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“You did something once — you know it. O Ralph, you've been everything! What have I done for you — what can I do to-day? I would die if you could live. But I don't wish you to live; I would die myself, not to lose you." Her voice was as broken as his own and full of tears and anguish.
"You won't lose me — you'll keep me. Keep me in your heart; I shall be nearer to you than I've ever been.”
Source: The Portrait of a Lady
“You did that, Love. You sent me away, Love.’
‘And you left,’ she says. ‘Do you even care what it’s been like for me?”
Source: You Love Me
“You did the best you could with what you knew at the time.
Don't let new wisdom lead you to condemn yourself over old struggles.
Forgive yourself and move forward.”
Source: The Strength That Stays
“You did the best you could, the best you knew how at the time." It was something like that. From Oprah on an Oprah show. Then I believe my quote above was from Maya Angelou on the Oprah show, not Oprah herself. I had heard it before but it was on Oprah's show again 1-7-09 and she said Maya had said it.”
“You did the best you could," and she seemed to believe I had. I said, "I've just been going through the motions," using the expression my father had after he'd watched my first tennis lesson. "Sweetie," she said, "that's what a lot of life is.”
Source: The Wonder Spot
“You did thirst for blood, and with blood I fill you”
Source: Inferno
“You did this on purpose."
For the first time, he saw the flash of anger in her blue eyes. "Of course. Did you really think I would meekly wear the clothing you had procured for me, as if I were some light-o'-love you rented for the month?"
Lady Gertrude gasped and covered her mouth. Gradually, her shocked expression changed, and her eyes began to twinkle.
Then the truth was borne in on him.
He had lost.
It was a small battle, unimportant among his schemes, but he lost so seldom he could scarcely comprehend it.
He had lost. Lost to this quiet, diffident, stubborn duchess.
Very well. He would remember, and in the future, he would fine-tune his tactics and never underestimate her again. "I would never make the mistake of thinking you a light-o'-love, Your Grace. I would more likely think you a chess master."
She inclined her head, accepting his tribute as a matter of course.”
Source: One Kiss From You
“You did this to him."
Her anger was a blazing inferno, but her voice was cold, unfeeling.
I'd never heard that tone from her.
"If it makes you feel better, I was aiming for you."
His low drawl didn't hide the fear I sensed coming from him. He'd realized the same thing I had-the true threat wasn't him and it certainly wasn't me.
There was something far worse in these woods tonight.
And I was wholly captivated.
I kept my attention on Lore, sensing a chasm splitting inside her, growing wider the longer her anger simmered without an outlet.
She was a geyser ready to blow.
I released a small hiss as the next wave of ice moved through my veins.
Lore didn't miss the barely audible sound, as if she was now attuned to the slightest shift in me.
Her gaze darkened, like a shadow passing over the sun.
"You shouldn't have missed.”
Source: Throne of Nightmares
“You did this with love once. Hid it because you thought I wouldn’t want it. You’re doing the same with grief now.”
Source: Ink On My Skin!
“You did well, controlling your temper with the Portuguese. How you react to a situation is an illustration of your character.”
Source: A Tudor Turk
“You did what was right for those who agreed with you, and that is all in the past. We are talking about our future. Oliver, we cannot live as we did.”
Source: Ghost Town
“You did what you did out of love. I can't be mad at you over that. It was stupid, but that's how love is. Do you have any idea what I'd do for you? To keep you safe?”
Source: Spirit Bound: A Vampire Academy Novel
“You did what you needed to do to survive. I hope you truly believe that.'
Casteel didn't answer, and when I looked over at him and saw the vast emptiness in his expression, my heart ached. Because I knew.
I knew he didn't.
And all I wanted was to bring warmth back to him. 'I still want to stab you.'
His head shot in my direction.
'Just not as frequently,' I amended.'
One side of his lips curled up, and then he laughed. The sound was rough and a little hoarse, but it was real. 'I would be disappointed if you didn't.'
I looked forward, smiling. 'That is such a weird statement.'
