Supposed To Be Quotes - Page 37

• Seven, Richie thought. That's the magic number. There has to be seven of us. That's the way it's supposed to be.

  Stephen King

  Numbers, Magic, Way

  Stephen King (2007). “It: Film tie-in edition of Stephen King’s IT”, p.827, Hachette UK

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• Family was even a bigger word than I imagined, wide and without limitations, if you allowed it, defying easy definition. You had family that was supposed to be family and wasn't, family that wasn't family but was, halves becoming whole, wholes splitting into two; it was possible to lack whole, honest love and connection from family in lead roles, yet to be filled to abundance by the unexpected supporting players.

  Deb Caletti

  Player, Two, Becoming

  Deb Caletti (2010). “The Secret Life of Prince Charming”, p.303, Simon and Schuster

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• There were times . . . when it occurred to me that I was repeating my mother's life. Usually this thought struck me as funny. But if I happened to be tired, or if there were extra bills to pay and no money to pay them with, it seemed awful. I'd think 'This isn't the way our lives are supposed to be going.' Then I'd think 'Half the world has the same idea.

  Stephen King

  Mother, Tired, Thinking

  Stephen King (2002). “On Writing”, p.61, Simon and Schuster

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• Offence is so easily given. And where the 'minority' issue is involved, the rules seem to shift about: most of the time a person who is female/black/disabled/gay wants this not to be their defining characteristic; you are supposed to be blind to it. But then, on other occasions, you are supposed to observe special sensitivity, or show special respect.

  Lynne Truss

  Gay, Issues, Black

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• I always wondered why God was supposed to be a father," she whispers. Fathers always want you to measure up to something. Mothers are the ones who love you unconditionally, don't you think?

  Jodi Picoult

  Mother, Father, Love You

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• Artemis: I am not buoyed by that. Foaly: You are not supposed to be buoyed by that. You are supposed to be equalized. Mulch: I'm pretty sure that both of you just made really horrible jokes. But I'm not sure because I think you broke my funny bone.

  Eoin Colfer

  Thinking, Bones, Broke

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• There was a sergeant at a desk. I knew he was a sergeant because I recognized the marks on his uniform, and I knew it was a desk because it's always a desk. There's always someone at a desk, except when it's a table that functions as a desk. You sit behind a desk, and everyone knows you're supposed to be there, and that you're doing something that involves your brain. It's an odd, special kind of importance. I think everyone should get a desk; you can sit behind it when you feel like you don't matter.

  Steven Brust

  Thinking, Brain, Special

  Steven Brust (2010). “Iorich”, p.243, Macmillan

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• And who are you supposed to be? the King of snot-nosed delinquents?

  Michael Buckley

  Kings, Delinquents

  Michael Buckley (2007). “The Sisters Grimm: The unusual suspects”

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• Forming grammatically correct sentences is for the normal individual the prerequisite for any submission to social laws. No one is supposed to be ignorant of grammaticality; those who are belong in special institutions. The unity of language is fundamentally political.

  Gilles Deleuze

  Law, Political, Unity

  Gilles Deleuze, Félix Guattari (2004). “EPZ Thousand Plateaus”, p.112, A&C Black

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• Some of them are wearing skirts that I'm pretty sure are supposed to be belts.

  Adam Selzer

  Skirts, Belts

  Adam Selzer (2010). “I Kissed a Zombie, and I Liked It”, p.14, Delacorte Books for Young Readers

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• Writing is supposed to be difficult, agonizing, a dreadful exercise, a terrible occupation.

  Ray Bradbury

  Writing, Exercise, Scary

  Ray Bradbury (1980). “The Stories of Ray Bradbury”, Alfred a Knopf Incorporated

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• Watching him was like opening the door to a siniging telegram; you know it's supposed to be entertaining, but you can't get beyond the sad fact that this person actually thinks he bringing some joy into your life. Somewhere he had a mother who sifted through a shoe box of mimeographed playbills, pouring herself another drink and wondering when her son would come to his senses and swallow some drain cleaner.

  David Sedaris

  Mother, Son, Thinking

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• Who’s there?” “The scratcher of your itch,” he said. She opened the door a crack and stuck her nose out. “Was that supposed to be romantic?

