I Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with I. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“I’m so often ill, I’ve learned to appreciate reading novels in a feverish haze. It’s with a fever I fell in love with W.G. Sebald, Marguerite Duras, Annie Ernaux, and Hervé Guibert—their prose somehow lends itself to the restless heat of illness. As far as personal or essay writing goes, I prefer a colder persona, revealed through form and style over interiority or intimacy.”
“I’m so optimistic my blood type is B Positive”
“I'm so out of shape I take steroids just to watch sports.”
“I’m so pathetically intense. I just can’t be any other way.”
Source: The Letters of Sylvia Plath Vol 2: 1956-1963 – A Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet's Intimate Correspondence on Marriage and Mental Health
“I’m so pleased you’re such a quick judge of character. You’ve got him tagged.”
“Yep, toe-tagged, in the freezer, then buried six feet under.”
Source: Stealing Phoenix
“I'm so proud of you, and so amused at your discomfort in being recognized for you dedication and skill."
"Amused? Here's another funny for you. You're getting a medal, too."
He dropped her hand. "What? I'm a civilian, as you continually remind me."
"The Civilian Medal of Merit, and they don't given them out like candy, pal, especially to shady characters."
"I don't think it's appropriate."
She loved it, just loved when he turned all dignified.
"Oh, it is, and how I get to be amused. You're the one who started sticking his nose in, then his whole body. Now you're going to have to stand up there on Wednesday afternoon - fourteen hundred, so put that in your book - and take what you get. And I'm pretty damn proud of you, too, so suck it up.”
Source: Thankless in Death
“I'm so proud of you I could burst, but in the interest of saving the poor cleaning staff the hassle, I would, instead, like to take you to our room and lick you from stem to stern until you beg me to stop.”
Source: Taming Flame
“I'm so proud of you," she said, and she supposed she was, or she would have been if her sister hadn't come over and transplanted her mind into Jackie's, if Jackie had time to just sit with the news and process it according to her own values and dreams.”
Source: A Kind of Freedom
“I'm so scared of dying without ever being really seen. Can you understand?”
Source: Infinite Jest
“I'm so sick and tired of leeches; blood sucking individuals with no remorse. It's now time to cut them off and get rid of them from my life. The hungry consultants, unscrupulous professional advisors, fake friends, dubious investors, bogus business partners, self-anointed good-soil for seed ministries, selfish relatives and those who feel I don't deserve!”
“I'm so small,” said the mole. “Yes,” said the boy, “but you make a huge difference.”
Source: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
“I'm so sorry about all you're going through, but I'm not sorry that it brought you to me.”
Source: How (Not) to Fall in Love
“I’m so sorry,” Gabby whispered. “Don’t be, baby. This was way better than what I had planned anyway.” He moved a stray curl back behind her ear, “I was so upset last night and knew I just needed some time to think, to make sure that this was the right decision.” He leaned down and kissed her head.”
Source: Mending
“I’m so sorry,” he said, because after Pamela died, he promised himself that if anyone told him the smallest, saddest story, he would answer, I’m so sorry. Meaning, Yes, that happened. You couldn't believe the people who believed that not mentioning sadness was a kind of magic that could stave off the very sadness you didn't mention – as though grief were the opposite of Rumpelstiltskin and materialized only at the sound of its own name.”
Source: Thunderstruck & Other Stories
“I'm so sorry," he whispered to her, knowing she couldn't hear. I'm so sorry."
Her mouth moved, working to speak, and he leaned in to make out what she was trying to say.
"Me ... too," she whispered. "I only ever ... cared for...”
Source: The Death Cure
“I’m so sorry. I am, but Kya, it’s not just guys who are unfaithful. I’ve been duped, dropped, run over a few times myself. Let’s face it, a lot of times I love doesn’t work out. Yet even when it fails, it connects you to others and, in the end, that is all you have, the connections. Look at us; you and I have each other now, and just think, if I have kids and you have kids, well, that’s a whole new string of connections. And on it goes. Kya, if you love Tate, take a chance.”
Source: Where the Crawdads Sing
“I’m so sorry, I’m trying to keep your family from putting a hit on Tate if he elopes with the prodigal daughter.”
“They wouldn't,” Tate said. “They love me.”
“Not that much they don’t,” Mel said”
Source: Vanilla Beaned
“I'm so sorry. I think I'm just tired."
The socially accepted excuse for being mental.”
Source: Lobsters
“I'm so sorry it's had to be this hard. But if I hadn't walked this path, who would I be? At the moment I felt at the center of my own life, the dream braided into my memory like sweetgrass.”