'What can I say? I have a thing for women with violent tendencies.'
'That doesn't sound any better,' ...”
Source: A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire
“You did what you thought was right."
"I should have done what was right," Cyril replied.”
Source: Arise to Fall
“You did what you were told or you didn't get paid, and if things went wrong it wasn't your problem. It was the fault of whatever idiot has accepted this message for sending in the first place. No one cared about you, and everyone at headquarters was an idiot. It wasn't your fault, no one listened to you. Headquarters had even started an Employee of the Month scheme to show how much they cared. That was how much they didn't care.”
“You did what your heart told you to do,' Brain complimented. 'It is what leaders, not followers, do.”
“You did your best to be a good student. You chopped and cooked and measured and served according to her wishes. But sometimes you wondered if the stall could stand to be upgraded with modern comfort food. With pandan ensaymada instead of the increasingly popular but also growingly common ube, the fresh bread from the oven and the cheese still melting, sweetly fragrant from the infusion of those steeped leaves and as simple as a summer morning. Or chopped watermelons in bulalo soup to replace tomatoes, for that extra tang. Or even pork adobo, but with chili and sweet pineapples. You had so many ideas.”
Source: Hungry Hearts: 13 Tales of Food & Love
“You didn't acknowledge my existence when I was struggling. You didn't even support my efforts. I'm now shocked at your sudden interest in my success.”
“you didn't adjust, you simply got more and more tired”
Source: Post Office
“You didn't allow me,' I reminded him. 'You just couldn't stop me.”
Source: From Blood and Ash
“You didn't ask to be sick. She had said in sympathy and pity. I ignored the pity and embraced the sympathy. What else could I do?”
Source: With a Reckless Abandon
“You didn’t become a frog because you were flawed.
You became a frog because someone else forgot they were royalty too.”
— Deana Marie Starkey”
Source: The Prince, The Princess, and The Frog : Finding Your Way Back to Who God Created You to Be
“You didn't break me.
I broke me.
I knew the risks and still believed the dream.
I kept going even though it couldn't last forever.
I knew better and still believed in something that wasn't real.”
Source: I Took a Plane to Die in Denver
“You didn't build me. So, you will not destroy me.”
“You didn't change the world by being cynical.”
Source: Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
“You didn't choose God. He chose you. When you stop feeling hurt by everyone and plotting your comeback, he has some very important things he wants you to accomplish with your life.”
“You didn't choose the life you had. But you can choose the life you want.
-Michael to Sarah”
“You didn’t chose to be in the situation or environment you are in right now.
You didn’t choose to born or to live, where you live right now.
If you are not happy where you are or where you live.
If you are not happy with your situation.
It is all in you. Today you can choose to change that.”
“You didn’t come this far to only come this far. —ANONYMOUS”
Source: Return Home: From Darkness to the Light: a Story of Transformation
“You didn't date someone to change him. You dated him because you wanted him for the way he was. Flaws and fears and all.”
Source: Whiskey and Gumdrops
“You didn't decide it yourself.
I allowed you to make that decision.”
Source: Usogui Vol.1
“You didn’t do anything. But I won’t let anyone talk to you like that.. I don’t care who they are.”
“You ready to fight the whole town then, darlin’?”
She pursed her lips and said without even a bit of hesitation, “If I have to.”
Source: Howl for It
“You didn’t do anything wrong, things happened, and it’s not your fault.”
Source: Postscript
“You didn’t even fight for me… and that broke me more than the goodbye.”
Source: Life Simplified: Quote - Unquote
“You didn't even know of my existence a month ago."
"But I did. I've known your existence for over eight years, ever since my man of business returned to Boston from England and told me that the duke of Magnus had been blessed with a daughter. A most beautiful daughter." He placed the book back on the shelf, and he didn't need the stool. "My man of business did not exaggerate."
Disconcerted, Eleanor said, "Well... thank you." Although he was speaking of Madeline, he was looking at her. She knew, without conceit, that she was attractive. One less-than-honorable Englishman, who'd seen the opportunity to seduce a pretty girl, had told her she was more handsome than her cousin. But when Mr. Knight gazed at her, that tiny flame his touch had ignited spread though her veins.