  Jill Shalvis

  Doors, Cracks, Noses

  FaceBook post by Jill Shalvis from Feb 19, 2013

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• Thery're both iron, isn't that funny?" "Funny haha or funny strange?" James handed them back to me "Funny 'occult'" "Ah. Funny strange" James looked at me sternly, "Don't start that. I'm supposed to be the humorous one

  Maggie Stiefvater

  Humorous, Iron, Haha

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• High school sucked. It was a universal truth, and whoever said these were supposed to be the best years of your life was probably drunk or delusional.

  Kami Garcia

  School, Best Years Of Your Life, Drunk

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• End times aren't supposed to be very pretty.

  Lauren Kate

  Ends, End Times

  Lauren Kate (2013). “The Fallen Series: 4-Book Collection”, p.403, Delacorte Press

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• Sasori, your strength came because of your soul, not in spite of it... You were supposed to be a a top-class ninja puppeteer, not a worthless nobody who lets someone else pull the strings. - Kankurou (Naruto Ch 518)

  Masashi Kishimoto

  Class, Soul, Ninja

  "Fictional character: Kankuro". "Naruto: Shippūden", 2007-2017.

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• And make sure you tell daddy That I'm still his little girl Yeah I still feel like I'm where I'm supposed to be But don't forget to remember me

  Carrie Underwood

  Girl, Daddy, Littles

  Song: Don't Forget to Remember Me Inside Your Heaven, Album: Some Hearts

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• I want to kiss you.” Jace’s whisper pulled me from my thoughts and I glanced up to find his eyes blazing with raw need. “Just because Marc won’t touch you doesn’t mean I shouldn’t. Right? I don’t have that kind of self-control, and honestly, I don’t see the point in it. Are you supposed to be impressed by how long we can go without touching you? ’Cause if that’s the game we’re playing, I think I’d rather lose.

  Rachel Vincent

  Mean, Eye, Kissing

  Rachel Vincent (2010). “Alpha”, p.64, MIRA

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• Senior year is supposed to be a blast-easy and fun. So far it's been anything but.

  Simone Elkeles

  Senior, Fun, Years

  Simone Elkeles (2011). “Perfect Chemistry”, p.163, Simon and Schuster

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• I know it's hard on her. If I don't tell her she'll kill me." He pauses. "That was supposed to be funny.

  Julie Anne Peters

  Kill Me, Knows, Pauses

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• What is a Poet? He is a man speaking to men: a man, it is true, endued with more lively sensibility, more enthusiasm and tenderness, who has a greater knowledge of human nature, and a more comprehensive soul, than are supposed to be common among mankind; a man pleased with his own passions and volitions, and who rejoices more than other men in the spirit of life that is in him; delighting to contemplate similar volitions and passions as manifested in the goings-on of the universe, and habitually impelled to create them where he does not find them.

  William Wordsworth

  Passion, Men, Soul

  William Wordsworth, Dorothy Wordsworth (1815). “Poems”, p.376

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• ...fairness," he said, "does not govern life and death. if it did, no good person would ever die." "Strangers," the Blue Man said, "are just family you have yet to come to know." "sacrifice is a part of life. it is supposed to be. it's not something to regret. it's something to aspire to. little sacrifices. big sacrifices. a mother works so her son can go to school. a daughter moves home to take care of her sick father. Sometimes when you sacrifice something precious, you're not really losing it. you're just passing it on to someone else.

  Mitch Albom

  Mother, Daughter, Regret

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• You shouldn't try to stop everything from happening. Sometimes you're supposed to feel awkward. Sometimes you're supposed to be vulnerable in front of people. Sometimes it's necessary because it's all part of you getting to the next part of yourself, the next day.

  Cecelia Ahern

  Next Day, People, Awkward

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• Class is entirely intangible, and the way it affects things isn't subject to scientific analysis, and it's not supposed to be real but it's pervasive and powerful. See; just like magic.

  Jo Walton

  Powerful, Real, Class

  Jo Walton (2011). “Among Others”, p.66, Macmillan

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