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• He does what he wants, and I don’t ask,” he said. “He could bring a six-foot tall pink rabbit in a bikini back home with him if he wanted to. It’s not my business. But if you’re asking me if I’ve brought any girls back here, the answer is no. I don’t want anybody but you.

  Cassandra Clare

  Girl, Home, Feet

  Cassandra Clare (2012). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instruments Series (5 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls”, p.2016, Simon and Schuster

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• