Stood Quotes
1356 quotes by 989 authors
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I stood lonely enough, but to that feeling of isolation I was accustomed: it did not oppress me much.
— Charlotte Bronte
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He stood there for a moment looking around the silent room, shaking his head slowly. All these books, he thought, the residue of a planet’s…
— Richard Matheson
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Tayend nodded. “I know it won’t. I admit I was worried about you, but you are still your old self, underneath.†Dannyl straightened in protest.…
— Trudi Canavan
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What is it, Angel?" she said, starting up. "Have they come for me?" "Yes, dearest," he said. "They have come." "It is as it should…
— Thomas Hardy
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Remember this, boy. All dwarfs may be bastards, yet not all bastards need be dwarfs." And with that he turned and sauntered back into the…
— George R. R. Martin
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The little island seemed to float on the dark lake-waters. Trees grew on it, and a little hill rose in the middle of it. It…
— Enid Blyton
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When...did it become irrational to dislike religion, any religion, even to dislike it vehemently? When did reason get redescribed as unreason? When were the fairy…
— Salman Rushdie
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For over a thousand years Roman conquerors returning from the wars enjoyed the honor of triumph, a tumultuous parade. In the procession came trumpeteers, musicians…
— George S. Patton
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I don’t think I will get married,†Polly said as she stood up. “I’m going to train to be a hero instead.
— Diana Wynne Jones
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Percy and Reyna occupied matching praeters' chairs on the dais, which made Percy self-conscious. It wasn't easy looking dignified wearing a bedsheet and a purple…
— Rick Riordan
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For a moment, they all stood staring at each other. Then Holly shattered the stillness by throwing herself at Angela. "God, Angie!" she exclaimed, arms…
— Sarah Rees Brennan
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Why don't you go get in bed?" I stood, laying my hand on his chest and staring up at him. "Is that a dare?" He…
— Tammara Webber
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I'm soooooo telling." Puck stood behind her. "You two disobeyed your parents! I'm both shocked and really impressed.
— Michael Buckley
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The rottweiler stood his ground and waited for me to take the next step in the dance of ritualized intimidation. Instead, I leaped at him.…
— Kelley Armstrong
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She stood a moment before my eyes, clearly and painfully, loved and deeply woven into my destiny; then fell away again in a deep oblivion,…
— Hermann Hesse
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We stood there, the three of us, our jaws firmly planted on the floor. Aunt Lil recovered first. She nudged me with her elbow and…
— Darynda Jones
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Oh. Yeah. That does make sense.†Shaylin hesitated. “But I don’t know which dorm room is hers.†“Third floor, number thirty-six. When they shared a…
— P. C. Cast
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She stood beside me for years, or was it a moment? I cannot remember. Maybe I loved her, maybe I didn't. There was a house,…
— Mark Strand
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I never stood a chance. He stole your heart first." -Marcus Hardy
— Abbi Glines
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If you have enemies, good that means you stood up for something.
— Eminem
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