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“You were difficult enough to catch,” Faste said. Salander gave him a long look, satisfied herself that he was an idiot, and decided that she would not waste too many seconds concerning herself with his existence.”
“You were disgusted with the women who were always speaking and looking, and thinking for your approbation alone. I roused, and interested you, because I was so unlike them.”
Source: Pride and Prejudice
“You were disrespectful to a god I follow,” Eufame said to Bonnyman. “I would protect him—”
“With your life,” Bonnyman said before Eufame could continue. “Guess what, ghost, you are already dead.”
“As are you, zombie” Eufame said.”
Source: Xyz
“You were doing a TV show - you don't realise that you're also making social commentary at the same time.”
“You were dreaming?” A hell of a dream from the looks of it. He released her arms.
The moonlight flickered in her eyes, and even in the dark he saw her flush. “I know,” she said, staring at him.
There was a breathy tone to her voice that made him think things he shouldn’t. God, she smelled good. What was it about her skin? He didn’t try to move and she didn’t either. “What was it about?”
“You…me.”
It was a struggle to keep from pressing closer to her. ‘What were we doing?”
“I could show you.”
His throat was as tight as his groin. “Show me.”
Source: Fountain Of Secrets
“You were early, Jesper,” Kaz said as he nudged Matthias towards the boat.
“I was on time.”
“For you, that’s early. Next time you plan to impress me give me some warning.”
“The animals are out, and I found you a boat. This is when a thank you would be in order.”
“Thank you, Jesper,” said Nina.
“You’re very welcome, gorgeous. See, Kaz? That’s how the civilised folk do.”
Source: Six of Crows
“You were endowed with a wide range of abilities by your Creator. Use them to change your life, help others and shine your light. Become what you were purposefully and uniquely created to be in your lifetime.”
Source: Dear Daughter: Short and Sweet Messages for a Queen
“You were endowed with the treasure of time so that you could buy greatness with it.”
Source: The Mountain of Ignorance
“You were enough, maybe you were too much, maybe he prefers less and you deserve more.”
“You were everything, everything that I wanted. We were meant to be, supposed to be, but we lost it. And all of the memories, so close to me, just fade away. All this time you were pretending. So much for my happy ending.”
“You were expecting me to embrace a family I have no connection with. I understand you reasoning, but family to me is more than blood relation. Family is people who love you and support you through highs and lows of your life. They are the ones you want to share things with and the ones you turn to when you need encouragement. My family is important to me when I say family I mean my mother and my sister. They are what matters." - James,Chapter 10 - Breaking her no dates rules”
“You were faster than me. Better than me. I was too old and cautious. Any decent person who knos waht warfare is can never go into battle with a whole heart. But you didn't know. We made sure youo didn't know. You were reckless and brilliant and young. It's waht you were born for.”
Source: Ender's Game Boxed Set II: Ender's Game, Ender in Exile, Speak for the Dead
“You were firing questions at me today, trying to get inside my head. You asked if I believe in God. I told you of course I do - I've always had a strong sense of self”
Source: The Highlander Series 7-Book Bundle
“You were firing questions at me today, trying to get inside my head. You asked if I believed in God. I told you of course I do- I've always had a strong sense of self. Your house is quiet now, you're sleeping upstairs and I'm alone with this blasted, idiotic book that purports to tally the sum of my life, and fact is, maybe I do. But maybe, ka-lyrra, your God doesn't believe in me. -- From The (Greatly Revised) Black Edition Of The O'Callaghan Book of the Sin Siriche Du”
Source: The Highlander Series 7-Book Bundle
“You were first-string running back last year. What happened?” – Coach “Stone’s mouth happened. It needed to be closed, and I was a little too obliging to shut it.” – Nick”
“You were forced to eat healthy vegetables, you hated carrots! That, I remember well. You gave them to the guinea pigs secretly.”
Source: The Next Step
“You were forged for more. The shadow nears. What has begun must be ended,” the Seer foretold, her eyes distant, twitching as if she saw something I couldn’t. “The fallen shall rise, and with him, ruin—Dagaz shall burn, your bond shall break. Protect what breathes, what bleeds, what binds. Alone, you stand. For now. In time, your other half shall awaken. Beyond the veil, darkness stirs. Stop the fallen…or all is lost.”
Source: The Rise and Fall of Dawn
“You were formed inside a borrowed womb—a nourishing safe haven for months—then delivered through painful effort and sacrifice by a woman willing to give you the precious gift of life. That truth alone deserves your gratitude and respect.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“You were fourteen. He was a jerk. Move on." Xiu was slightly uncomfortable because she'd made out with him, too.
"I did move on. Anton. Friesen. And how did that work out?"
"What did you expect? You never tell someone you love them on the third date.”
Source: 36 Questions That Changed My Mind About You
“You were free, you are free and you will be free.”
