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"I needed a vacation. I needed 5 women. I needed to get the wax out of my ears. My car needed an oil change. I'd failed to file my damned income tax. One of the stems had broken off of my reading glasses. There were ants in my apartment. I needed to get my teeth cleaned. My shoes were run down at the heels. I had insomnia. My auto insurance had expired. I cut myself every time i shaved. I hadn't laughed in 6 years. I tended to worry when there was nothing to worry about. And when there was something to worry about, i got drunk."

"I needed a vacation. I needed 5 women. I needed to get the wax out of my ears. My car needed an oil change. I'd failed to file my damned income tax. One of the stems had broken off of my reading glasses. There were ants in my apartment. I needed to get my teeth cleaned. My shoes were run down at the heels. I had insomnia. My auto insurance had expired. I cut myself every time i shaved. I hadn't laughed in 6 years. I tended to worry when there was nothing to worry about. And when there was something to worry about, i got drunk."

Charles Bukowski, American Author

Life, Needs, Failure, Worry

28

"These are my friends, my family. It would be hell on earth to spend the rest of my life leading them into situations where some of them are going to get killed... but it would be worse watching someone well-meaning but incompetent or untrained double those deaths."

"These are my friends, my family. It would be hell on earth to spend the rest of my life leading them into situations where some of them are going to get killed... but it would be worse watching someone well-meaning but incompetent or untrained double those deaths."

Mercedes Lackey, American Author

Friendship, Life, Family, Earth, Friends

28

"Crime to many is not crime but simply a way of life. If laws are inconvenient, ignore them, they don't apply to you."

"Crime to many is not crime but simply a way of life. If laws are inconvenient, ignore them, they don't apply to you."

Dick Francis, British Author

Life, Crime, Laws

28

"Writing for young children I find I often use particular jokes with words and exaggerated, funny events, but some of these haunt the more complex stories for older children too."

"Writing for young children I find I often use particular jokes with words and exaggerated, funny events, but some of these haunt the more complex stories for older children too."

Margaret Mahy, New Zealander Author

Fun, Funny, Children, Events, Jokes

28

"Stop trying to make a living and begin to live."

"Stop trying to make a living and begin to live."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Fulfillment, Living, Life, Purpose, Joy

28

"True sense of humour and true, deep happiness never depend on the after effects of destructive vices."

"True sense of humour and true, deep happiness never depend on the after effects of destructive vices."

Angelica Hopes, Swiss Author

Well-Being, Happiness, Humor, Integrity

28

"If difficult times teach us the most important lessons, we should then learn to read difficult books."

"If difficult times teach us the most important lessons, we should then learn to read difficult books."

Joyce Rachelle, Filipino Author

Learning, Adversity, Books, Wisdom

28

"When your mind is still and undisturbed by stimulation, the true nature naturally shines out and you can directly see what you really are."

"When your mind is still and undisturbed by stimulation, the true nature naturally shines out and you can directly see what you really are."

Ilchi Lee, South Korean Author

Stillness, Nature, Mind, Truth

28

"Talk about it only enough to do it. Dream about it only enough to feel it. Think about it only enough to understand it. Contemplate it only enough to be it."

"Talk about it only enough to do it. Dream about it only enough to feel it. Think about it only enough to understand it. Contemplate it only enough to be it."

Jean Toomer, American Author

28

"Your calling should bless and affect the lives of others for good."

"Your calling should bless and affect the lives of others for good."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Impact, Calling, Blessing, Purpose

28

"I'll get them out and come back. I promise.""On your word as a cutthroat and a pirate?"He touched my cheek once, briefly. "Privateer."Another explosion rocked the grounds."Let's go!" shouted Mal.As we sprinted into the tunnel, I glanced back and saw Nikolai silhouetted against the purple twilight. I wondered if I'd ever see him again."

"I'll get them out and come back. I promise.""On your word as a cutthroat and a pirate?"He touched my cheek once, briefly. "Privateer."Another explosion rocked the grounds."Let's go!" shouted Mal.As we sprinted into the tunnel, I glanced back and saw Nikolai silhouetted against the purple twilight. I wondered if I'd ever see him again."

Leigh Bardugo, Israeli Author

Promise, Action, Conflict, Hope

28

"When people don't express themselves, they die one piece at a time."

"When people don't express themselves, they die one piece at a time."

Laurie Halse Anderson, American Author

Self-Expression, Expression, Authenticity, Silence, Identity

28

"Your body language continuously communicates for you, whether you are aware of it or not. Are your intended messages being well conveyed?"

