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"A gun. I had been brought down by a gun. It was practically comical. Cheaters, I thought."

"A gun. I had been brought down by a gun. It was practically comical. Cheaters, I thought."

Richelle Mead, American Author

Conflict, Violence, Irony, Power

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"What have I to prove, and to whom, and why? I'm keen enough to want nothing more than to live a simple, humble, unfettered life."

"What have I to prove, and to whom, and why? I'm keen enough to want nothing more than to live a simple, humble, unfettered life."

Donna Lynn Hope, Jamaican Author

Simplicity, Life, Freedom, Choice

54

"You don't reward reaction; you reward results."

"You don't reward reaction; you reward results."

Edwin Louis Cole, American Author

Reward, Results

54

"Maturity includes the recognition that no one is going to see anything in us that we don't see in ourselves. Stop waiting for a producer. Produce yourself."

"Maturity includes the recognition that no one is going to see anything in us that we don't see in ourselves. Stop waiting for a producer. Produce yourself."

Marianne Williamson, American Author

Self-Reliance, Maturity, Waiting

54

"You don't need to be so fierce and bluffing..if you already know that I can't be intimidated."

"You don't need to be so fierce and bluffing..if you already know that I can't be intimidated."

Toba Beta, Indonesian Author

Defiance, Power, Truth, Wisdom, Emotion

54

"Noah had wandered down the aisle, but now he gleefully returned with a snow globe. He stood behind Ronan until he pushed off the shelf to admire the atrocity. "Glitter," whispered Noah reverentially, giving it a shake."

"Noah had wandered down the aisle, but now he gleefully returned with a snow globe. He stood behind Ronan until he pushed off the shelf to admire the atrocity. "Glitter," whispered Noah reverentially, giving it a shake."

Maggie Stiefvater, American Author

Playfulness, Joy, Wonder, Childlike

54

"A clear understanding of negative emotions dismisses them."

"A clear understanding of negative emotions dismisses them."

Vernon Howard, American Author

Negative, Emotions, Understanding

54

"I only live the full life when I live fully in the moment."

"I only live the full life when I live fully in the moment."

Ann Voskamp, Canadian Author

Presence, Now, Life, Mindfulness

54

"Gratitude takes less energy than anger."

"Gratitude takes less energy than anger."

Kristin Cashore, American Author

Self, Gratitude, Emotion, Energy, Mindset

54

"Writing is a solitary existence, especially if you forget to chat to your friends " sorry, I meant characters."

"Writing is a solitary existence, especially if you forget to chat to your friends " sorry, I meant characters."

Carla H. Krueger, American Author

Creativity, Writing, Solitude, Observation

54

"The worst thing you can do is make money at the expense of losing your time."

"The worst thing you can do is make money at the expense of losing your time."

J.R. Rim, American Author

Time, Values, Wealth, Priority

54

"I always say, if you must mount the gallows, give a jest to the crowd, a coin to the hangman, and make the drop with a smile on your lips."

"I always say, if you must mount the gallows, give a jest to the crowd, a coin to the hangman, and make the drop with a smile on your lips."

Robert Jordan, American Author

Stoicism, Humor, Death, Acceptance, Execution

54

"If men were necessary in the procreation process, they'd have gone the way of the dodo bird long ago."

"If men were necessary in the procreation process, they'd have gone the way of the dodo bird long ago."

Lois Greiman, American Author

Satire, Gender, Equality, Power

54

"It's bad enough barging into Guild property, but we'll get into really serious trouble if we shoot anyone. Lord Vetinari won't stop at sarcasm. He might use' - Colon swallowed - 'irony."

"It's bad enough barging into Guild property, but we'll get into really serious trouble if we shoot anyone. Lord Vetinari won't stop at sarcasm. He might use' - Colon swallowed - 'irony."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

Discipline, Humor, Power, Truth, Today

54

"I must say a word about fear. It is life's only true opponent. Only fear can defeat life. It is a clever, treacherous adversary, how well I know. It has no decency, respects no law or convention, shows no mercy. It goes for your weakest spot, which it finds with unerring ease. It begins in your mind, always. One moment you are feeling calm, self-possessed, happy. Then fear, disguised in the garb of mild-mannered doubt, slips into your mind like a spy."

