Twelve Quotes

551 Twelve quotes by 468 unique authors

I'm underrealized," Lula said. "I gotta lot of untapped potential. Yesterday my horoscope said I gotta expand my horizons." "You expand any more in that… — Janet Evanovich
You nearly killed eight people!" I managed to gasp out loud. "My count was closer to twelve," returned Havisham as she opened the door. "And… — Jasper Fforde
The Smythe-Smith musicale. Thankfully, it came around just once per year, because Hyacinth was quite certain it would take a full twelve months for her… — Julia Quinn
Gorlog's teeth!" Erak exclaimed, stunned at the numbers. "How many are there?" "Ten thousand, maybe twelve," Halt replied briefly. The Skandian let out a low… — John Flanagan
Oh, I forgot to tell you," Cookie said. "Amber wants your dad to get a teriyaki machine so she can sing for all the lonely… — Darynda Jones
Now, I was a fan of the simple pleasures in life: grilled cheese sandwiches without black flecks on the crust, jeans that didn't pinch the… — Maggie Stiefvater
Let me give you free advice, kid. Whenever something is coming for you, snap its neck or double tap. Never, ever hesitate. It’s infinitely better… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
Maybe love was a myth anyhow, a brew of hormones and fantasy, evolution's way of getting men and women together long enough for them to… — Jennifer Weiner
One does silly things when one is twelve. — Cassandra Clare
The rules of the Hunger Games are simple. In punishment for the uprising, each of the twelve districts must provide one girl and one boy,… — Suzanne Collins
So are you an inmate or a rubbernecker?" she asks. "Rubbernecker," I answer without hesitation. "You?" "I'm a screw. Or on staff, anyway. Used to… — Lauren Beukes
I have sometimes thought of the final cause of dogs having such short lives and I am quite satisfied it is in compassion to the… — Walter Scott
I am Todd Hewitt, I think to myself with my eyes closed. I am twelve years and twelve months old. I live in Prentisstown on… — Patrick Ness
I said no to having a beer. I once had a beer with my brother when I was twelve, and I just didn't like it.… — Stephen Chbosky
It was a time of great loneliness. He had a group of friends, and suddenly I had no one and did not understand why. I… — Taylor Swift
She still had her bad days, no question, when the black dog of depression sniffed her out and settled its crushing weight on her chest… — Lev Grossman
My faceless neighbor spoke up: “Don’t be deluded. Hitler has made it clear that he will annihilate all Jews before the clock strikes twelve.” I… — Elie Wiesel
Well,’ you may ask, ‘how may I know when I am in love?’ . . . George Q. Morris [who later became a member of… — David O. McKay
You called me at four thirty-four....I hate four thirty-four. I think four thirty-four should be banned and replaced with something more reasonable, like, say, nine… — Darynda Jones
Jesus Christ only had twelve, you know, and one of them was a double. — John le Carre
Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages… — Charles Dickens
And anyway, the truth isn't all that great. I mean, what's the truth? Planes falling out of the sky. Buses blowing up and ripping little… — Michael Thomas Ford
Why, did you know that if a beaver two feet long with a tail a foot and a half long can build a dam twelve… — Norton Juster
I am so used to hints and mixed messages, saying things that might mean what they sort of sound like they mean. Games and contests,… — David Levithan
Now for a good twelve-hour sleep, I told myself. Twelve solid hours. Let birds sing, let people go to work. Somewhere out there, a volcano… — Haruki Murakami

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