"Your body language continuously communicates for you, whether you are aware of it or not. Are your intended messages being well conveyed?"

Susan C. Young, American Author

Body Language, Power, Truth, Wisdom, Inspirational

28

"Love can heal. And forgive."

"Love can heal. And forgive."

Donna Grant, American Author

Relationship, Healing, Love, Forgiveness, Emotion

28

"We may brave human laws, but we cannot resist natural ones."

"We may brave human laws, but we cannot resist natural ones."

Jules Verne, French Author

28

"Yes, Mother. I can see you are flawed. You have not hidden it. That is your greatest gift to me."

"Yes, Mother. I can see you are flawed. You have not hidden it. That is your greatest gift to me."

Alice Walker, American Author

28

"To depend upon a profession is a less odious form of slavery than to depend upon a father."

"To depend upon a profession is a less odious form of slavery than to depend upon a father."

Virginia Woolf, British Author

Family, Father, Profession, Slavery

28

"Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, and take an insect view of its plain."

"Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, and take an insect view of its plain."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Nature, Eye, Will

28

"Women are more skilled than men at making gossip entertaining."

"Women are more skilled than men at making gossip entertaining."

Kate Fox, English Author

Man, Men, Women, Gossip

28

"A smile is a language of love which everyone can understand."

"A smile is a language of love which everyone can understand."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Smile, Love, Communication, Expression

28

"Most people can't seem to see the relationship between truth, honesty and national development."

"Most people can't seem to see the relationship between truth, honesty and national development."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Realization, Truth, Honesty, Development, Society

28

"I have spent all my life under a Communist regime, and I will tell you that a society without any objective legal scale is a terrible one indeed. But a society with no other scale but the legal one is not quite worthy of man either."

"I have spent all my life under a Communist regime, and I will tell you that a society without any objective legal scale is a terrible one indeed. But a society with no other scale but the legal one is not quite worthy of man either."

Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Russian Author

Life, Legal, Society, Man

28

"The Christian churches were offered two things: the spirit of Jesus and the idiotic morality of Paul, and they rejected the higher inspiration... Following Paul, we have turned the goodness of love into a fiend and degraded the crowning impulse of our being into a capital sin."

"The Christian churches were offered two things: the spirit of Jesus and the idiotic morality of Paul, and they rejected the higher inspiration... Following Paul, we have turned the goodness of love into a fiend and degraded the crowning impulse of our being into a capital sin."

Frank Harris, Irish Author

Inspirational, Love, Morality, Inspiration, Christian

28

"Only you can know the difference between your wants and your needs, and your sacrifice of your life's time to both."

"Only you can know the difference between your wants and your needs, and your sacrifice of your life's time to both."

Carew Papritz, American Author

Priorities, Choice, Needs, Sacrifice, Time

28

"Stereotyping as a term has a negative connotation."

"Stereotyping as a term has a negative connotation."

Pearl Zhu, American Author

Sociology, Negative, Perception, Bias, Judgment

28

"The king appeared... with his dogs and sycophants behind him."

"The king appeared... with his dogs and sycophants behind him."

Kathleen Winsor, American Author

28

"Our presence in Afghanistan is not worth the price of any more American lives or treasure."

"Our presence in Afghanistan is not worth the price of any more American lives or treasure."

Camille Paglia, American Author

Policy, Afghanistan, Treasure, Worth

28

"After a while, the characters I'm writing begin to feel real to me. That's when I know I'm heading in the right direction."

"After a while, the characters I'm writing begin to feel real to me. That's when I know I'm heading in the right direction."

Alice Hoffman, American Author

Direction, Right, Writing

28

"There is no such thing as'no choice'. There are always other options. Explore yours."

"There is no such thing as'no choice'. There are always other options. Explore yours."

Domonique Bertolucci, Australian Author

DecisionMaking, Choice, Options, Freedom, Exploration

28

"The agonies of remorse poison the luxury there is otherwise sometimes found in the excess of grief."

"The agonies of remorse poison the luxury there is otherwise sometimes found in the excess of grief."

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, English Author

Remorse, Grief, Regret, Sorrow

28

"Lena felt like a child. Worse than a child and less valuable. She felt like a mouse. No, smaller than a mouse and less alive. Her life seemed so small and crumpled you could shoot it through a straw like a spitball."

