Twelve Quotes

551 Twelve quotes by 468 unique authors

Los Angeles was the kind of place where everybody was from somewhere else and nobody really droppped anchor. It was a transient place. People drawn… — Michael Connelly
Better to be judged by twelve than carried by six — Sherrilyn Kenyon
The jury is supposed to be twelve peers, but technically that would mean every single person on the jury should have Asperger's syndrome, because then… — Jodi Picoult
So, the thing we’re all not talking about,” he says. He gestures to me. “You almost died, a sadistic pansycake saved you, and now we’re… — Veronica Roth
I nursed a worthless, pint drinker for twelve years and when my lazy, life-sucking, daddy finally died, I swore to God with tears in my… — Kathryn Stockett
Piracy is robbery with violence, often segueing into murder, rape and kidnapping. It is one of the most frightening crimes in the world. Using the… — Nick Harkaway
As Buckingham talked, I couldn't help but remember that there's a reason they call us Gallagher Girls. It's not just because the youngest of us… — Ally Carter
Amazing, how much more difficult it was to extend his arm twelve inches and touch her hand than it was to snatch a speeding Snitch… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
She couldn’t have been more than twelve years old. In her hands was a sign that said RED-HEADS RULE! with a little crown painted in… — Kiera Cass
That’s what scares me, Gideon. You don’t know what you’re worth.” “Actually, I do. Twelve bill—” “Shut up. — Sylvia Day
It turns out that Molly wasn't her mother's daughter in that respect. Charity was like the MacGuyver of the kitchen. She could whip up a… — Jim Butcher
No. Because it's so stupid no Dauntless with any sense would speak it, let alone think it. Pansycake. What are you, twelve?" "And a half,"… — Veronica Roth
When I was twelve, I was interviewed by a doctoral candidate in education and asked what I wanted to be when I grew up. I… — Judith Butler
Susannah." My dance partner's breath was soft against my cheek. "Susannah...." Yeah. In my dreams. In real life, the voice calling my name wasn't a… — Meg Cabot
These characters were like twelve-bar blues or other chord progressions. Given the basic parameters of Batman, different creators could play very different music. — Grant Morrison
She'd secretly had a crush on him since they were twelve years old. Last summer, she'd fallen for him hard. — Rick Riordan
After doing this work or the past twelve years and watching scarcity ride roughshod over our families, organizations, and communities, I'd say the one thing… — BrenÃ© Brown
This is a woman you've known less than twelve hours. It took you a year to pick out a couch, but you're seriously—" “Yes,” Roger… — Jennifer Crusie
[Jules] slides into a seat beside me with her hot lunch tray, sighing. “Four hours, thirty-six minutes, and twelve seconds till we’re out of purgatory… — Jodi Picoult
Twelve thousand miles of it, to the other side of the world. And whether they came home again or not, they would belong neither here,… — Colleen McCullough
She looked at me, confused. “He hardly knew me. My parents dated and got married before we knew what happened. Let’s just say we were… — Darynda Jones
When your eyes are softly focused on the horizon for sustained periods, your brain releases endorphins. It's the same as a runner's high. These days,… — Maria Semple
Of the twelve companions of Thorin, ten remained. Fili and Kili had fallen defending him with shield and body, for he was their mother’s elder… — J.R.R. Tolkien
Amor deliria nervosa: It affects your mind so that you cannot think clearly, or make rational decisions about your own well-being. Symptom number twelve. — Lauren Oliver
It had been three weeks, four days and twelve hours since I'd seen her. Since she'd torn my heart out. If I had been drinking,… — Abbi Glines

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