Y Quotes
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“You look up and down the bench and you have to say to yourself, 'Can't anybody here play this game?' There comes a time in every man's life and I've had plenty of them.”
“You look up to your heroes and you shouldn't be intimidated by them; you should be inspired by them.”
“You look up to your parents and you want them to accept you, and you don't want them to look at you in a negative light. So you do things to make them proud and accept you.”
“You look up when you wish to be exalted. And I look down because I am exalted.”
“You look upon the seasons with expectation and await them: wy not seize the seasonal opportunities and exploit them?”
“You look upset—you've certainly been tormented. You're not well.”
Source: The Wings of the Dove
“You look what's happening all over Europe - Europe is being absolutely swamped and destroyed.”
“You look wise, pray correct that error.”
Source: The Works of Charles Lamb
“You look wonderful", Jason said. "No compliments, Jason. I'm uncomfortable enough in the lingerie." "Then by all means take it off.”
Source: Narcissus in Chains: An Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Novel
“You look worldwide for the great leaders, and they're pretty thin on the ground, and of course the problem is unless you're squeaky, squeaky clean, something is going to come out of the cupboard. Most people aren't squeaky clean. Most people have fallen by the wayside once or twice in their lives, and because the world is so transparent now, I think they're very fearful of running for office. It's a huge shame, because often people who have really lived and are amazing people can be brought down by a past indiscretion.”
“you look your woman in the eye and kill her by telling her the truth or you turn away and let her see what she wants. i try not to shake too much when i turn the lights out and the sobbing begins”
Source: Big Head Press Broadside Poem Collection
“You looked at her like you looked at the moonlight through those windows. You looked at her like you'd just found another reason to believe in God.”
Source: A Midwinter Night's Dream
“You looked at me. For the very first time, I was not just looking. I was actually seeing - Soul Rebirth”
Source: Coming Home
“You looked at me like I broke your heart, yet I didn't know you at all.”
Source: A Beggar's Kingdom
“You looked at me then like you knew me, and I thought it really was Eden, and I couldn't take your eyes in because I was loving the hoof marks on your cheeks.”
Source: Jazz
“You looked at me, your eyes huge. You we're like a dog then, waiting for me to throw you a bone . . . waiting for something I could never give you.”
“You looked at Stanford or Harvard, or the University of Colorado, these were powerful engines just turning out people ready to create and grow businesses.”
“You looked at them and wondered why they were so
ugly; you looked closely and could not find the source. Then
you realized that it came from conviction, their conviction. It
was as though some mysterious all-knowing master had
given each one a cloak of ugliness to wear, and they had each
accepted it without question. The master had said, “You are
ugly people.” They had looked about themselves and saw
nothing to contradict the statement; saw, in fact, support for
it leaning at them from every billboard, every movie, every
glance. “Yes,” they had said. “You are right.” And they took
the ugliness in their hands, threw it as a mantle over them,
and went about the world with it.”
Source: The Bluest Eye
“You looked at them and wondered why they were so ugly; you looked closely and could not find the source. Then you realized that it came from conviction, their conviction. It was as though some mysterious all-knowing master had given each one a cloak of ugliness to wear, and they had each accepted it without question.”
Source: The Bluest Eye
“You looked cute in your sweater, by the way. I'm not saying that to butter you up. I mean it.”
Source: P.S. I Still Love You
“You looked for the answers in the rain but only found them when it was no longer pouring.”
Source: Hey Humanity
“You looked for the station but couldn't find it; you found it but the train didn't come; the train came but left without stopping; the train stopped, you got on, but it broke down; the train didn't break down, it set off, but it had an accident on the way; the train didn't have an accident, you arrived at your destination, but you didn't like where you arrived and wanted to go back! If you're wondering what all these and similar absurdities are, they're simply life itself!”
“You looked for the way to heaven but you couldn't find it, because there's no heaven to go to, you're already in heaven! You looked for the way to hell but you couldn't find it, because there's no hell to go to, you're already in hell!”