"Lena felt like a child. Worse than a child and less valuable. She felt like a mouse. No, smaller than a mouse and less alive. Her life seemed so small and crumpled you could shoot it through a straw like a spitball."

Ann Brashares, American Author

Insecurity, Identity, Emotion, Despair

28

"The heresy of one age becomes the orthodoxy of the next."

"The heresy of one age becomes the orthodoxy of the next."

Helen Keller, American Author

Philosophy, Age, Heresy

28

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our Light, not our Darkness, that most frightens us."

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our Light, not our Darkness, that most frightens us."

Marianne Williamson, American Author

Fear, Darkness, Light, Measure

28

"My Life in CIA is the first time that I've ever written a story in my own name."

"My Life in CIA is the first time that I've ever written a story in my own name."

Harry Mathews, American Author

Life, Time, First, Name

28

"To dispense knowledge without moral guidance would be grossly irresponsible."

"To dispense knowledge without moral guidance would be grossly irresponsible."

Wayne Gerard Trotman, British Author

Ethics, Knowledge, Responsibility, Guidance

28

"Excellent, there's nothing quite like a blunt object to reinforce proper administration ethics."

"Excellent, there's nothing quite like a blunt object to reinforce proper administration ethics."

Simon Travaglia, Australian Author

Humor, Ethics, Nothing

28

"I embrace my sensitivity and let it enhance my joy every day."

"I embrace my sensitivity and let it enhance my joy every day."

Amy Leigh Mercree, American Author

Sensitivity, Joy, Emotion, Acceptance

28

"Artists are never complete people. But if it's art that completes them, then what is taken away?"

"Artists are never complete people. But if it's art that completes them, then what is taken away?"

Alexander Theroux, American Author

Art, People, Artists

28

"You and I are to be a true member of the provoked generation."

"You and I are to be a true member of the provoked generation."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Awakening, Provoked, Generation, Purpose, Impact

28

"Music I heard with you was more than music, and bread I broke with you was more than bread. Now that I am without you, all is desolate; all that was once so beautiful is dead."

"Music I heard with you was more than music, and bread I broke with you was more than bread. Now that I am without you, all is desolate; all that was once so beautiful is dead."

Conrad Aiken, American Author

28

"Don't be led by the opinions of others. Listen to your sacred voice."

"Don't be led by the opinions of others. Listen to your sacred voice."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Authenticity, Led, Opinions, Voice, Sacred

28

"Don't think or judge, just listen."

"Don't think or judge, just listen."

Sarah Dessen, American Author

Mindfulness, Listening, Judgment, Silence, Open-mindedness

28

"Fill your mind with thoughts of calmness and happiness, there will be no room for anxiety."

"Fill your mind with thoughts of calmness and happiness, there will be no room for anxiety."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Mental, Mind, Calm, Happiness, Anxiety

28

"If you continue to concentrate so deeply on the negative factors you are unable to acknowledge all the positive results."

"If you continue to concentrate so deeply on the negative factors you are unable to acknowledge all the positive results."

Carlos Wallace, American Author

Perspective, Negativity, Focus, Awareness, Balance

28

"Yet another thing Canadians and Europeans have in common is an obsession with the United States, and with distinguishing themselves from it, often by crude stereotyping."

"Yet another thing Canadians and Europeans have in common is an obsession with the United States, and with distinguishing themselves from it, often by crude stereotyping."

Timothy Garton Ash, British Author

Politics, Obsession, States, United

28

"And I finished college because I thought how much it would upset my parents if I didn't."

"And I finished college because I thought how much it would upset my parents if I didn't."

Harry Mathews, American Author

Thought, College, Parents

28

"Sometimes you don't know when you're taking the first step through a door until you're already inside."

"Sometimes you don't know when you're taking the first step through a door until you're already inside."

Ann Voskamp, Canadian Author

Transition, Awareness, Change, Uncertainty

28

"Familiarity breeds contempt - and children."

"Familiarity breeds contempt - and children."

Mark Twain, American Author

Wisdom, Children, Contempt, Familiarity

28

"The tragedy of life is that it comes just once and before you know it, it is gone. Since life comes just once, I encourage you to give it your best shot."

"The tragedy of life is that it comes just once and before you know it, it is gone. Since life comes just once, I encourage you to give it your best shot."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Urgency, Tragedy, Life, Best, Shot

28

"Exceptional claims demand exceptional evidence."

"Exceptional claims demand exceptional evidence."

Christopher Hitchens, American Author

Logic, Evidence, Truth, Skepticism

28

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