, as though to see how much time was left.… — Kathleen Winsor
...The next time I opened my eyes, I was in the morgue. This, all by itself, is enough to really ruin your day. I was… — Jim Butcher

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