"I must say a word about fear. It is life's only true opponent. Only fear can defeat life. It is a clever, treacherous adversary, how well I know. It has no decency, respects no law or convention, shows no mercy. It goes for your weakest spot, which it finds with unerring ease. It begins in your mind, always. One moment you are feeling calm, self-possessed, happy. Then fear, disguised in the garb of mild-mannered doubt, slips into your mind like a spy."

Yann Martel, Canadian Author

Fear, Mind, Threat, Awareness

54

"How much value do you want to get out of life? You get out what you put in. Approach your life with intent, courage, faith and hard work, and you'll reap the beautiful value those sacrifices provide. That's the way our strange world works."

"How much value do you want to get out of life? You get out what you put in. Approach your life with intent, courage, faith and hard work, and you'll reap the beautiful value those sacrifices provide. That's the way our strange world works."

Richie Norton, American Author

Determination, Values, Life, Courage, Faith

54

"An act of redemption, the ultimate act of personal grace, is an undervalued form of courage."

"An act of redemption, the ultimate act of personal grace, is an undervalued form of courage."

Kilroy J. Oldster, American Author

Redemption, Grace, Courage, Personal

54

"It's weird when people start sentences with 'frankly' - as if their other sentences don't count."

"It's weird when people start sentences with 'frankly' - as if their other sentences don't count."

Doug Coupland, Canadian Author

54

"Suffering needs time. It cannot survive in the now."

"Suffering needs time. It cannot survive in the now."

Eckhart Tolle, German Author

Mindfulness, Suffering, Present moment, Awareness

54

"The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right."

"The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right."

William Safire, American Author

Morality, Right

54

"It's not what you've got, it's what you use that makes a difference."

"It's not what you've got, it's what you use that makes a difference."

Zig Ziglar, American Author

54

"All choice of words is slang. It marks a class. "There is correct English: that is not slang. "I beg your pardon: correct English is the slang of prigs who write history and essays. And the strongest slang of all is the slang of poets."

"All choice of words is slang. It marks a class. "There is correct English: that is not slang. "I beg your pardon: correct English is the slang of prigs who write history and essays. And the strongest slang of all is the slang of poets."

George Eliot, British Author

Language, Class, Communication, Poetry

54

"All the so-called philosophical notion of "love without attachment or "detached love are biologically non-existent on this planet. We humans are biologically designed through millions of years of evolution to grow attachment. Love cannot survive without attachment."

"All the so-called philosophical notion of "love without attachment or "detached love are biologically non-existent on this planet. We humans are biologically designed through millions of years of evolution to grow attachment. Love cannot survive without attachment."

Abhijit Naskar, Indian Author

Attachment, Love, Truth, Future, Wisdom

54

"Mary Stewart will always be my goddess. I can pick up one of her early books - one I've read a dozen times - and still slide right into the story."

"Mary Stewart will always be my goddess. I can pick up one of her early books - one I've read a dozen times - and still slide right into the story."

Nora Roberts, American Author

Books, Right, Will

54

"You know," he said, his voice making me feel cold in spite of the heat, "this city can get ahold of you and pull you back no matter how hard you try to climb out. Like a grave."

"You know," he said, his voice making me feel cold in spite of the heat, "this city can get ahold of you and pull you back no matter how hard you try to climb out. Like a grave."

Neal Shusterman, American Author

Life, Struggle, Observation, Warning, Danger

54

"Reincarnation?He shrugged. "I've never seen any evidence that it's real. But I've never seen anything that disproves it either. I believe the afterlife is better than what we have here-and it would take something extraordinary to make someone willing to come back."

"Reincarnation?He shrugged. "I've never seen any evidence that it's real. But I've never seen anything that disproves it either. I believe the afterlife is better than what we have here-and it would take something extraordinary to make someone willing to come back."

Patricia Briggs, American Author

Afterlife, Belief, Uncertainty, Hope

54

"Be abnormal, being normal is too predictable for your brand."

Bernard Kelvin Clive, Ghanaian Author

Uniqueness, Identity, Creativity, Difference

54

"Price ain't merely about numbers. It's a satisfying sacrifice."

