He Knew Quotes

#1. He knew women early and since they spoiled him he became contemptuous of them, of young virgins because they were ignorant, of the others because they were hysterical about things which in his overwhelming self-absorption he took for granted.

F Scott Fitzgerald

#2. It was like him, too, to love her and admit to it before he knew if she loved him. Maybe only mortals expected to barter their hearts.

Emma Bull

#3. He'd heard there were sharks in these waters, but he knew they wouldn't touch him. He was a monster now, too.

Leigh Bardugo

#4. This person was so much more special and wonderful inside than he knew. He had always belonged in the light with me, no matter how lost in the dark he felt.

A.J. Leigh

#5. He knew the saying was "the way to a man's heart was through his stomach," he was kind of counting on it working the other way around.

Samantha Chase

#6. Pike hung up. He knew he couldn't convince Darko with more talk. Darko would have to convince himself, and now he would either show or he wouldn't.

Robert Crais

#7. It was Jesus Maria's practice to go to the post office every day, first because there he could see many people whom he knew, and second because on that windy post office corner he could look at the legs of a great many girls.

John Steinbeck

#8. He touched her as he would touch his violin: it was how he knew to touch something that was precious and loved.

Cassandra Clare

#9. For just this moment, he wanted her to see him for who he was, without the pity he knew she'd feel when she found out the truth.

Travis Neighbor Ward

#10. But he knew instinctively what he suggested was impossible. She'd been through so much, and held her tears back for so long, that Royce doubted that anything could force her to shed them.

Judith McNaught

#11. He knew how she would love. He had not loved her without gaining that instinctive knowledge of what capabilities were in her. Her soul would walk in glorious sunlight if any man was worthy, by his power of loving, to win back her love.

Elizabeth Gaskell

#12. But what a man can do and what a man will do are two different things, he knew.

George R R Martin

#13. I remember someone telling me that when he saw the back of a woman's head, he knew that was the woman he was going marry. I laughed that away as silly talk. But I guess when a relationship has to happen, it happens seamlessly. Your partner just walks into your life.

Vidya Balan

#14. Crawford, ever wary of desire, knew how badly he wanted to be wise. He knew that a middle-aged man can be so desperate for wisdom he may try to make some up, and how deadly that can be to a youngster who believes him.

Thomas Harris

#15. Stop moving around.'
'Your opponent"
Daniel panted
"isn't going to stand still and just let you hit him.' He held his boxing mitts out in front of him, welcoming a new attack.
He would if he knew what was good for him.

Bree Despain

#16. The wolf wanted to bed her and claim her as his own. Being of a more cautious nature than his wolf, he would wait until he knew her a little better before deciding to court her.

Patricia Briggs

#17. He knew the quiet that arrived, the blinding force of panic, and he knew too that each loss brought with it some odd, barely acknowledged sense of relief.

Elizabeth Strout

#18. Doc still loved true things but he knew that it was not a general love and it could be a very dangerous mistress.

John Steinbeck

#19. He barely knew I existed. I knew some of the same people he knew, but I was a girl in the background, several degrees of seperation removed.

Rick Yancey

#20. This is what he knew that Paul didn't: the world was precarious and sometimes cruel. He'd had to fight hard to achieve what Paul simply took for granted.

Kim Edwards

#21. You see, he knew his own laws just as other people so often know the laws: by words, not by effects. They take a meaning, and get to be very vivid, when you come to apply them to yourself.

Mark Twain

#22. His brother, he thinks, was in love with everyone he knew.

John Corey Whaley

#23. He felt a touch of sadness now that it had happened, now that he knew what it was like. Not because it wasn't enjoyable, or wouldn't be repeated, but because one more of life's mysteries had been revealed.

Chad Harbach

#24. A blue dog, you know, is the opposite of a yellow dog. And a yellow dog was somebody who was willing to follow his party even when he knew it was wrong.

Mike Thompson

#25. He knew now the one thing of importance; and that one thing was at first there, in the drawing room, and then began moving across and came to a standstill at the door. Without turning round he felt the eyes fixed on him, and the smile, and he could not help turning round.

Leo Tolstoy

#26. There are mystics who are said to have experienced God directly. He was a mystic,too,and what he had experienced was vacancy-a complete certainty in the existence of a dying, cooling world, of human beings who had evolved from animals for no prose at all. He knew.

