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Quotes by Author
"Don't break the rules when you haven't fully figured them out yet."
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"The one thing which seems to me quite impossible is to take into consideration the kind of book one is expected to, surely one can only write the book that is there to be written."
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"But in that moment when my brother took the field, all that washed away, and everyone was proud... I looked up at my dad, and he was smiling. I looked at my mom, and she was smiling even though she was nervous about my brother getting hurt, which was strange because it was a VCR tape of an old game, and she knew he didn't get hurt."
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"When you realize your purpose, it brings understanding deep within you."
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"The slogans "hang on and "press on have solved and will continue to solve the problems of humanity."
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"Women have made tons of progress. But we still have a small percentage of the top jobs in any industry, in any nation in the world. I think that's partly because from a very young age, we encourage our boys to lead and we call our girls bossy."
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"When two or more hearts unite, anything is possible."
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"Holding on to the past will hold you down in life. Learn from it but move on."
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"Begin to trust thyself."
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"Enjoy things for what they are, when they are, in the moment."
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"God is helpless in our area of ignorance."
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"Without failing at one thing, there won't be an opportunity to try again, learn and grow. Life isn't static but dynamic. Learn to embrace whatever situation you may face and strive to overcome. Believe in yourself, knowing your best is yet to come."
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"She [Mme Sazerat] did not offer her hand, but smiled at my mother with vague melancholy as one smiles at a playmate from one's childhood, but with whom all connection has been severed because she has lived a debauched life, married a jailbird or, worse still, a divorced man."
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"You know, Breccan, we were all born into this realm for a purpose. We were born to live in that forest,' Gunnar said, pointing ahead. He swallowed deeply as he continued to take in the sight of Surchin. Breccan came up behind Gunnar. 'And you know, we are all gonna die there. How convenient. Yep, we are all gonna find finality before we've taken a woman. So not the way I wanted things to go."
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"Never leave your life plan to be determined by people who are not going where you are going. For the sake of your dreams and also for the sake of the people God created to benefit from your God-give talents, stay away from toxic people. Mount the shoulder giants and see farther ahead!"
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"Holding a grudge & harboring anger/resentment is poison to the soul. Get even with people...but not those who have hurt us, forget them, instead get even with those who have helped us."
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"I'm the one who will always watch over you. Always be there to fuck you back to your senses when you need it, the one who will never let you die. I pull my shirt over my head and kick off my shoes. 'What more could a woman ask?"
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"When you reread a classic, you do not see more in the book than you did before; you see more in you than there was before."
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"I said to him that Zululand sounded fine, but that every man has a map in his heart of his own country and that the heart will never allow you to forget this map."
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"Who am I? I am the spine that the mountains hang upon! I am the tears that the rivers cry! I am the lungs that breathe the wind! I am the wolf that kills the stag, the hawk that kills the mouse, the spider that kills the fly! I am the stag, the mouse and the fly that are eaten! I am the snake of the world devouring its tail! I am everything untamed and untameable!"
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"Liam can't be a rebellious son and expect to be a sentinel at the same time. I won't allow it. Sentinels obey orders. They have to."
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"Good and bad exist always, everywhere."
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"After the break up of the municipality and the loss of his income my father lost health and spirits."
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"I hope you're not proposing to enslave us,' said Twoflower.Marchesa looked genuinely shocked. 'Certainly not! Whatever could have given you that idea? Your lives in Krull will be rich, full and comfortable-''Oh, good,' said Rincewind.'-just not very long."
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"Seconds passed, then ... La Dorada skulked into view. She was half-mummified, but sodden."
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"Every new friend is a new journey through a brand new road toward a brand new mysterious heart."
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"You can't be much good to others, if you're no good to yourself."
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"Sex either blows your fucking mind, or it's not good enough."
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"Say what you mean and mean what you say. Don't be afraid to stand firm on the decisions that you make. Trust yourself. Believe in your instincts. Do what works best for YOU. Stay true to yourself and be good to yourself. Allow every decision that you make to empower, enrich, and add value to your life!"
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"That first love. And the first one who breaks your heart. For me, they just happen to be the same person."
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"I just know there's no way to live without pain - no matter how long or short your life is. People let you down. You get hurt and do damage in return."
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"No one connected intimately with a writer has any appreciation of his temperament, except to think him overdoing everything."
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"The greatest enemy is one that has nothing to lose."
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"Adrian smiled and clasped my hands, taking a few steps toward me. "And as for who you are, you're the same beautiful, brave, and ridiculously smart caffeinated fighter you've been since the day I met you. Finally, he put "beautiful at the top of his list of adjectives. Not that I should have cared."Sweet talker, I scoffed. "You didn't know anything about me the first time we met."I knew you were beautiful, he said. "I just hoped for the rest."
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"All the breakthroughs and miracles you need are in people."
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