"Price ain't merely about numbers. It's a satisfying sacrifice."

Toba Beta, Indonesian Author

Values, Truth, Power, Life, Wisdom

54

"All forms of writing are an act of conception; writing must lead to creation. Each time that we write, we begin again. Writing is an act of self-affirmation. Each time that we place our thoughts onto paper, we receive a new opportunity to claim our reality. Writing is also an act of explication and deconstruction. Writing empowers us to shape and modify our fiery constitutions. Writing allows us to explore the essential ingredients that lead to a life of serenity by exhibiting compassion, love, patience, generosity, and forgiveness."

"All forms of writing are an act of conception; writing must lead to creation. Each time that we write, we begin again. Writing is an act of self-affirmation. Each time that we place our thoughts onto paper, we receive a new opportunity to claim our reality. Writing is also an act of explication and deconstruction. Writing empowers us to shape and modify our fiery constitutions. Writing allows us to explore the essential ingredients that lead to a life of serenity by exhibiting compassion, love, patience, generosity, and forgiveness."

Kilroy J. Oldster, American Author

Creation, Writing, Compassion, Forgiveness

54

"I can always get through to-day very nicely. It's to-morrow I can't live through."

"I can always get through to-day very nicely. It's to-morrow I can't live through."

L. M. Montgomery, Canadian Author

Resilience, Today, Tomorrow, Survival, Hope

54

"I don't want advice.' 'Nobody does. It's a giver's present."

"I don't want advice.' 'Nobody does. It's a giver's present."

John Steinbeck, American Author

Communication, Advice, Resistance, Behavior

54

"The rules of war for federal court were contained in the 86 rules of federal civil procedure, the rules of the local federal court, and the courtroom rules of the particular federal judge."

"The rules of war for federal court were contained in the 86 rules of federal civil procedure, the rules of the local federal court, and the courtroom rules of the particular federal judge."

Kenneth Eade, American Author

Law, Rules, Order, Justice

54

"The only way to get to know people is to look beyond their physical appearances."

"The only way to get to know people is to look beyond their physical appearances."

Edmond Mbiaka, American Author

Understanding, People, Perception, Judgment

54

"Fate can not be proven or disproven so act knowing that destiny is a product of your every thought and every action."

"Fate can not be proven or disproven so act knowing that destiny is a product of your every thought and every action."

Matthew Donnelly, American Author

Destiny, Responsibility, Action, Choice

54

"My name is David Charleston.I kill people with super powers."

"My name is David Charleston.I kill people with super powers."

Brandon Sanderson, American Author

Power, Violence, Justice, Identity

54

"This explains why, whenever a person says sie to me, I generally try to kill him, if a stranger."

"This explains why, whenever a person says sie to me, I generally try to kill him, if a stranger."

Mark Twain, American Author

Violence, Killing, Anger, Reaction

54

"You can disagree with an idea without attacking the person who shared it."

"You can disagree with an idea without attacking the person who shared it."

Richie Norton, American Author

Respect, Idea, Kindness, Communication

54

"I am certain there is too much certainty in the world."

"I am certain there is too much certainty in the world."

Michael Crichton, American Author

Certainty, World

54

"What I say is, a town isn't a town without a bookstore. It may call itself a town, but unless it's got a bookstore, it knows it's not foolin' a soul."

"What I say is, a town isn't a town without a bookstore. It may call itself a town, but unless it's got a bookstore, it knows it's not foolin' a soul."

Neil Gaiman, British Author

Culture, Community, Books, Values

54

"You know the minute you stop thinking about it, it'll happen."

"You know the minute you stop thinking about it, it'll happen."

Sarah Dessen, American Author

Patience, Time, Thinking, Manifestation, Focus

54

"There's folks 'ud stand on their heads and then say the fault was i' their boots."

"There's folks 'ud stand on their heads and then say the fault was i' their boots."

George Eliot, British Author

Humor, Fault, Responsibility, Blame

54

"Oh, my sweet summer child," Old Nan said quietly, "what do you know of fear?Fear is for the winter, my little lord, when the snows fall a hundred feetdeep and the ice wind comes howling out of the north. Fear is for the longnight, when the sun hides its face for years at a time, and little childrenare born and live and die all in darkness while the direwolves grow gaunt andhungry, and the white walkers move through the woods."