Graham Greene

#27. Ethiopia didn't just blow my mind; it opened my mind. Anyway, on our last day at this orphanage a man handed me his baby and said, 'Would you take my son with you?' He knew, in Ireland, that his son would live, and that in Ethiopia, his son would die.

Bono

#28. He was, and he knew it, very quietly in love with the little Manchu. His love demanded nothing, not even reply; it was a tribute of the mind, to which his senses added only a flavor.

James Hilton

#29. He was gripped by what he could think of only as numbness, though he knew it was a feeling compounded of emotions so deep and intense that they could not be acknowledged because they could not be lived with.

John Williams

#30. For the first time in his life, he was receiving the priceless gift of a woman's unconditional love and acceptance. It contradicted all that he knew about love, all that he had taught others. And he found himself needing it like a drowning man needs air to breathe and solid ground under his feet.

Barbara Branden

#31. And it was always said of him, that he knew how to keep Christmas well, if any man alive possessed the knowledge. May that be truly said of us, and all of us! And so, as Tiny Tim observed, God bless Us, Every One!

Charles Dickens

#32. I didn't really care for coffee-it was too bitter for my tastes-but I knew it would help wake me up, so I braced myself to take a drink.

Before I could even sip, Maxon slid the bowl of sugar in front of me. Like he knew.

Kiera Cass

#33. Now he knew: They were real. Who'd make up a thing like this? Okay, one of them was a cheese that rolled around of its own accord, but nobody was perfect.

Terry Pratchett

#34. He knew how useless words could be. How even when you wanted more than anything just to hear someone say they understood, it didn't make you feel better. Not really.

Brenna Yovanoff

#35. Bill Brent knew nothing about epistemology; but he knew that man must live by his own rational perception of reality, that he cannot act against it or escape it or find a substitute for it - and that there is no other way for him to live. He

Ayn Rand

#36. He looked people in the eye not because he was interested in them but because he knew it made them feel that he was interested in them

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

#37. She watched his great red happiness, and it was not light as Samuel's happiness was light. It did not rise out of his roots and come floating up. He was manufacturing happiness as cleverly as he knew how, molding it and shaping it.

John Steinbeck

#38. It was juvenile, he knew, this need to assign blame, but everyone had a right to childish emotions from time to time, didn't they?

Julia Quinn

#39. Tunes sat on the bed with the weight of the world on his shoulders. He knew he fucked up by messing with Tiffany.

Ms. Brii

#40. He knew his love for her was more a desire to save her, to be her superhero, and it was partly a desire to do what people who are in love do, and partly a desire to feel young again with her, because Ying Li was very young, and she looked even younger.

Francois Lelord

#41. If you do shit gold, Father, find a privy and get busy, he wanted to say, but he knew better.
Tyrion Lannister

George R R Martin

#42. He felt no longer either desire or need for sleep but rather watchfulness. He knew that all the hazards and perils were drawing togetherto a point. The next day would be a day of doom, the day of final effort or disaster.

J.R.R. Tolkien

#43. He kissed her like he knew exactly who she was. He kissed her like he'd been waiting for her for fifteen years.

Rainbow Rowell

#44. Much of his friendship with Jude, it often seemed, was not letting himself ask the questions he knew he ought to, because he was afraid of the answers.

Hanya Yanagihara

#45. He was driven with the thought that one day he would achieve his objective; his mind was the only motive force he knew; his will had kept him up throughout the night, the tortuous days, the long years. He was driven by the pleasure of achieving according to his highest ability.

Pandora

#46. Ah. Smart. The word had a very specific meaning, here in the valley.
A smart boy thought he knew more than his tutors, and answered back, and interrupted. A
smart boy was worse than a stupid one.

Terry Pratchett

#47. He would lay here holding her as long as it took and he didn't really care how long that might be. She was his world now, his priority, the rest of his life could wait as far as he was concerned. As long as he knew she was safe, it would all be okay.

Shayna Varadeaux

#48. He knew that when he'd let Cheyenne lead him away, he'd lost his chance to find out the name of the girl who, without a single word spoken to him, had stolen his heart.

M. Leighton

#49. Now he knew there was so much more to her story and damn if he didn't want to read the whole book.