That flame, and the attendant warmth, were bad things. Very bad things.”
Source: One Kiss From You
“You didn't fail... You just didn't use the right method. It's neither hail nor storm... It's just a stir that precedes the settlement of your destiny. Believe that you will not remain on the ground. Wake up and try again!”
Source: Dream big!: See your bigger picture!
“You didn’t fall here. You came to learn.”
Source: 9 Analogies of Consciousness
“You didn’t feed from her,” he said, and this was not a question.
“Swill poison? Not my kind of fun, little brother.”
One corner of Stefan’s mouth quirked up. He made no response to this, but simply looked at Damon with eyes that were... knowing. Damon bridled.
“I told the truth!”
“Going to take it up as a hobby?”
Source: Nightfall
“You didn't find any trace of her?" asked d'Arnot. // Tarzan shook his head. "None. In the jungle, I could have found her; but here –-here, in civilization, a man cannot even find himself.”
Source: Tarzan and the Forbidden City
“You didn’t find strength when you couldn’t live without it. You found it when you had someone or something you loved so much that it forced you to stretch the edges of yourself further than you thought was possible.”
Source: Illusion
“You didn’t get here by accident. The condition of your life, for better or for worse is here because of a very reason. Learning this lesson was one of the most difficult things I’ve ever done.”
“You didn’t get mad at the weasel who was sneaking into your yard and eating your hens. You simply laid a trap and disposed of the animal. Anger was pointless.”
Source: The Gathering Storm
“You didn't get to bring a date because the type of girl you'd pick would want to liven things up with a group orgy before cutting the cake," I pointed out.
His smile was shameless. 'Exactly.”
Source: Home for the Holidays
“You didn’t get what you deserved, but you don’t have to live inside that one story forever. No one’s heart has to remain stone.”
Source: How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories
“You didn’t give us much choice.” Mitchell glared at her. “But once I saw your little Deathstar routine... Let’s just say I understood why.”
“Told you I had a plan,” Marley beamed.
“That’s the reference you get?” Reyna sighed as she dodged another attack.
“Its Star Wars,” Marley shrugged. “Who doesn’t get Star Wars?”
“She has a point,” Armie half-grinned as he darted away from a serpent’s mouth on his Skyboard.
“Who doesn’t get Harry Potter?” Reyna asked, irritated.
“So, does she,” Armie chuckled nervously.
“Someone’s whipped.” Marley raised her eyebrow, bemused. “Nice to know some things never change.”
“Apparently,” Mitchell rolled his eyes. “Now, if we could take a break from today’s installment of ‘The Teens Of Our Lives’ —”
Source: City Of The Slain
“You didn’t grow apart because you’re evil, but because you evolved.”
“You didn’t grow apart because you’re evil, but because you evolved. It’s life. It’s natural. It’s ok. Keep growing!”
“You didn't have to attract desire. Either it was in the woman who aroused it or it didn't exist. Either it was there at first glance or else it had never been.”
Source: The Lover
“You didn't have to go back far to recall a culture that said: Yes, we like a drink at lunchtime. The political culture, he meant—Peter Judd was well aware that the culture in general was chucking booze down its neck like a mental hobo. But the political culture, meaning Westminster, had cleaned up its act since the millennium, a shift in which Judd himself had played no small part. A public disavowal of some of the more famous extravagances of his youth had, near as damn it, established a party line, or at least had drawn a line across which his party didnt dare tread... Once the House's reputation for being more or less sober during daylight hours had been salvaged, and his own status as architect of the "New Responsibility" (copyright, some broadsheet reptile) safely established, Judd was happy to revert to drinking at lunchtime when he felt like it.”
Source: Real Tigers
“You didn’t have to look very hard to be disappointed by human beings. We were not all bad, just enough of us, although the rest had to work very hard to make up for that minority.”
Source: The Instruments of Darkness