I Realized Quotes - Page 21

• ...five minutes from now, when everything else had dropped away and I realized the full impact of what I’d done, I’d feel my heart breaking.

  Becca Fitzpatrick

  Heart, Impact, Done

  Becca Fitzpatrick (2013). “The Complete Hush, Hush Saga: includes Hush, Hush; Crescendo; Silence and Finale”, p.316, Simon and Schuster

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• There was a lot of apologizing going on, but I realized that was how it was with people you cared about. You forgave each other and moved on.

  Richelle Mead

  People, Moved On, Apologizing

  Richelle Mead (2009). “Blood Promise: A Vampire Academy Novel”, p.251, Penguin

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• It truly sucks to doubt your friends when you only have one or two of them, I realized.

  Lilith Saintcrow

  Two, Doubt

  Lilith Saintcrow (2011). “Dante Valentine”, p.181, Hachette UK

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• I roll my eyes. "So when did I become so special? When they carted me off to the Capitol?" "No, about six months before that. Right after New Year's. We were in the Hob, eating some slop of Greasy Sae's. And Darius was teasing you about trading a rabbit for one of his kisses. And I realized...I minded.

  Suzanne Collins

  New Year, Eye, Kissing

  Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.199, Scholastic Inc.

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• I realized what a ridiculous lie my whole life has been.

  Arthur Miller

  Life, Lying, Ridiculous

  Arthur Miller (1994). “Death of a Salesman”, p.78, Heinemann

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• Later, going home, I realized they didn't look alike at all; what made them seem to was the aftermath of stress and the lingering of sorrow. It's strange how pain marks our faces, and makes us look like family.

  Stephen King

  Pain, Stress, Home

  Stephen King (2016). “Coffey's Hands”, p.26, Simon and Schuster

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• But once I'd come up with it, I realized it really was the perfect plan. Instead of waiting for Maria to come to me, I was simply going to go to her and, well... Send her back to where she came. Or reduce her to a mound of quivering gelatinous goo. Whichever came first.

  Meg Cabot

  Perfect, Waiting, Firsts

  Meg Cabot (2009). “Young Blood”, p.107, Pan Macmillan

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• Come on guys, you cant fight like this forever" "Actually," Simon said, raising his hand,"I can". Jace made a weird noise and I realized he was trying not to laugh-which by the way, wasn't working.

  Cassandra Clare

  Fighting, Hands, Laughing

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• Sometimes when I'm brushing my teeth, I'll look at the mirror and I swear my reflection seems kind of disappointed. I realized a couple of years ago that not only am I not super-skilled at anything, I'm not even particularly good at being myself.

  Charles Yu

  Couple, Reflection, Mirrors

  Charles Yu (2010). “How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe: A Novel”, p.10, Vintage

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• I`ve got a black woolen hat and it`s got Pervert written across the front of it. It`s the name of the clothing label. And I was with my wife and my baby at the supermarket and I didn`t think. I just put my hat on Clara`s head, because it was cold. And the looks. I couldn`t figure out why I was getting death looks. And then I realized my 10-month old baby`s wearing a hat with the word Pervert written on it and these people were like, `There`s Satan! There`s Satan out with his kid!` And then I made a point of her wearing it every time we went there.

  Ewan McGregor

  Baby, Kids, Thinking

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• I realized that conservatism was the philosophy that best suited me, with its emphasis on individual liberty, personal responsibility, and merit.

  Mark Levin

  Philosophy, Responsibility, Liberty

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• I missed him. Love, I realized, was something your spine memorized. There was nothing you could do about that.

  Lorrie Moore

  Spine

  Lorrie Moore (2012). “Anagrams”, p.37, Vintage

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• As I sat down, though, I realized that you can get used to certain luxuries that you start to think they're necessities, but when you have to forgo them, you come to see that you don't need them after all. There was a big difference between needing things and wanting things--though a lot of people had trouble telling the two apart--and at the ranch, I could see, we have pretty much everything we'd need but precious little else.

  Jeannette Walls

  Thinking, Two, Luxury

  Jeannette Walls (2009). “Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel”, p.133, Simon and Schuster

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• I realized I wasn't going to find a man until I was willing to expose myself to possible harm, to assume the risks of rejection and betrayal and heartbreak that came along with caring about someone. Someday, I promised myself, I would be ready for that kind of risk.

  Lisa Kleypas

  Betrayal, Caring, Men

  Lisa Kleypas (2010). “Sugar Daddy: A Novel”, p.179, Macmillan

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• Out of nowhere, Valek appeared before me, yelling in my ear, shaking my shoulders. Stupidly, belatedly, I realized he was the drunk. Who else but Valek could win a fight against four large men when armed only with a beer mug?

