Understood Quotes

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God, he suddenly understood, was love in its purest form, and in these last months with his children, he had felt His touch as surely… — Nicholas Sparks
Kevin stopped where he was and stood there simply gazing at her. Molly sat cross-legged in the meadow with the sun shining on her bare… — Susan Elizabeth Phillips
I should be at peace. I have understood. Don't some say that peace comes when you understand? I have understood. I should be at peace.… — Umberto Eco
I come home that morning, after I been fired, and stood outside my house with my new work shoes on. The shoes my mama paid… — Kathryn Stockett
Fire sat unbreathing. A life that was an apology for the life of his father: It was a notion she could understand, beyond words and… — Kristin Cashore
There is no possibility of remembering what has been found and understood, and later repeating it to oneself. It disappears as a dream disappears. Perhaps… — P D Ouspensky
But when she turned her back to the lights, she saw that the night was so dark...She could not see the stars. The world felt… — Shannon Hale
My father...was a man who understood all dogs thoroughly and treated them like human beings. — Flann O'Brien
If we hope to stem the mass destruction that inevitably attends our economic system (and to alter the sense of entitlement - the sense of… — Derrick Jensen
She died chasing greatness and never saw it each time it was in her hand, so she kept seeking it elsewhere, but never understood the… — Abraham Verghese
Above all, he liked it that everything was one's own fault. There was only oneself to praise or blame. Luck was a servant and not… — Ian Fleming
He sighed deeply: to fall in love at first sight with this malodorous sleeping girl, with, as far as he could see, no pretensions to… — Betty Neels
I think Jesus was a compassionate, super-intelligent gay man who understood human problems. On the cross, he forgave the people who crucified him. Jesus wanted… — Elton John
You must try, the voice said, to become colder. I understood at once. It's like the bodies of gods: cast in bronze, braced in stone.… — Jane Hirshfield
America was in full swing now, all the papers said so, and people were rushing forward, leaving behind the horrors of war. She understood the… — Nicholas Sparks
Brigan," she said, annoyed that he had not understood. "Iâ€™ll always be beautiful. Look at me. I have one hundred and sixty two bug bites,… — Kristin Cashore
I liked the fact she understood how we all have little secret habits that seem normal enough to us, but which we know better than… — A.M. Homes
Brigan was saying her name, and he was sending her a feeling. It was courage and strength, and something else too, as if he were… — Kristin Cashore
Eric turned to me, kissed me on the lips very lightly, and looked at my face for a long moment. â€œHeâ€™ll spare you,â€ Eric said,… — Charlaine Harris
The art of music is good, for the reason, among others, that it produces pleasure; but what proof is it possible to give that pleasure… — John Stuart Mill

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