Stood Quotes
1356 quotes by 999 authors
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Scarlett's mind went back through the years to the still hot noon at Tara when grey smoke curled above a blue-clad body and Melanie stood…
— Margaret Mitchell
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And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain Thrilled me — filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before; So that now, to…
— Edgar Allan Poe
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I stood there and stared, into the sky and at the city around me. I stood, hands at my side, and I saw what had…
— Markus Zusak
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Marisa! Marisa!†The cry was torn from Lord Asriel, and with the snow leopard beside her, with a roaring in her ears, Lyra’s mother stood…
— Philip Pullman
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He stood and went to read my pin as I approached. “America, is it?†he said, a smile playing on his lips. “Yes, it is.…
— Kiera Cass
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The Chairman likes you.†“Is that good?†“I never date anyone my cat doesn’t like,†Magnus said easily, and stood up.
— Cassandra Clare
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Stop smiling!†she ordered. “I can see you, Carter. Oh…and, uh, hullo, Walt.†The pot monster made squeaky grinding noises as it stood up straight.…
— Rick Riordan
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And as I stood there in the hallway―alone―trying to understand what had just happened and why, I realized the truth: I wasn't worth an explanation―not…
— Jay Asher
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Attacking a provincial lord in his manor house, surrounded by guards...Honestly, Kell, I'd nearly forgotten how foolhardy you can be. "Foolhardy?" Kelsier asked with a…
— Brandon Sanderson
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No matter what happened to any individual person, life was going on elsewhere. The first time Kennedy kissed me, it stood to reason that at…
— Tammara Webber
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He froze, and for one moment, we stood locked in time. I could feel the silk of his shirt against my skin and the warmth…
— Richelle Mead
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At John Schlesinger's funeral at a synagogue in St John's Wood some years ago the person I stood next to said to me encouragingly, 'Come…
— Stephen Fry
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Adrian stood there leaning against the doorframe, watching me with his heart in his eyes. In my chest, my own heart was breaking. On my…
— Richelle Mead
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A crafty nightrunner died of late, And found himself at Bilairy’s Gate. He stood outside and refused to knock Because he meant to pick the…
— Lynn Flewelling
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And still I stood looking at the house, thinking how happy I should be if I lived there with her, and knowing that I never…
— Charles Dickens
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She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails.
— Elizabeth Edwards
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A whole tree of lightning stood in the sky. She kept looking out the window, suffused with the warmth from the fire and with the…
— Eudora Welty
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And so Nat stood up and joined the group, and followed, and watched, and awaited his chance as the light of Chaos lit the plain…
— Joanne Harris
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Rachel,†came a raspy voice from the upper level, and both Trent and I turned. It was Quen, wrapped in a blanket as if it…
— Kim Harrison
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Trent, do you have any weapons? Like a gun?†He looked at me in disgust. “You’re here to protect me,†he said as he closed…
— Kim Harrison
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