I Quotes
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“I said it three times actually.”
“I said it was a brutal thing.
"No, it was a human thing. You should not insult the brutes by such a misuse of that word; they have not deserved it.”
Source: The Mysterious Stranger
“I said it was a mistake. It wasn't the best choice. But all my emails have been turned over to the public.”
“I said it was my feeling that the American people would struggle for peace, and that has since been underscored by the President of these United States.”
“I said it was simple. Not easy.”
Source: Mass Made Simple
“I said it would be better if we weren’t friends, not that I didn’t want to be.”
“I said it's all good and it's all in fun
Now get in the pit and try to love someone”
“I said it's impossible to have an amnesty without ID cards and a clean database, because you firstly don't have any incentives for people to actually come up front and register, and make themselves available, and secondly you have no means of tracking them.”
“I said it, just like that. No stupid jokes, no changing the subject. For once, I wasn't embarrassed, because it was the truth. I had fallen. I think I had always been falling. And she might as well know, if she didn't already, because there was no going back now. Not for me.”
“I said, "Jesse, don't flatter yourself that I did this for you. I mean, it has been nothing but one giant pain in the neck, having you for a roommate. Do you think I like having to come home from school or from work or whatever and having to explain stuff like the Bay of Pigs to you? Believe me, life with you is no picnic."
He didn't say anything. He just kept pulling me along.
"Or what about Tad?" I said, bringing up what I knew was a sore subject. "I mean, you think I like having you tag along on my dates? Having you out of my life is going to make things a lot simpler, so don't think, you know, I did this for you. I only did it because that stupid cat of yours has been crying its head off. And also because anything I can do to make your stupid girlfriend mad, I will."
"Nombre de Dios, Susannah," Jesse muttered. "Maria's not my girlfriend."
"Well, she certainly used to be," I said. "And what about that, anyway? That girl is a full-on skank, Jesse. I can't believe you ever agreed to marry her. I mean, what were you thinking, anyway? Couldn't you see what she was like underneath all that lace?”
Source: Darkest Hour
“I said just let me try one more time and she said, "THAT'S ENOUGH, ISABEL," again, and she could just say it over and over and it would never get through my thick skull because I'm always wanting and wanting because nothing is ever enough you are never enough I am never enough I am never enough I AM NEVER ENOUGH.”
Source: Crazy
“I said Justin Bieber looked like a little lesbian -- and I stand by it: He's the daughter Cher wishes she'd had.”
“I said last week that the number on Jean's back does not matter. He stays effective as a runner, decision-maker and leader.”
“I said last year, and I still believe there are the votes in the House to pass Death with Dignity legislation.”
“I said lots of things. Too many. Nobody to talk to, that's why.”
“I said might. But that's a pretty small might. Tiny.”
“I said, my phone."
I stand at the threshold and look in. The princess has her back to me, and Lor is beyond noticing anything. Ryodan and Barrons are another matter. They're too observant by far. There is also the small matter of the enormous possessiveness I feel where Barrons is concerned.
I step inside and place my palm on the interior panel.
Two males roar in unison.
"Ms. Lane, you will not close-"
"Mac, you will give me my f*ucking-"
The door hisses closed behind me.”
Source: Burned
“I said, ‘Never. Because I don’t consider my work a job. I consider it a career. And you don’t quit a career.’ That shut her up for a minute. Then she asked where I went to college.”
Source: Summer and the City
“I said never mix business with pleasure. They said it was a pleasure doing business with me.”
“I said, "No man is worth fretting for in that way." And she said, "There are men worth dying for, Lucy, and he is one of them.”
“I said no to having a beer. I once had a beer with my brother when I was twelve, and I just didn't like it. It's really that simple for me. [pp.37]”
“I said no to the Born Survivor producer three times because I've never aspired to be a TV man.”
“I said "No"… Which means "No"… so it follows and as it follows "No"….”
“I said nothing, and as is often the case with men who possess more power than wisdom, he took my silence for affirmation.”
Source: The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2016
“I said nothing. Deep inside of me, my voice screamed from a hole where I had buried it”
Source: In the Shadow of the Banyan
“I said nothing, fearful that he would stop.”
Source: In the Cut
“I said nothing. I liked to see how little I could contribute in these meetings. My all-time Personal Best was three words, nothing to add, of which I had been inordinately pleased at the time.”
