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I understood that Valek’s loyalty to the Commander was without question. His blue eyes held a fierce determination and I knew in my soul that… — Maria V. Snyder
He made me think of all the books I hadn't read, and all the ones I'd read but hadn't fully understood. — Tom Perrotta
I understood finally that the thing I should have feared most was not loss, but never loving. The price for safety was the regret I… — Lisa Kleypas
I never understood people who said their greatest fear was public speaking, or spiders, or any of the other minor terrors. How could you fear… — David Benioff
Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn't understood. — Weihui Zhou
A crease found it's way onto Joss's forehead. Because he was certain that Sirus was wrong. Girls were more complicated than boys. Girls communicated in… — Heather Brewer
It was one of those things that had to be experienced to be understood — Julia Quinn
Lying is, almost by definition, a refusal to cooperate with others. It condenses a lack of trust and trustworthiness into a single act. It is… — Sam Harris
The best word shakers were the ones who understood the true power of words. They were the ones who could climb the highest. One such… — Markus Zusak
I’ve always known that there’s more going on inside me than finds its way into the world, but this is probably true of everyone. Who… — Richard Russo
Despite our differences, we did have a history. No one understood where I was coming from the way he did. — Sarah Dessen
The sisters were glad to be together. They had the easy sort of relationship where they didn't have to speak to be understood. — Alice Hoffman
Listen to th' wind wutherin' round the house," she said. "You could bare stand up on the moor if you was out on it tonight."… — Frances Hodgson Burnett
St Thomas (Aqinas) loved books and lived on books... When asked for what he thanked God most, he answered simply, ‘I have understood every page… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
He believes me. But that is nothing new. He always did because I was a rule follower. I played by the rules he understood. But… — Mary E. Pearson
While Dmitri, as the leader of Raphael’s Seven, could not accept such a weakness, the mortal he’d once been, the one who had loved a… — Nalini Singh
A way of looking at you that told you she was listening, that she understood all you were saying, and all you weren't. — Kate Morton
That is why it is so important to let certain things go. To release them. To cut loose. People need to understand that no one… — Paulo Coelho
Any work of art that can be understood is the product of journalism. The rest, called literature, is a dossier of human imbecility for the… — Tristan Tzara
Jungians such as Joseph Campbell have generalised such journeys into a set of archetypal events and images. Though they can be useful in criticism, I… — Ursula K. Le Guin
I'm sorry,' said the shopkeeper. 'I can't understand your ridiculous accent.' 'My accent?' 'It is quite silly.' 'So you can't understand me?' 'Not a word.'… — Derek Landy
This man, who for twenty-five years has been reading and writing about art, and in all that time has never understood anything about art, has… — Anton Chekhov
And it's true. It's so true. All those years of loving Zik because he never asked about Eve... I never realized, I never understood. It… — Barry Lyga
In face of this modern nihilism, Christians are often lacking in courage. We tend to give the impression that we will hold on to the… — Francis Schaeffer
He understood the way that you could sometimes fall right into them, as if each page was a hole into another world. — George R. R. Martin

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