“You looked in the mirror, years had passed, you had aged, you remembered your youthful image and felt a little demoralized, but then you looked in the mirror again and saw your current mind, much more developed; this time you were happy because in return for your lost youth you had gained a wise mind, and remember, a wise mind is a new youth!”
“You looked inhuman when you were dying, Doc, your eyes glistened like dimming stars, you were wasting away and life was leaving you piecemeal, your soul no longer fit your body, you hated it and I hated it and I couldn't recognize you and I couldn't see you and I was frightened and I never knew what to do, I looked for the man I love in you and I searched for who I used to be around you and I couldn't find either.”
Source: The Angel of History
“You looked into my eyes and said, “I’m going to order you more fries.” That’s when I knew I could fall in love with you.”
Source: Hey Humanity
“You looked like a night star in your sparkly dress and you had a beautiful smile on your face and there was mischief in your eyes and you wore defiance like a crown, challenging anyone who would dare stand in your way.”
“You looked like the girl I loved.”
Source: Attachments
“You looked really sexy with all that chicken grease on your face. Ripping the meat away with your teeth like a savage. God. I just want to marry you.”
Source: Never Never: Part Two
“You looked so beautiful- your hair spread out around your head against the linoleum. Though your think brown curls had thinned since you'd started losing weight, they still fell in soft waves. You reminded me of a mermaid, your skin all shiny, your lips so full compared to the harshness of your angular cheekbones and pointed chin.”
Source: Girl Saves Boy
“You looked strange climbing in the tree like that."
Tiger Lily pulled her braids between her fingers, her sudden self-consciousness feeling foreign and strange to her.
"I didn't do it to look nice," she said.
"But you do care."
Tiger Lily studied the tree and decided if she did care, she would now choose not to. "I don't," she said.
"All girls do," he added, pushing the point.
"You must not know many girls."
"I know a million," Peter said, dark and serious. There was a long awkward silence, but if Peter regretted his words, I couldn't tell.”
Source: Tiger Lily
“You looked very lonesome out there,” he said. “An epic hero against the elements.”
Source: Let It Snow
“You looking good."
"Devil's confusion. He lets me look good long as I feel bad." He looked at her and the word "bad" took on another meaning.”
Source: Beloved
“You looking good." "Devil's confusion. He lets me look good long as I feel bad.”
“You looove me. (holds out arms) You love me this much.”
Source: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports
“You looove me. You love me this much.”
“You lose a bit of control every time you insert hesitation into your speech.”
“You lose a lot of time, hating people.”
“You lose a mother, there's an empty place that can't be filled.”
Source: Dovetail
“You lose a wallet or keys or something and you notice in a second, but your life can go missing and you don't even know it.”
Source: Love Warps the Mind a Little: A Novel
“you lose all your senses in that kind of love… you just get wrapped up in so much sweet and you don’t ever want to come undone.”
“You lose anyone, there’s no replacing them. What you need to get is that’s precious, you get to keep that, you don’t want to replace it. That doesn’t mean you can’t find something else just as good.”
“you lose everything
when you don’t love yourself
- and gain everything when you do”
Source: Home Body
“You lose everything you love in the order in which you love it.”
Source: Threats: A Novel
“You lose happiness when you chase happiness.”
“You lose in the end unless you know how the wheel is fixed or can fix it yourself.”
Source: Saratoga Crunk
“You lose in the Finals, they're all disappointing. Doesn't matter if I'm playing in Miami, Cleveland or on Mars. You lose the Finals, it's disappointing.”
“You lose it, as you always knew you would, and were even prepared to; but you can't bring yourself to live with the loss. And hoping not to think of it, like praying not to dream of it, hurts just the same.”
Source: Call Me by Your Name
“You lose like five pounds immediately, and your face is glowing and gorgeous!”
“You lose manufacturing jobs, you rarely ever get them back again.”