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• Life does not seem to present itself to me for my convenience, to box itself up nicely so I can write about it with wisdom and a point to make before putting it on a shelf somewhere.

  Anne Lamott

  Writing, Boxes, Shelves

  Anne Lamott (2000). “Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith”, p.69, Anchor

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• Does no one think to warn people before they meet me?" Vlad muttered, shooting an irritable look at Mencheres.

  Jeaniene Frost

  Thinking, People, Looks

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• Sometimes, I think Bill forgets that I am sixteen. But I am very happy that he does.

  Stephen Chbosky

  Thinking, Bills, Sixteen

  Stephen Chbosky (2012). “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”, p.165, Simon and Schuster

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• foolish men say things in anger that they later regret and an angry tongue does not mean one is guilty.

  Julie Garwood

  Regret, Mean, Men

  Julie Garwood (2011). “Gentle Warrior”, p.98, Simon and Schuster

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• Passion I hate, and spirit does me wrong. Let us love gently.

  Charles Baudelaire

  Hate, Passion, Spirit

  Charles Baudelaire (1955). “The Flowers of Evil”, New Directions Publishing Corporation

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• All great programmers learn the same way. They poke the box. They code something and see what the computer does. They change it and see what the computer does. They repeat the process again and again until they figure out how the box works.

  Seth Godin

  Way, Computer, Figures

  Seth Godin (2015). “Poke The Box: When Was the Last Time You Did Something for the First Time?”, p.11, Penguin

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• Our vision is so limited we can hardly imagine a love that does not show itself in protection from suffering. The love of God is of a different nature altogether. It does not hate tragedy. It never denies reality. It stands in the very teeth of suffering.

  Elisabeth Elliot

  Hate, Reality, Suffering

  Elisabeth Elliot, Joshua Harris (2002). “Passion and Purity: Learning to Bring Your Love Life Under Christ's Control”, p.85, Revell

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• To-day the woman is Mrs. Richard Roe, to-morrow Mrs. John Doe, and again Mrs. James Smith according as she changes masters, and she has so little self-respect that she does not see the insult of the custom.

  Elizabeth Cady Stanton

  Self, Littles, Insult

  Elizabeth Cady Stanton (2012). “The Woman's Bible: A Classic Feminist Perspective”, p.73, Courier Corporation

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• I have tried," I said, "but he does not believe me. It is too late for that now" (it is always too late for truth, I thought).

  Jean Rhys

  Believe, Too Late, Said

  Jean Rhys (1966). “Wide Sargasso Sea”

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• Vee scowled at him. She is famous for that scowl. It's a look that does everything but audibly hiss.

  Becca Fitzpatrick

  Looks

  Becca Fitzpatrick (2013). “The Complete Hush, Hush Saga: includes Hush, Hush; Crescendo; Silence and Finale”, p.11, Simon and Schuster

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• Ah, on what little things does happiness depend! I have read all that the wise men have written, and all the secrets of philosophy are mine, yet for want of a red rose is my life made wretched.

  Oscar Wilde

  Wise, Philosophy, Men

  Oscar wilde (1943). “The Happy Prince and Other Tales (Illustrated)”, p.14, LCI

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• Why does anyone commit murder?' he asked in a low voice. 'I-'I blinked.'How should I know?' 'Three reasons,' Christopher said. He held up one finger. 'Love.' Another finger. 'Revenge.' And finally, a third finger. 'Profit...

  Meg Cabot

  Revenge, Voice, Three

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• He shrugged. "I was...thinking." "About what?" "The fires of purgatory." She had to sit down. He wasn't making any sense now. "What does that mean?" she asked. "Patrick told me he would walk through the fires of purgatory if he had to in order to please his wife." She went over to the bed and sat down on the side. "And?" she prodded when he didn't continue. He stripped out of his clothing and walked over to her. He pulled her to her feet and stared down to her. "And I have only just realized I would do the same for you.

