Made Quotes - Page 36

• Mother Very Easily Made Jam Sandwiches Under No Protest

  Diana Wynne Jones

  Mother, Jam, Sandwiches

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• Who makes the world? Perhaps the world is not made. Perhaps nothing is made. Perhaps it simply is, has been, will always be there…a clock without a craftsman.

  Alan Moore

  World, Clock, Craftsman

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• Edward thought he was going to ruin Bella's life and he made her happy. And that really was everything for him.

  Stephenie Meyer

  Ruins

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• Maybe her own tears were the poison that made her grow.

  Francesca Lia Block

  Tears, Poison, Grows

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• I made the decision fifteen years ago that you were my life. My everything. You were with me in my dreams my dark lover my friend and confidant.

  Christine Feehan

  Dream, Dark, Years

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• It seemed to her as though everything that was good and true had been blasted out of the world. All those things had been crushed destroyed made to disappear.

  Anna Godbersen

  World, Disappear, Crushed

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• Henry turned his hat in his hands but went on looking at Diana in a way that made her want to crawl into his arms and stay there forever.

  Anna Godbersen

  Hands, Forever, Want

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• A man is made in the rough-and-tumble of the world a lady emerges from the flossy back rooms of her own imagination.

  Anna Godbersen

  Men, Imagination, World

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• The scar will remain, but it is better for a man to lose both arms than his soul; and these hard years, instead of being lost, may be made the most precious of your lives, if they teach you to rule yourselves.

  Louisa May Alcott

  Men, Years, Soul

  Louisa May Alcott (2015). “Little Men: Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys & A Sequel - Jo's Boys and How They Turned Out (Children’s Classics Series – Illustrated Edition)”, p.414, e-artnow

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• He knew that he was the stuff of which fanatics and madmen are made and that he had turned his destiny as if with his bare will. He kept himself upright on a very narrow line between madness and emptiness and when the time came for him to lose his balance he intended to lurch toward emptiness and fall on the side of his choice.

  Flannery O'Connor

  Fall, Destiny, Choices

  Flannery O'Connor (1983). “Three by Flannery O'Connor: Wise blood, The violent bear it away, Everything that rises must converge”, Signet Classics

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• She was indeed a girl of exquisite beauty. She was one of those languid women made of dark honey smooth and sweet and terribly sticky.

  Patrick Süskind

  Girl, Sweet, Dark

  Patrick Süskind (2015). “Perfume: The Story of a Murderer”, p.182, Penguin UK

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• You mostly.” Her hands went still again as her eyes stared off into the past with a look so wistful it made me ache for her. “The boys tended to take care of each other but you were too much for anyone else to handle.” I poked at the ball of yarn avoiding her eyes. “I wasn’t that bad.” She smiled. “You broke Ethan’s arm.” “It was self-defense. He wouldn’t let go of my foot.” “He was helping you tie your shoe.

  Rachel Vincent

  Letting Go, Eye, Boys

  Rachel Vincent (2016). “Stray”, p.132, MIRA

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• Anderson sent me to give you this he said. I believe the subtext was kiss and makeup. This time I was sure I made a face. "I rather kiss a copperhead." I grabbed the envelop from his hand. He laughed and held up his hands in surrender. Don't worry. It was only a figure of speech.

  Jenna Black

  Believe, Kissing, Makeup

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• In retrospect Hank I don't know why I spent four years writing this book when I could have just made a hit sing-a-ma-jig album.

  John Green

  Book, Writing, Years

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• I remembered the pain as clearly as if I were shifting — the pain of loss. I felt the agony of the single moment that I lost myself. Lost what made me Sam. The part of me that could remember Grace's name.

  Maggie Stiefvater

  Pain, Loss, Agony

  Maggie Stiefvater (2009). “Shiver”, p.143, Scholastic Inc.

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• Well thank you, me old gobbler,' said Mr. Gum handing over some money that Billy William would later discover to be made out of lies and broken promises.

  Andy Stanton

  Lying, Broken, Promise

  Andy Stanton (2011). “You're a Bad Man, Mr. Gum!”, p.22, Egmont UK

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• She began to feel the sense of wonderful elation that always came to her when beauty took hold of her and made her forget her fears.

  Madeleine L'Engle

  Elation, Wonderful, Forget

  Madeleine L'Engle (2010). “And Both Were Young”, p.27, Macmillan

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• Grown-ups love figures... When you tell them you've made a new friend they never ask you any questions about essential matters. They never say to you "What does his voice sound like? What games does he love best? Does he collect butterflies? " Instead they demand "How old is he? How much does he weigh? How much money does his father make? " Only from these figures do they think they have learned anything about him.

  Antoine de Saint-Exupery

  Father, Butterfly, Thinking

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• Molly slapped the lid back down then pushed past Luce into the foyer stumbling over Shelby in her path. �Excuse you � they said gruffly at the same time eyeing each other suspiciously. �Oh good. � Gabbe leaned in to give Luce a hug. �Molly'�s made a friend.�

  Lauren Kate

  Past, Excuse You, Giving

  Lauren Kate (2011). “The Fallen Sequence: An Omnibus Edition”, p.695, Delacorte Press

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• Though if love was an animal, Garret knew, it would probably be the Loch Ness Monster. If it didn’t exist, that didn’t matter. People made models of it, put it in the water, and took photos. The hoax of it was good enough. The idea of it. Though some people feared it, wished it would just go away, had their lives insured against being eaten alive by it.

  Tao Lin

  Animal, Ideas, People

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• I made the wrong choice ," I whispered. My mother shook her head. "A child should never have to choose.

  Mitch Albom

  Mother, Children, Choices

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• I fear that a life of death has made me numb to both.

  Seth Grahame-Smith

  Numb

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• I ask to be made beautiful like the trees are beautiful, each growing according to a unique plan. Lop off a limb and and the tree will accommodate it's loss, still growing and still beautiful. It is my hope to be able to flourish in a similar fashion, taking on the shape and dimensions that is intended for me.

  Julia Cameron

  Beautiful, Fashion, Loss

  Julia Cameron (2007). “The Writing Diet: Write Yourself Right-Size”, p.38, Penguin

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• well it about these really naughty girls they made this huge girls gand they stole stuff from shopes and stuff

  Jacqueline Wilson

  Girl, Naughty, Stuff

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• Money is for doing things, my love. Don't sit on it like a hen sits on an egg. It doesn't hatch. I should know. I've made enough of it.

  Maureen Johnson

  Eggs, Hens, Enough

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