Get Away Quotes - Page 11

• I don't care about the little guy. I just hate the big guy. I hate big smug people who think they can get away with things.

  Lee Child

  Hate, Thinking, People

  Lee Child (2015). “The Essential Jack Reacher, Volume 1, 7-Book Bundle: Persuader, The Enemy, One Shot, The Hard Way, Bad Luck and Trouble, Nothing to Lose, Gone Tomorrow”, p.236, Delacorte Press

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• You went out with a girl at first because the sheer sight of her made you weak in the knees. You fell in love and were desperate not to let her get away. And yet the more you thought about her, the less you knew who she was. The hope was that love transcended all differences. That was the hope.

  Jeffrey Eugenides

  Girl, Sight, Differences

  Jeffrey Eugenides (2011). “The Marriage Plot: A Novel”, p.275, Macmillan

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• "We're staying together," he promised. "You're not getting away from me. Never again."

  Rick Riordan

  Love, Together, Annabeth

  "The Mark of Athena". Book by Rick Riordan, October 2, 2012.

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• Don't ever forget your history," she sang, "or any wicked soul can lie to you and get away with it.

  Jack Gantos

  Lying, Soul, Wicked

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• Dani, Dani, Dani." I flinch. I've never heard anyone say my name so gently. It creeps me all kinds of out. He's towering over me, arms crossed over his chest, scarred forearms dark against the rolled-up sleeves of a crisp white shirt. Heavy silver cuffs glint at both wrists. The light is smack behind his head, as usual. "You didn't really think I'd let you get away with it," Ryodan says.

  Karen Marie Moning

  Dark, Thinking, Light

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• "It's OK," Puck says. She has a quick way of hiding her disappointment. If you're not looking for it, she's put it away somewhere before you know it was there. "You're busy." "No," I tell her. "No, I'll think about it. I'm not sure if I can get away." I don't know wheat I'm thinking. I cannot find the time to get away. I'm not a good dinner companion. But it's hard to think of that. Instead I'm wishing that I'd spoken sooner, before I'd seen her disappointment.

  Maggie Stiefvater

  Disappointment, Thinking, Wish

  "The Scorpio Races". Book by Maggie Stiefvater, October 18, 2011.

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• Nick scowled out the window. "I have friends in Exeter already. I have-those people, you know, they hang around outside the bike sheds, they're always hassling Jamie." "Those are some awesome dudes," Jamie muttered. "Don't let them get away.

  Sarah Rees Brennan

  People, Window, Jamie

  Sarah Rees Brennan (2010). “The Demon's Covenant”, p.30, Simon and Schuster

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• You're not asking me to guess the mind of Matrim Cauthon, are you?" Elayne asked. "I'm convinced that Mat only acts simple so that people will let him get away with more.

  Robert Jordan

  Simple, People, Mind

  Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson (2013). “A Memory of Light”, p.694, Macmillan

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• Whenever he was in company he wanted to get away, and whenever he was alone he wanted company.

  J. K. Rowling

  Company, Wanted

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• If you looked busy, you could get away with almost anything.

  Brent Weeks

  Busy, Ifs

  Brent Weeks (2010). “The Black Prism: Book 1 of Lightbringer”, p.338, Hachette UK

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• We are always getting away from the present moment. Our mental existence, which are immaterial and have no dimensions, are passing along the Time-Dimension with a uniform velocity from the cradle to the grave.

  H. G. Wells

  Time, Velocity, Uniforms

  H. G. Wells (2013). “Delphi Collected Works of H. G. Wells (Illustrated)”, p.17, Delphi Classics

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• No buts," he said, "because there are none. You see yourself as someone who couldn't get away. I see the courageous woman who escaped. You see yourself as someone who should be ashamed or guilty because she let it happen. I see a kind, beautiful woman who should feel proud because she stopped it from happening ever again. Not many women have the strength to do what you did.

  Nicholas Sparks

  Beautiful, Proud, Courageous

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• We’re staying together,” he promised. “You’re not getting away from me. Never again.” Only then did she understand what would happen. A one-way trip. A very hard fall. ”As long as we’re together,” she said. She heard Nico and Hazel still screaming for help. She saw sunlight far, far above- maybe the last sunlight she would ever see. Then Percy let go of his ledge, and together, holding hands, he and Annabeth fell into the endless darkness.

  Rick Riordan

  Letting Go, Fall, Hands

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• I have one problem, I don’t hate people. They disgust me and I want to get away from them. I do not have hatred. I have an escape mechanism.

  Charles Bukowski

  Hate, People, Hatred

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• Never use five words if you can get away with one, eh? I've known dead men talk more than you do.

  Neil Gaiman

  Men, Use, Dead Man

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• Now I'm hot and bothered, and wondering why my new neighbor isn't putting the moves on me." "Maybe he doesn't want to push you too far, too fast and scare you off." Gideon's eyes glittered in the light of the television. "Is that so?" He nuzzled his nose against my temple. "If he has half a brain, he'd know not to let you get away." Oh... "Maybe I should make the first move," I whispered, wrapping my fingers around his wrist. "But what if he thinks I'm too easy?" "He'll be too busy thinking he's damned luck.

  Sylvia Day

  Moving, Eye, Thinking

  Sylvia Day (2013). “The Crossfire Series Books 1-3 by Sylvia Day”, p.571, Penguin

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• Whether a person is spiritual or not, we all seek to get away from the stress, anger, and anxiety of everyday life. Some people drink, do drugs, or do worse to escape, and they hurt themselves in the process. Some people listen to music, mine included, and feel better.

  Yanni

  Life, Motivational, Music

  Yanni (2003). “Yanni in Words”

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• Skinny foodie, get away from me.

  Mindy Kaling

  Food, Skinny

  Twitter post from Sep 26, 2013

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• Of all the old maid's blessing, the greatest is carte blanche. Spinsterhood is powerful; once a woman is called "that crazy old maid" she can get away with anything.

  Florence King

  Single, Powerful, Crazy

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• He can only get away from death by continually stepping within an inch of it.

  Gilbert K. Chesterton

  Death, Courage, Inches

  "The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton".

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• It's difficult, if not impossible, to get away with anything false before the camera. That instrument penetrates the husk of the actor; it reveals what's truly happening - if anything, if nothing. A close-up demands absolute truth. It's a severe and awesome truth

  Elia Kazan

  Inspirational, Motivational, Acting

  Elia Kazan (2011). “Elia Kazan: A Life”, p.485, Knopf

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• One of the most dangerous things that can happen to a child is to kill or torture an animal and get away with it.

  Margaret Mead

  Children, Animal, Welfare

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• Win any way as long as you can get away with it. Nice guys finish last.

  Leo Durocher

  Motivational, Teamwork, Sports

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• One rule I had was make your best pitch and back up third base. That relay might get away and you've got another shot at him.

  Lefty Gomez

  Baseball, Might, Shots

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• Let's go again to Niag'ra,
  This time we'll look at the Fall.
  Let's leave our hut, Dear,
  Get out of our rut, Dear,
  Let's get away from it all.

  Tom Adair

  Fall, Adventure, Looks

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