"It's okay to be absurd, ridiculous, and downright irrational at times; silliness is sweet syrup that helps us swallow the bitter pills of life."

Absurdity, Happiness, Truth, Inspirational, Wisdom

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"It's okay to be absurd, ridiculous, and downright irrational at times; silliness is sweet syrup that helps us swallow the bitter pills of life."

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"We will then hear from the founder of the Mayo Clinic . . . Dr. Ted Clinic."

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"Last night somebody broke into my apartment and replaced everything with exact duplicates... When I pointed it out to my roommate, he said, 'Do I know you?"

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"This is wonderful, wonderful! Be the bird. You are the bird. Sacrifice yourself to abandoned family values...."

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"Flowers are evil, because they live just to die for the love of other people. You don't believe me? Try it for yourself and see if you'll be good afterwards. Undeath is a way of life, for some things. That doesn't make it good or anything. Especially anything. Nothing makes anything anything. Because nothing is a serious matter, and anything just is."

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"Down, boy! Couchant! I said couchant! No! Not rampant!"

Terry Pratchett, English Author

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"It was like being at an Arabian hoedown with a band of psychedelic hillbillies (p. 171)."

Patti Smith, American Musician

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"If we loved Steve Aylett, really loved him in the way that he deserves, a selfless love that genuinely wanted nothing save his happiness and comfort, we'd lobotomise him."

Alan Moore, British Writer

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"Don't worry, goat boy. The milkman is dead."

Rick Riordan, American Novelist

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"You know how spooky Ashwini is. She called an hour ago to tell me she has a secret stash of handheld grenade launchers she thought I might want to know about. My response was, 'What the fuck?"

Nalini Singh, New Zealander Author

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"No people find each other more absurd than lovers."

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"Nothing can squelch your fire except turning your back on the thing that fuels it."

Purpose

"I've yet to find another soul who believes in me with the same fervency as my mother."

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"I love writing poetry because it's pretty. I love writing pretty."

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"Often we withhold our affections, waiting first for love to be extended to us. The irony is that we are loved for loving."

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"Act like you care. Pray like you care. Speak, smile, reach out, and live like you care. The point is to make sure those in your life know beyond doubt that you do care."

Morality

"All human beings wield influence-a powerful sword granted at birth. Wield your sword with care."

Power

"The only thing you can justifiably claim that life owes you is an equal measure of what you have given out. And even that is debatable."

Justice

"World peace, true love, and happily-ever-afters amount to wasted wishes, failed endeavors, and most precious dreams."

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"A picture may be worth a thousand words, but those well-arranged words are worth a multi-million-dollar motion picture."

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"Turn around. you've got grass and dead flowers. My fingers naturally began to comb through my long, black strands, shaking things loose as Sarti carefully removed more stubborn pieces. The flowers had been left over from my forced marriage to Thaddeus. The grass, from a sensual night with Kresh the eve of my honeymoon. Devilish irony."

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