  Maria V. Snyder

  Fighting, Beer, Winning

  Maria V. Snyder (2012). “Poison Study”, p.91, Harlequin

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• Watching Italians eat (especially men, I have to say) is a form of tourism the books don't tell you about. They close their eyes, raise their eyebrows into accent marks, and make sounds of acute appreciation. It's fairly sexy. Of course I don't know how these men behave at home, if they help with the cooking or are vain and boorish and mistreat their wives. I realized Mediterranean cultures have their issues. Fine, don't burst my bubble. I didn’t want to marry these guys, I just wanted to watch. (p. 247)

  Barbara Kingsolver

  Sexy, Appreciation, Book

  Barbara Kingsolver (2010). “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: Our Year of Seasonal Eating”, p.247, Faber & Faber

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• Oh, man," Xavier groaned. "See what you've done--now I'm stressing." "You can't! You're the stable one!" Xavier laughed and I realized his distress had been feigned to illustrate a point. He wasn't worried in the slightest. "Just relax. Go and run a bath or have a shot of brandy." "Okay." "That second bit was a joke. We both know you can't hold your liquor.

  Alexandra Adornetto

  Running, Stress, Men

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• Go ahead. You're not going to walk in on anyone. I'm home alone." "The whole night?" Immediately, I realized it might not have been the smartest thing to say. "Dorothea will be coming soon." That was a lie. Dorothea was long gone. It was close to midnight. "Dorothea?" "Our housekeeper. She's old- but strong. Very strong." I tried to squeeze past him. Unsuccessfully. "Sounds frightening," he said, retrieving the key from the lock. He held it out for me. "She can clean a toilet inside and out in under a minute. More like terrifying.

  Becca Fitzpatrick

  Strong, Lying, Home

  Becca Fitzpatrick (2013). “The Complete Hush, Hush Saga: includes Hush, Hush; Crescendo; Silence and Finale”, p.87, Simon and Schuster

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• I was making pancakes the other day and a fly flew into the kitchen. And that's when I realized that a spatula is a lot like a fly-swatter. And a crushed fly is a lot like a blueberry. And a roommate is a lot like a fly eater.

  Demetri Martin

  Funny, Im Sorry, Humor

  TV Series "Comedy Central Presents" ("Demetri Martin", 2004), www.imdb.com. (1998– ).

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• I wondered to myself why no one else had seen him standing so far away, before he was suddenly, impossibly saving my life. With chagrin, I realized the probable cause - no one else was as aware of Edward as I always was. No one else watched him the way I did. How pitiful.

  Stephenie Meyer

  Saving, Way, Causes

  Stephenie Meyer (2009). “Twilight: Twilight”, p.47, Hachette UK

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• That's when I realized that certain moments go on forever. Even after they're over they still go on, even after you're dead and buried, those moments are lasting still, backward and forward, on into infinity. They are everything and everywhere all at once. They are the meaning.

  Lauren Oliver

  Forever, Goes On, Infinity

  Lauren Oliver (2010). “Before I Fall”, p.294, Hachette UK

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• "Hey Jacob!" I felt an unfamiliar surge of enthusiasm at his smile. I realized that I was pleased to see him. This knowledge surprised me. I smiled back, and something clicked silently into place, like two corresponding puzzle pieces. I'd forgotten how much I really liked Jacob Black.

  Stephenie Meyer

  Two, Black, Enthusiasm

  "New Moon". Book by Stephenie Meyer, September 6, 2006.

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• I'd accepted a while ago that there were too many reasons for me to even think about him romantically anymore. Every once in a while, I slipped a little and kind of wished he would too. It'd have been nice to know that he still wanted me, that I still drove him crazy. Studying him now, I realized he might not ever slip because I didn't drive him crazy anymore. It was a depressing thought.

  Richelle Mead

  Depressing, Crazy, Nice

  Richelle Mead (2008). “Frostbite: A Vampire Academy Novel”, p.35, Penguin

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• I was in his hands, he called me by the thunder at my ear. I was in his hands: I was being changed; all that I could do was cling to him. I did not realize, until I realized it, that I was also kissing him, that everything was breaking and changing and turning in me and moving toward him.

  James A. Baldwin

  Moving, Kissing, Hands

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• I realized that I was really tired of people popping on and off of my property like it was a train station on the supernatural railroad.

  Charlaine Harris

  Tired, People, Railroads

  Charlaine Harris (2009). “Dead and Gone: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel”, p.99, Penguin

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