Source: Stone Butch Blues
“I'm so sorry," she said.
That was the moment I should have begun to wonder.”
Source: The Reckoning of Noah Shaw
“I’m so sorry, sweetheart. I’ll let you go, but don’t expect me to forget you. We’re bonded. I’ll be on your trail, doing everything in my power to win and romance you. So prepare to see a lot of me. I love you too much to let you go.”
“Like I’d ever allow you to let me go. You’re mine. I love you, too, Flowers.” Her dark lashes swept up, her eyes suddenly shining with love.”
Source: The Darkest Kiss
“I'm so sorry to do this to you," she whispered tenderly. "I'm so sorry we are too poor to buy you a toy car.”
“I’m so sorry.” We both spoke the words at exactly the same time. We tried again, and the same thing happened. Suddenly, I laughed, and he did too. Short bursts, at first, and then for longer. It was proper, genuine laughter, the kind that makes your whole body shake. My mouth was wide open, my breath slightly wheezy, my eyes shut tight. I felt vulnerable, and yet very relaxed and comfortable. I imagined that vomiting or going to the lavatory in front of him would feel the same way.”
Source: Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
“I'm so storming clever that half the time, even I can't follow what I'm talking about.”
Source: Oathbringer
“I'm so stupid," I tell her, tears streaming down my face now, blocking my vision.
"You're not stupid. You're just an emotional vampire.”
Source: Volition
“I'm so thankful, but you know, dear one
the gods' messages can be sent even without cookies
---messages of courage, hope, laughter, support.
They must be sent---through cookies or stories
quiet deeds or mountaintop proclamations.
Hearts are waiting, worying, hurting
---in need of a message
you can send.”
Source: Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess
“I'm so thankful for the people who see the calling on my life.”
“I'm so tired. I'm so tired all the time." Her words were coming in small gasps. "I think I could do everything better if I weren't so tired”
Source: A Proper Charade
“I’m so tired of it all. I’m tired of not fitting in; of being left out; of being hated. I’m tired of having everything I am ripped up and strewn around the room the way a puppy wrecks an abandoned toilet roll. I’m tired of never doing anything right; of constantly being humiliated; of feeling like I’m just not good enough, no matter what I do. I’m tired of feeling like this. And most of all, I’m tired of being a polar bear, wandering around the rainforest on my own.”
“I'm so ugly,” she whispers through sobs.
It throws me because that couldn't be further from the truth. “You're beautiful,” I tell her.
“Not on the inside where it counts. My insides are dirty and ugly.”
I brush her tears away and look into her eyes. “Then you don't see the parts that I do.”
Source: Blame It on the Shame Part 1
“I’m so unwhole. I don’t know where all the pieces of me are, how to fit them together, how to make them stick. Or if I even can.”
Source: Girl in Pieces
“I’m so used to planning for guys, dressing and undressing for them and trying to morph myself into their dream girl. I’m so used to it that I don’t really know where that girl ends and the real me begins. I suppose what it comes down to is confidence. I’m confident in that girl, the one who emerges from my walk-in wearing lingerie when I’m done getting ready. But at Faye’s house, I’m not going to be that girl. I’m going to be me.
Whoever that is anymore.”
Source: Firsts
“I'm so very grateful that my life was so brutally and completely torn down so that it could be rebuilt from its foundation in a more meaningful way.
I'm getting the feeling that another life tear down is coming, to be rebuilt once again in an even more meaningful way than the last time. I'm so very grateful for such an indestructible foundation that is ALWAYS prepared to support whatever good thing is built upon it.”
“I'm someone who chronically and compulsively rehearses tragedy, assuming that I when will be prepared when it comes. Or that it might never come because I'm ready for it. After all, I did my part:I sacrificed joy in the moment of feeling it to forestall future pain.”
Source: Rising Strong: The Reckoning. The Rumble. The Revolution
“I’m someone who has books all over the house. I appreciate Marie Kondo, her philosophy about holding on to only the things that spark joy, but every single one of these books sparks joy. I feel good just looking at them.”
“I'm sometimes accused of drug trafficking. It's an activity that for the time being, historically, shall we say has been declared illegal. It's illegal at the moment, but in the long run and in the future, we're going to show that it will head for legalization.”
“I’m sometimes amazed the human species survived to the present day, given the things we did to ourselves in the name of healing.”
p. 103, Elemental Imbalances”
Source: New Worlds, Year Three: More Essays on the Art of Worldbuilding
“I'm sometimes on my knees to please but I'm mostly on my knees to pray. I'm no saint.”