Cassandra Samuels

#50. [I]f the gentleness of your spirit needs a dash of vinegar, borrow a little from Our Lord's spirit. O Mademoiselle, how well He knew how to find a bittersweet remark when it is needed!

Vincent De Paul

#51. As he left, he saw the streets were just as deserted and quiet as before, but now he knew it was an illusion. There were ninjas, darker than a starless night, watching their territory and his every move from the rooftops high above.

Anam Iqbal

#52. The Queen held up her hands for silence. At that moment, Javel knew for certain that she truly was the Queen, though he never knew why or how he knew.

Erika Johansen

#53. This was it, he knew it, was sure of it, this was the door which would take him back -

Stephen King

#54. He knew he had a lot to learn - that was why he was asking questions.

James Dashner

#55. Even after all these years, there was something he knew he needed to prove. To himself, and to the night.

Peter V. Brett

#56. He knew well the singularly strange sensation of loving one's family to distraction, and yet not feeling quite able to share one's deepest and most intractable fears. It brought on an uncanny sense of isolation, of being remarkably alone in a loud and loving crowd.

-Anthony's thoughts

Julia Quinn

#57. A fanatic is a man that does what he thinks the Lord would do if He knew the facts of the case.

Finley Peter Dunne

#58. He knew that for all his admission of Chaos he would be better able to do what he wished in a world ordered by some degree of Law. The

Michael Moorcock

#59. He believed he was in love with her, if he knew what love was.

Tim LaHaye

#60. Huey was something else. Huey was out of sight. He knew how to do it. Huey was ten motherfuckers.

Bobby Seale

#61. The subjects of her talk didn't matter; he knew what she was really saying. Helpless and gentle, small and tired and anxious to please, she was asking him to agree that her life was not a failure.

Richard Yates

#62. He'd play dirty, break the rules - he didn't care. He wanted to stay in the game and this was the only way he knew how.

Heather Demetrios

#63. For he knew there was a pit of sexuality out there and that he longed to throw himself into it.

Larry Kramer

#64. The past was gone and the future had yet to unfold, and he knew he should focus his life on the present ... yet his day-to-day existence suddenly struck him as endless and unbearable.

Nicholas Sparks

#65. He ate and drank the precious Words, his Spirit grew robust; He knew no more that he was poor, nor that his frame was Dust.

Emily Dickinson

#66. He wanted to wake up every morning to her. Go to sleep with his body wrapped tightly around hers. He wanted her to have his child - his children. He knew he wanted to live out the rest of his life with her by his side and when he died, he wanted to die in her arms.

Christine Feehan

#67. Now he knew ... that there was nothing so vital as paying attention, and perfecting the humble offices of love.

Susan Vreeland

#68. So long as He lived among men, our Saviour shared the lot of the poor. He knew by experience their cares and hardships, and He could comfort and encourage all humble workers.

Ellen G. White

#69. The inspector had interviewed boys before, boys from the poorest parts of town. He had the habit of not specifying "mam" or "dad" or even "parents." They were things he knew not every child possessed and so he was careful.

Sylvia Waugh

#70. As he plunged inside her with his tongue, delving deep into her inner core, he knew the sweet nectar was heaven itself. He licked his lips, the taste of her lingering on his tongue. He wanted more. Always more.

Nikki Landis

#71. They believed him out of control. What they didn't know - what nobody but me knew - was that he'd never been more in control. He knew exactly what he was doing. He was free.

Pippa DaCosta

#72. So for twelve miles I rode with Sherman, and we became fast friends. He asked me all manner of questions on the way, and I found that he knew my father well, and remembered his tragic death in Salt Creek Valley.

Buffalo Bill

#73. The heel of Montgomery's boot tapped nervously against the floor, as if he knew he was a bad liar. "I can't say how he'll take the news at first. He can be unpredictable, but in the end he'll be glad you came." He leaned forward, blue eyes simmering. His boot tapped faster. "I'm glad you came.

Megan Shepherd

#74. But Tony was a storyteller, and he knew that if you looked at any narrative closely enough you could trace the unraveling back and back and back - right to the very beginning, if the story was good enough.

Nick Hornby

#75. Like everyone he knew, he could discern the hollowness in people's charm only when it was directed at someone other than himself.