"Oh, my sweet summer child," Old Nan said quietly, "what do you know of fear?Fear is for the winter, my little lord, when the snows fall a hundred feetdeep and the ice wind comes howling out of the north. Fear is for the longnight, when the sun hides its face for years at a time, and little childrenare born and live and die all in darkness while the direwolves grow gaunt andhungry, and the white walkers move through the woods."

George R. R. Martin, American Author

Survival, Fear, Winter, Children

54

"Unseen University was much bigger on the inside. Thousands of years as the leading establishment of practical magic in a world where dimensions were largely a matter of chance in any case had left it bulging in places where it shouldn't have places. There were rooms containing rooms which, if you entered them, turned out to contain the room you'd started with, which can be a problem if you are in a conga line."

"Unseen University was much bigger on the inside. Thousands of years as the leading establishment of practical magic in a world where dimensions were largely a matter of chance in any case had left it bulging in places where it shouldn't have places. There were rooms containing rooms which, if you entered them, turned out to contain the room you'd started with, which can be a problem if you are in a conga line."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

Magic, Truth, Wisdom, Power, Life

54

"The hardest thing is being with other people - it's like they're on a different wavelenght, but only you know it. They talk about their lives and what's wrong with them, and you kind of, like, just let them go. It's a whole different language, and you've got to remember that you can only respond in their mother tongue. It's really hard to relate."

"The hardest thing is being with other people - it's like they're on a different wavelenght, but only you know it. They talk about their lives and what's wrong with them, and you kind of, like, just let them go. It's a whole different language, and you've got to remember that you can only respond in their mother tongue. It's really hard to relate."

J.R. Ward, American Author

Connection, Isolation, Understanding, Communication

54

"Away and away the aeroplane shot, till it was nothing but a bright spark; an aspiration; a concentration; a symbol (so it seemed to Mr. Bentley, vigorously rolling his strip of turf at Greenwich) of man's soul; of his determination, thought Mr. Bentley, sweeping round the cedar tree, to get outside his body, beyond his house, by means of thought, Einstein, speculation, mathematics, the Mendelian theory, away the aeroplane shot."

"Away and away the aeroplane shot, till it was nothing but a bright spark; an aspiration; a concentration; a symbol (so it seemed to Mr. Bentley, vigorously rolling his strip of turf at Greenwich) of man's soul; of his determination, thought Mr. Bentley, sweeping round the cedar tree, to get outside his body, beyond his house, by means of thought, Einstein, speculation, mathematics, the Mendelian theory, away the aeroplane shot."

Virginia Woolf, British Author

Inspirational, Aspiration, Thought, Science, Freedom

54

"What evidence could possibly be put forward to show that one could have acted differently in the past?"

"What evidence could possibly be put forward to show that one could have acted differently in the past?"

Sam Harris, American Author

Determinism, Choice, Past, Truth

54

"I do not see the point in dressing and acting and speaking in a way that makes you feel more comfortable and me feel less comfortable."

"I do not see the point in dressing and acting and speaking in a way that makes you feel more comfortable and me feel less comfortable."

Dan Pearce, American Author

Autonomy, Comfort, Boundaries, Respect, Authenticity

54

"Rosies mother was a highly strung bundle of barely thought-through prejudices, worries and feuds."

"Rosies mother was a highly strung bundle of barely thought-through prejudices, worries and feuds."

Neil Gaiman, British Author

Prejudice, Worry, Social, Family

54

"It is wonderful how much time good people spend fighting the devil. If they would only expend the same amount of energy loving their fellow men, the devil would die in his own tracks of ennui."

"It is wonderful how much time good people spend fighting the devil. If they would only expend the same amount of energy loving their fellow men, the devil would die in his own tracks of ennui."

Helen Keller, American Author

Empathy, Time, Men, People, Devil

54

"Most people are willing to promise you a lot. A few are those who can promise you a little, just as much as they can."

"Most people are willing to promise you a lot. A few are those who can promise you a little, just as much as they can."

Ljupka Cvetanova, Macedonian Author

Relationship, Trust, Promise, Realism, Perception

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