Source: She's a Killer
“I said nothing of the sort.”
Source: Mark Twain: The Complete Interviews
“I said nothing. I’m good at saying nothing. I don’t like talking. I could go the rest of my life without saying another word, if I had to.”
Source: The Essential Jack Reacher, Volume 2, 6-Book Bundle: 61 Hours, Worth Dying For, The Affair, A Wanted Man, Never Go Back, Personal
“I said nothing—I hadn’t known Marya, and anyway, “listening quietly” was my general social strategy”
Source: Looking For Alaska Special 10th Anniversary Edition
“I said, "Oh ah!"' replied the shepherd, "and I won't take it back.”
Source: The Castle of the Carpathians
“I said old Jesus probably would've puked if He could see it - all those fancy costumes and all. Sally said I was a sacrilegious atheist. I probably am. The thing Jesus really would've liked would be the guy who plays the kettle drums in the orchestra.”
Source: THE CATCHER IN THE RYE
“I said on air that Pence was just trying to salvage what might be left of his political career and reputation. "Because he knows inevitably history is going to take a big shit on his head." I got in trouble for saying that last one on live TV.”
Source: Hold the Line: The Insurrection and One Cop's Battle for America's Soul
“I said on the equality side of it, that it is essential to a woman's equality with man that she be the decision-maker, that her choice be controlling.”
“I said once that if they gave me enough money to read the phone book, I'd do it. I live in a total state of non-expectation. I don't expect things, and I keep my expectations very low about everything.”
“I said once that lies have no rights against truth. I was wrong. In daily life, it's the truth that's disenfranchised. What fits the popular narrative, what makes an observer happy with the consistency of events, is what is believed.”
“I said once that my idea of happiness is to always be with you, and it is. I'm always going to think of you as the source of everything. To me, the sun rises and sets on you. You make all things true. I am in love with you, and I cannot imagine being in love with anyone else. It would be like becoming someone else. Your name was the first word for love I ever knew.”
Source: Unmade
“I said only one word, brought only one message: Love. Love - nothing else.”
Source: The last temptation of Christ
“I said out loud, "Damn you for saving yourself. How come you left me with nothing but to love you and hate you, and that's gonna kill me, and you know it is."
Then I turned round, went back to the cellar room, and picked up the sewing.
Don't think she wasn't in every stitch I worked. She was in the wind and the rain and the creaking from the rocker. She sat on the wall with the birds and stared at me. When darkness fell, she fell with it.”
Source: The Invention of Wings
“I said peace is sometimes narrowly interpreted; it's the absence of conflict between nations or something. But peace is more inherent, more basic to human life, human beings, what we feel about each other, what we feel about life around us and what we see in our future.”
“I said ‘Periods are God’s way of being mean to men’ and she replied ‘Periods are God’s way of giving women a break from men’.”
“I said publicly last year that I wanted 2012 to be a great season, not just a good season. We certainly had a very good season and perhaps exceeded a few expectations. But Broncos fans, you and I know what a great season looks like.”
“I said quietly, 'Why did you make that bargain with me? Why demand a week from me every month?'
His violet eyes shuttered.
And I didn't dare admit what I expected, but it was not, 'Because I wanted to make a statement to Amarantha; because I wanted to piss off Tamlin, and I needed to keep you alive in a way that wouldn't be seen as merciful.'
'Oh.'
His mouth tightened. 'You know- you know there is nothing I wouldn't do for my people, for my family.'
And I'd been a pawn in that game.”
Source: A Court of Mist and Fury
“I said "real”
“I said Revolver is my favorite The Beatles album, but only because it came to my head and it's a brilliant one. But they're all pretty brilliant. There's variations, but they're all brilliant, and it just depends on if they're very brilliant, or just a bit brilliant. It changes.”
“I said school starts tomorrow. I didn’t say I was going to be there.”
Source: Early to Death, Early to Rise
“I said, "Self, “I am not the same, I think it’s quite stupid. "But what I'm looking for is not out there, it is in me.”
“I said shut up once already, with my mouth.”
“I said some words to the close and holy darkness and then I slept.”
Source: Quite Early One Morning
“I said "Somebody should do something about that." Then I realized I am somebody.”