Lorrie Moore

#76. He had this domineering way about him that totally ketchuped my tater tots - it was like he knew what I wanted more than I did.

Nicole Peeler

#77. He always felt himself dependent on Chief Master who sent him into this life, he knew that when dying he would still be in that Master's power and would not be ill-used to and accustomed to.

Leo Tolstoy

#78. Do you have a boyfriend?" he asked.
"Huh?" Why would he ask her that?
"A big, mean-as-fuck, jealous guy who will break my neck with his bare hands if he knew I touched you?"
Toni shook her head.
"A raging case of herpes?"
"Of course not!"
"You're not making this any easier on me.

Olivia Cunning

#79. That was the way to start, he knew: with unsureness. Only when the mind cracked open its own worldly certainties could a glimpse of light appear.

Joan Slonczewski

#80. Lying there in the darkness, he knew he was an outcast. 'Cos I had some sense.

William Golding

#81. Worst parent on the planet. All he knew how to do was bark orders and walk away. He didn't understand that his daughter was smarter than that, that she wasn't a dog.

Jami Attenberg

#82. So young, he knew nothing about aerodynamics, except how the heart could lift and lift.

Gregory Maguire

#83. When death comes, she said, all that matters is this: to be next to one another. My mother was wearing a silk dress, and as she pressed her fingers into his, all of my father's adventures and hard living melted away. He knew that he had met the woman he would love until he couldn't love anymore.

Hannah Tinti

#84. All his smiles were just a little sad around the edges, as if he knew happiness never could last very long

Melanie Benjamin

#85. The rising sun complies with our weak sight, First gilds the clouds, then shows his globe of light At such a distance from our eyes, as though He knew what harm his hasty beams would do.

Edmund Waller

#86. Trudeau valued performance above image. He Knew he could give me a shovel if there was a mess to clean up, and he kept moving me from one mess to another.

Jean Chretien

#87. She looked at the boy. He knew her weakness for storytelling. And it was, after all, only a story. Still, she wished he had chosen a happier one.

Marie Rutkoski

#88. A friend of mine, that I had known for some time, came up one day with an old guitar. I don't know where he got it, I don't know how long he'd had it, but he knew about two chords on it. He proceeded to teach them to me, and then we proceeded to go crazy over music.

Charlie Daniels

#89. Dreams and death were old friends of his. He knew how to navigate their dark borderland.

Rick Riordan

#90. They were not children. They had grown into people he knew little about. And they had done so without his help or influence, or even,--for the most part--his witness. It made him feel as though something precious had been taken from him.
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Catherine Ryan Hyde

#91. He knew he should have counted. It was the rule to count to ten in his head before he opened his mouth. It was the rule to count to ten if he wanted to smash a man in the face for saying something he didn't like. It was the rule to count to ten if instinct wasn't needed, but common sense was.

Melina Marchetta

#92. He respected them, and he hated them, and he knew the world would be lesser for their deaths.

Kiersten White

#93. Joel arrived at Hemmant beach in a pair of white nylon shorts. He knew they'd be see-through once they were wet, and he deliberately didn't wear any underwear, because he wanted to be in the surf, practically naked, and have people looking at him.

Todd Young

#94. Julius Caesar divorced his wife Pompeia, but declared at the trial that he knew nothing of what was alleged against her and Clodius. When asked why, in that case, he had divorced her, he replied: Because I would have the chastity of my wife clear even of suspicion.

Plutarch

#95. There was no answer he knew, until he actually faced death.

Raymond E. Feist

#96. And when Yeshua walked this earth, He wept for us as well. Because He knew our battle is not against flesh and blood but against those powers of darkness who would destroy our lives for eternity.

Bodie Thoene

#97. God had mercy, he knew. The Mongols had none.

Conn Iggulden

#98. She was on the far side, leaving two cold feet of mattress between them. He knew that she'd fall asleep like that ... and then gradually move over until she was plastered against him. Then he could go to sleep, too.

Patricia Briggs

#99. But now the world, he thought, had taken them. He knew that this could suddenly happen. One day you just woke up, and there was somewhere that you needed to be.

Meg Wolitzer

#100. He knew he would never let her down, but he also knew that he would not move until the time was right, no matter what pressures were brought to bear.

John Allyn