“You were fucking magnificent, Oraya,' he murmured. 'I hope you know that.”
Source: The Serpent and the Wings of Night
“You were given fingers to count your own blessings, not someone else's.”
“You were given life; it is your duty (and also your entitlement as a human being) to find something beautiful within life, no matter how slight.”
Source: Eat Pray Love: One Woman's Search for Everything
“You were given that pain and that vision because you have something to do with it.”
“You were given the advantage; I built mine. Nothing wrong with that, we’re just not the same.”
“You were given the choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor and you will have war.”
Source: Memoral Addresses and Tributes
“You were given the power to love in order to use it, no matter what pain it may cause you.”
Source: Letters to Allen Ginsberg, 1953-1957
“you were given this passionate heart you were given… and it just isn't made to settle… you have to choose the greatest love, and you're meant to chase the greatest life”
Source: wild spirit, soft heart
“You were given your dreams for the purpose of accomplishing them.”
Source: Paradigm Shift: Change Your Mindset and Live the Life of Your Dreams
“You were given your life to make it a solution to the problems of the world but it is only through time conversion that you can create that solutions that the world needs.”
Source: How To Become Great Through Time Conversion: Are you wasting time, spending time or investing time?
“You were given your sensuality for the joy you may give in return.”
“You were going to say the Death Star, weren’t you?”
“Well, yes. If you can quote poetry, I can reference Star Wars.”
Source: All the Devils Are Here
“You were going to travel for love, without shoes, or cloak, or common sense. This is one of the things a woman can do when her lover leaves her. It's hard on the feet perhaps, but staying at home is hard on the heart, and you weren't quite ready to give up on him yet.”
Source: Stranger Things Happen
“You were healing. You’re still healing. You’ll maybe always be healing. And that’s OK. It’ll just be part of what makes you you.”
Source: The Switch
“You were her way here, and it's a dangerous thing to be a door.”
“You were hidden behind walls of ice; no man had passed them; I broke them down and love leapt to love, and you lie here, my beautiful, love in the arms of its lover.”
Source: Tommy and Grizel
“You were holding all my pieces together, and you were trying to balance them all in your righteous hands.”
Source: Separate Things: A Memoir
“You were honest and hardworking and kind. You were polite and patient and more mature than any guy I’d dated before. And when we were together, you listened in a way that made me feel like I was the only woman in the world. You made me feel complete and spending time with you just seemed right.”
“You were honest with men and they ate your heart, then spat it out. You couldn't let them see the naked self beneath the mascara and rouge. You couldn't let them find you curled up and small in the middle of the bed.”
Source: The Seventh Veil of Salome
“You were human. And there's nothing wrong with that."
-Maxis to Seraphina, Dragonbane”
“You were hurt, but you don't hate them.
It only hurts this bad because you love them.
It hurts because you know you never would have treated them how they have treated you.”
“You were hurt. It’s not a weakness to love someone like that. It’s not a weakness to be in pain when that love is ripped away from you.”
Source: Hate to Want You
“You were impaled? (Delphine) You know the worst part about impalement? You don’t die immediately. You hang on bleeding and aching as the spike works its way slowly through your body until it pierces some major organ. Pray to the gods you worship that you never know what that feels like. (Jericho)”
Source: Dream Warrior
“You were impossible. Beyond help. You would never be more than your own creature self.”
Source: Notes on an Execution
“You were in a mood to quarrel. Please inform me once the inclination passes.”
“You were in my arms for the first time, and you said my name, 'Tristan.' I answered you: 'Isolde.' Isolde. The world became a word.”
Source: Lighthousekeeping
“You were in my bed, now you’re in my head.”
“You were in Sweden?" Boomer asked. "No," I said. "The trip got called off at the last minute. Because of political the unrest" "In Sweden?" Priya seemed skeptical. "Yeah-isn't it strange how the Times isn't covering it? Half the country's on strike because of that thing the crown prince said about Pippi Longstocking Which means no meatballs for Christmas, if you know what I mean." "That's so sad!" Boomer said.”
“You were in the trunk while they —”
This time, Gentry closed his eyes.
“Please. I’m going to have flashbacks. I don’t want flashbacks.”
Sophie couldn’t contain their amusement any longer and broke out into laughter.
“Odette, you naughty girl!”
“I didn’t know he was back there!” She didn’t turn around. Odette didn’t want to see the look on Sophie’s face.
“If I did, I wouldn’t have climbed into Keahi’s lap in the first place!”
“Okay!,” Gentry said. “I don’t need visuals, either.”
Source: The Scion Princess
“You were intended not only to work, but to rest, laugh, play, and have proper leisure and enjoyment. To develop an all-around personality you must have interest outside of your regular vocation that will serve to balance your business responsibilities.”