Source: I WILL BE A BILLIONAIRE: The right mindset is the first step towards the journey.
“I'm somewhere else entirely, thinking about my letter to Peter, wondering if it was heartfelt enough, and how and when I'm going to give it to him, and what he'll say, and what it will mean.”
Source: P.S. I Still Love You
“I’m—sorry about being a lousy date,” Alec muttered.
“What are you talking about?” Magnus asked. “You’re a fantastic date. You’ve only been here ten minutes, and I already got half of your clothes off.”
Source: The Course of True Love [and First Dates]
“I'm sorry about that. I thought you were going to die.'
'Hey, I'm usually about to die. Don't feel bad.”
Source: The Battle of the Labyrinth
“I’m sorry about the blood in your mouth. I wish it was mine.”
“I'm sorry about the screaming. I thought you were him.”
Source: Because I'm Watching
“I'm sorry about the trouble, Karen," he said, loud and clear, so everyone could hear how reasonable he was being.
She scowled up at him, eyes narrowed. Her arm flew almost faster than I could see. The smack of flesh against flesh was loud in the silence, and a small red handprint stood out starkly on his left cheek. "You have no idea how sorry you're going to be.”
Source: Alpha
“I'm sorry, anal sex," Beavers continued, embarrassed by her slip of the tongue.”
Source: Flagrant Conduct: The Story of Lawrence v. Texas
“I'm sorry, Arty,' she whispered into his ear.
'Sorry for what?'
'For everything. For the last few months, I haven't been myself. But things are going to change. Time to stop living in the past.'
Artemis felt a tear on his cheek. He wasn't sure whose tear it was.”
Source: Artemis Fowl
“I’m sorry, Bill, I thought you said something about aliens? Did you give up the menthols for marijuana? Or maybe they now have flavored joints as well?”
Source: Truth Insurrected: The Saint Mary Project
“I'm sorry," Billy says, "but I felt it was too organized. I like ellipses and teeny jottings and spontaneous poems and particularly all those devices like long lists of melancholy things.”
Source: Forgetting Elena
“I'm sorry, but I don't want to be an emperor. That's not my business. I don't want to rule or conquer anyone. I should like to help everyone if possible; Jew, Gentile, black man, white. We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that. We want to live by each other's happiness, not by each other's misery. We don't want to hate and despise one another. In this world there is room for everyone, and the good earth is rich and can provide for everyone. The way of life can be free and beautiful, but we have lost the way. Greed has poisoned men's souls, has barricaded the world with hate, has goose-stepped us into misery and bloodshed. We have developed speed, but we have shut ourselves in. Machinery that gives abundance has left us in want. Our knowledge has made us cynical; our cleverness, hard and unkind. We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery, we need humanity. More than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost. The airplane and the radio have brought us closer together. The very nature of these inventions cries out for the goodness in men; cries out for universal brotherhood; for the unity of us all. Even now my voice is reaching millions throughout the world, millions of despairing men, women, and little children, victims of a system that makes men torture and imprison innocent people. To those who can hear me, I say, do not despair. The misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed, the bitterness of men who fear the way of human progress. The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from the people will return to the people. And so long as men die, liberty will never perish. Soldiers! Don't give yourselves to brutes, men who despise you, enslave you; who regiment your lives, tell you what to do, what to think and what to feel! Who drill you, diet you, treat you like cattle, use you as cannon fodder. Don't give yourselves to these unnatural men - machine men with machine minds and machine hearts! You are not machines, you are not cattle, you are men! You have the love of humanity in your hearts! You don't hate! Only the unloved hate; the unloved and the unnatural. Soldiers! Don't fight for slavery! Fight for liberty! In the seventeenth chapter of St. Luke, it is written that the kingdom of God is within man, not one man nor a group of men, but in all men! In you! You, the people, have the power, the power to create machines, the power to create happiness! You, the people, have the power to make this life free and beautiful, to make this life a wonderful adventure. Then in the name of democracy, let us use that power. Let us all unite. Let us fight for a new world, a decent world that will give men a chance to work, that will give youth a future and old age a security. By the promise of these things, brutes have risen to power. But they lie! They do not fulfill that promise. They never will! Dictators free themselves but they enslave the people. Now let us fight to fulfill that promise. Let us fight to free the world! To do away with national barriers! To do away with greed, with hate and intolerance! Let us fight for a world of reason, a world where science and progress will lead to all men's happiness. Soldiers, in the name of democracy, let us all unite!”
“I'm sorry, but I'm in love with someone else - anyone else.”
Source: Pieces of a Broken Mind