Understand Why Quotes

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But, finally, I had to open my eyes. I had to stop keeping secrets. The truth, thankfully, is insistent. What I saw then made action… — Deb Caletti
Honestly, I don't understand why people get so worked up about a little murder! — Patricia Highsmith
Cruelty...prefers abstraction. Some have tried to resolved this gap by hunting or butchering an animal themselves, as if those experiences might somehow legitimize the endeavor… — Jonathan Safran Foer
It is much, much worse to receive bad news through the written word than by somebody simply telling you, and Iâ€™m sure you understand why.… — Daniel Handler
Not true,â€ said Adrian. â€œAll guys mean the same thing when they want to â€˜get to know a girl better.â€™ Youâ€™re a wellbred young lady,… — Richelle Mead
At first I was glad for the help. My freshmen English class, "Mythology and Archetypal Experience," confounded me. I didn't understand why we couldn't just… — Alison Bechdel
I do not understand why, when I ask for grilled lobster in a restaurant, I'm never served a cooked telephone. — Salvador Dali
Pulling out his daggers, he kept them in his sleeves, just in case he happened upon someone who wouldnâ€™t understand why a tall, dark-haired man… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
I'm not the person I once was. I have Thorn now, and... I'm not fighting for myself anymore....It makes a difference....I used to think you… — Christopher Paolini
I donâ€™t understand why we must do things in this world, why we must have friends and aspirations, hopes and dreams. Wouldnâ€™t it be better… — Emile M. Cioran
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
Wherever I am, the world comes after me. It offers me its busyness. It does not believe that I do not want it. Now I… — Mary Oliver
Just because we don't understand why they'd cover up something doesn't mean they aren't," Bobby said, and we both turned to look at him. "Now… — Amanda Hocking
I am a man, and men are animals who tell stories. This is a gift from God, who spoke our species into being, but left… — Clive Barker
You can never be happy until you understand why you're doing what you're doing. — Janet Jackson
I never could understand why some writers treat women as helpless. Every woman I know is strong in her own unique way. — Terry Goodkind
Wait a second," Clary said. "I never understand why people say that," Luke said, to no one in particular. "I wasn't going anywhere. — Cassandra Clare
God doesn't like lesbians," Grandma Huberman hised, throwing the magazine in the trash. Jennifer knew what lesbian meant, and she knew she probably was one.… — Libba Bray
I never used to understand why people bothered to hold hands as they walked, but then he runs one of his fingertips down my palm,… — Veronica Roth
You don't have to understand why anything that has happened nor do you even have to understand what it is that has happened. You have… — Joyce Carol Oates

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