Usual Quotes

623 Usual quotes by 519 unique authors

I loved you!” he yelled. He jumped up out of his chair so quickly I never saw it coming. “I loved you, and you destroyed… — Richelle Mead
It was February sixth: eight days until Valentine's Day. I was dateless, as usual, deep in the vice grip of unrequited love. It was bad… — Joan Bauer
Even her name seemed empty, as though it had detached itself from her and was floating untethered in his mind. How am I supposed to… — Audrey Niffenegger
And so taking the long way home through the market I slow my pace down. It doesn't come naturally. My legs are programmed to trot… — Alexandra Potter
Nobody had noticed, nobody had paid attention, but, as usual, the essential part of the matter had been settled before the story had begun, and… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon
What are you thinking?" he asked curiously. Ilooked up into his deep gold eyes, became befuddled, and, as usual, blurted out the truth. "I'm trying… — Stephenie Meyer
Meg and Belch only had eyes for each other. Not in the usual romantic sense. — Eoin Colfer
Any other vexations to report?" he asks. "I love the word 'vexations.'" "It's the 'x.' Nice to jump off a 'v' and bite into an… — Michael Cunningham
The kiss began much the same as usual--Edward was as careful as ever, and my heart began to overreact like it always did. And then… — Stephenie Meyer
Through eons of living in a land so poor there was little to eat but oats, they had as usual converted necessity into a virtue,… — Diana Gabaldon
But there would be no confrontation the next day. And for Tommy Williams, there would be no school, either. Because the moment he walked through… — Liz Kessler
Are we going to Portland?" I asked. "Or Multnomah Falls?" He smiled at me. "Go to sleep." I waited three seconds. "Are we there yet?"… — Patricia Briggs
. . some moment happens in your life that you say yes right up to the roots of your hair, that makes it worth having… — Frederick Buechner
Sometimes I would get invited to a party or to go out to dinner by one of them and I would decline. Part of me… — Henry Rollins
Poppy was now almost well. She still slept more than usual, but when she wasn't sleeping she tromped around the doctor's house pulling spoons off… — Jeanne DuPrau
You have been second always. Tragical? No. You preferred it to the usual thing: One dull man, dulling and uxorious, One average mind- with one… — Ezra Pound
We imagine that when we are thrown out of our usual ruts all is lost, but it is only then that what is new and… — Leo Tolstoy
Madelyne, we're married now. 'Tis a usual occurrence to bed one's wife on the wedding night. — Julie Garwood
Go on with your work as usual, for work is a blessed solace. — Louisa May Alcott
As usual, it occurred to me that words were the only thing that could possibly save me from this situation. This was a characteristic misunderstanding… — Yukio Mishima
Here again you confuse and mix everything up in your usual way. — Martin Luther
So far, she’d been her usual lame self: solitary and routine-loving, carefully avoiding any path that might lead to spontaneous human interaction. Lena Kaligaris — Ann Brashares
We let off a Dungbomb in the corridor and it upset him for some reason—" "So he hauled us off to his office and started… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
What do you want a clock for?” “To find out what time it is,” I said. “I think that’s the usual purpose. — Jeff Lindsay
But in his experience it was only a matter of time before the normal balance of the universe restored itself and started doing the usual… — Terry Pratchett

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