  Julie Garwood

  Mean, Thinking, Fire

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• Congratulations, love. You traded up. Does he treat you well?' 'He's a teddy bear,' I said. Teddy bear looked like he was suffering from murder withdrawal. (Rene and Kate on Jim!)

  Ilona Andrews

  Congratulations, Love You, Suffering

  Ilona Andrews (2009). “Magic Strikes”, p.115, Penguin

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• God is the creator of all things, right? He is the force that dictates the laws of the universe, and is therefore the ultimate source of ethics. He is absolute morality... We claim to be doing good. But the Lord Ruler - as God - defines what is good. So by opposing him we're actually evil. But since he's doing the wrong thing, does evil actually count as good in this case?

  Brandon Sanderson

  Law, Evil, Ethics

  Brandon Sanderson (2011). “Mistborn Trilogy”, p.192, Tor Books

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• The poem in which the reader does not feel himself or herself a participant is a lecture, listened to from an uncomfortable chair, in a stuffy room, inside a building.

  Mary Oliver

  Rooms, Lectures, Building

  Mary Oliver (2000). “Winter Hours: Prose, Prose Poems, and Poems”, p.26, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• Can you see me? Can you hear me? Does anything I say mean anything to you?

  Oprah Winfrey

  Mean

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• Hey! Guy with scary eyes?" Madison called out. "You know what a moose does when someone insults her family?" Ivan raised his eyebrows. "She does this." Madison crouched down and charged Ivan. Her head hit him in the stomach.

  Rick Riordan

  Eye, Guy, Scary

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• He has to find more and better ways of occupying his time. His time, what a bankrupt idea, as if he's been given a box of time belonging to him alone, stuffed to the brim with hours and minutes that he can spend like money. Trouble is, the box has holes in it and the time is running out, no matter what he does with it.

  Margaret Atwood

  Running, Ideas, Matter

  Margaret Atwood (2004). “Oryx and Crake”, p.40, Anchor

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• I was stark raving mad, and my family was too polite to mention it. That's what living with the Yamanis does to people. They get so well-mannered they won't mention you're crazy.

  Tamora Pierce

  Crazy, People, Mad

  Tamora Pierce (2014). “Protector of the Small Quartet”, p.177, Random House Books for Young Readers

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• What does it matter where my body happens to be?' he said. 'My mind goes on working all the same.

  Lewis Carroll

  Mind, Goes On, Body

  Lewis Carroll “Alice in Wonderland”, W. W. Norton & Company

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• I don't think Harry cares about being forgiven," Poppy said glumly. "Of course he does. Men love to be forgiven. It makes us feel better about our inability to learn from our mistakes.

  Lisa Kleypas

  Mistake, Feel Better, Men

  Lisa Kleypas (2009). “Tempt Me at Twilight”, p.256, Macmillan

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• Cast not away your confidence because God defers his performances. That which does not come in your time, will be hastened in his time, which is always the more convenient season. God will work when he pleases, how he pleases, and by what means he pleases. He is not bound to keep our time, but he will perform his work, honor our faith, and reward them that diligently seek him.

  Matthew Henry

  Mean, Honor, Rewards

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• When does a fake Mohawk become a real Mohawk? Who decides? How do you know if it's happened?

  Jennifer Egan

  Real, Fake, Mohawks

  Jennifer Egan (2010). “A Visit from the Goon Squad”, p.35, Anchor

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• Knowledge is power." Rather, knowledge is happiness, because to have knowledge - broad, deep knowledge - is to know true ends from false, and lofty things from low. To know the thoughts and deeds that have marked man's progress is to feel the great heart-throbs of humanity through the centuries; and if one does not feel in these pulsations a heavenward striving, one must indeed be deaf to the harmonies of life.

  Helen Keller

  Life, Happy, Education

  Helen Keller (2012). “The Story of My Life”, p.67, Courier Corporation

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