Stood Quotes
1356 quotes by 999 authors
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Oh, do you have A Tale of Two Cities?" "That silly thing? Men going around getting their heads chopped off for love? Ridiculus." Will unpeeled…
— Cassandra Clare
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She had died peacefully, in her sleep, after an evening of listening to all of her favorite Fred Astaire songs, one crackling record after another.…
— Anne Fortier
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He stood and inhaled, then walked a few more feet, stooped, and prodded a chunk of rabbit fur. “I’m definitely thinking something with more body…
— Kelley Armstrong
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Ultima came to stay with us the summer I was almost seven. When she came the beauty of the llano unfolded before my eyes, and…
— Rudolfo Anaya
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Without stopping kissing her, he swept her up into his arms. They stood in the motel lobby kissing until someone called, "Get a room." Donia…
— Melissa Marr
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How little we have, I thought, between us and the waiting cold, the mystery, death--a strip of beach, a hill, a few walls of wood…
— Robert Nathan
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I just stood there, looking at her. My head was spinning, my mouth dry, and all I could think about was that I wanted to…
— Sarah Dessen
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Now, come over here so I can pat you down." "But you don't have-" Percy stopped. "Uh, sure." He stood next to the armless statue.…
— Rick Riordan
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They stood there for a while, not saying anything. Then Eli said: 'Do you want to come in?' Oskar didn't reply. Eli pulled on her…
— John Ajvide Lindqvist
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George had turned at the sound of her arrival. For a moment he contemplated her, as one who had fallen out of heaven. He saw…
— E. M. Forster
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He let Shane drop back down in his chair, and walked out, back stiff. Furious. Shane sat with his hands clutching at the armrests. He…
— Rachel Caine
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Grandmother pointed out my brother Perry, my sister Sarah, and my sister Eliza, who stood in the group. I had never seen my brother nor…
— Frederick Douglass
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We stood and watched as God abandoned us, and then we did the best we could.
— Alice Hoffman
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Sometimes they rose up inside her, these moments of fierce happiness, kindling out of their own substance like a spark igniting a mound of grass.…
— Kevin Brockmeier
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At the touch of this divine light, the mountains seemed to kindle to a rapt, religious consciousness, and stood hushed like devout worshippers waiting to…
— John Muir
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In the center stood a marble alter, where a kid in a toga was doing some sort of ritual in front of a massive golden…
— Rick Riordan
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The kissed surprised him because it had been so long since he'd kissed anyone but Elspeth. It surprised Valentina because she had hardly ever kissed…
— Audrey Niffenegger
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Even so, I was proud of myself for taking action at all. I didn't hide or run away or pretend the ugliness didn't happen. I…
— Lauren Myracle
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After a long time, I cleared my throat. “So anyway, when we get to Nevada...I think we should rethink your dad’s rule.†Alex glanced down…
— L.A. Weatherly
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Get away from my ex-girlfriend, you moany little whinge-bag.' Caelen took a deep breath, like he was in pain, and stood up. His voice was…
— Derek Landy
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