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386 quotes by 342 authors

We talked through Gillie's life from start to finish, including all her accomplishments and major life events. The woman fell asleep with a dreamy half… — Maria V. Snyder
And wonder, dread and war have lingered in that land where loss and love in turn have held the upper hand. — Simon Armitage
Listening (had there been any one to listen) from the upper rooms of the empty house only gigantic chaos streaked with lightning could have been… — Virginia Woolf
Oh my God..." Xhex's heart stopped as she looked at him in the mirror. Across his upper back, in a glorious spread of black ink...in… — J R Ward
For too long, and despite what people told me, I had fallen for what the culture said about beauty, youth, features, heights, weights, hair textures,… — Anne Lamott
Annabelle gave him a chiding smile. â€œIf youâ€™re implying that Iâ€™m spoiled, I assure you that I am not.â€ â€œYou should be.â€ His warm gaze… — Lisa Kleypas
But how do they get inside?" "They fly," Jace said, and indicated the upper floors of the building. [...] "We don't fly," Clary felt impelled… — Cassandra Clare
Well, at least you know it works this time," she said, getting on behind him. "If we crash into the parking lot of a Key… — Cassandra Clare
Intelligence has got the upper hand to such an extent that it transforms the real task into an unreal trick and reality into a play. — Soren Kierkegaard
Much of what is today called "social criticism" consists of members of the upper classes denouncing the tastes of the lower classes (bawdy entertainment, fast… — Steven Pinker
I was an empty shell. Like a vacant houseâ€•condemnedâ€•for months I'd been utterly uninhabitable. Now I was a little improved. The front room was in… — Stephenie Meyer
Perhaps life is like an hour glass, with dear ones the sand that slips from the upper glass--the earth--into the second--eternity. — Margaret George
What are you doing in there, waxing your mustache?â€ Iggy yelled, pounding on the bathroom door. I yanked the door open and pushed him backward… — James Patterson
Fifteen minutes later I was an expert. That's all you need. I think I was even getting the upper hand, which is very simple with… — Melina Marchetta
Stuff Happens.â€™ Thatâ€™s the G-rated version. Thatâ€™s a bumper sticker that only a straight white upper middle class male could have made. Because anyone who… — Tim Wise
What was the difference between love and the agony of waiting? Like love, the agony of waiting began in the muscles and somewhere around the… — Orhan Pamuk
... her taste in music haunted my memory and I had to stop at Tower Records on the Upper West Side to buy ninety dollars'… — Bret Easton Ellis
Alexia blinked stupidly at the Beta from around the earlâ€™s upper arm. Her heart was doing crazy things, and she still could not locate her… — Gail Carriger
Alexia had spent long hours wondering over that mustache. Werewolves did not grow hair, as they did not age. Where had it come from? Had… — Gail Carriger
You don't look so hot, Adrien." "Yeah, well I'm having a bad heart day." His upper lip curled in a semblance of a smile. "Tell… — Josh Lanyon

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