Waited Quotes

500 Waited quotes by 395 unique authors

He had once found himself in a room with Lady Bessborough's long-haired white cat. He happened to be dressed in an immaculate black coat and… — Susanna Clarke
As Lacy waited for her turn to speak on Peter's behalf, she thought back to the first time she realized she could hate her own… — Jodi Picoult
She would have liked to know how he felt as to a meeting. Perhaps indifferent, if indifference could exist under such circumstances. He must be… — Jane Austen
He didn't say anything more, just waited for me to tell him what I'd been thinking. It was pure speculation, and I was opening myself… — Patricia Briggs
Every moment waited is a moment wasted.... — David Deida
You know Sven? The man who takes care of the gym?' he asked. He waited till he got a nod from Nicholson. 'Well, if Sven… — J D Salinger
That was how it was, sometimes. You put yourself in front of the thing and waited for whatever was going to happen and that was… — David Wroblewski
But I have to confess, I'm glad you two had at least a few months of happiness together." I'm not glad," says Peeta. "I wish… — Suzanne Collins
My chest ached, my body speaking a language my head didn't quite understand. I waited. But Grace, the only person in the world I wanted… — Maggie Stiefvater
I waited for dawn, but only because I had forgotten how hard mornings were. For a second I'd be normal. Then came the dim awareness… — Francine Prose
Next year he did not come for her. She waited in a new frock because the old one simply would not meet, but he never… — James M. Barrie
He wondered whether home was a thing that happened to a place after a while, or if it was something that you found in the… — Neil Gaiman
He just waited until I stopped talking and said, 'Jesus, kid, you're almost a detective. All you need now is a gun, a gut, and… — John Green
Shouldn't that be flipped right-side up?" I asked. "No," she said, eyes on the cards. After several moments of heavy silence, said, "You will destroy… — Richelle Mead
I described the pyramid we'd found and waited for him to jump on the bandwagon. Unfortunately he's afraid of wagons. And bands. — Jennifer Rardin
I'm a child in that respect: able to live, physically speaking, on a crumb of anticipation for weeks at a time, but always in danger… — ZoÃ« Heller
Having waited my entire life to get an award for something, anything...I now get awards all the time for being mentally ill. It’s better than… — Carrie Fisher
But in the garden the sun still shone. The innumerable bees hummed. The scent of thyme hung on the air. But only the Natterjack was… — Edward Eager
Tell me, he said, "What is this thing about time? Why is it better to be late than early? People are always saying, we must… — James A. Baldwin
Please God, please suh, don't let him love nobody else but me. Maybe Ah'm is uh fool, Lawd, lak dey say, but Lawd, Ah been… — Zora Neale Hurston
Where is the sound?" someone hastily scribbled on the blackboard, and they all waited anxiously for the reply. Milo caught his breath, picked up the… — Norton Juster
And he waited. It was only for a few seconds, but it felt like a small forever. — Neil Gaiman
He waited while Gilan and Will moved the cloaks experimentally, eyeing each other and studying the unusual colors, seeing how they would blend into the… — John Flanagan
The more Susan waited, the more the doorbell didn't ring. Or the phone. — Douglas Adams
This was the kiss I had waited for so long - a kiss born by the river of our childhood, when we didn't yet know… — Paulo Coelho

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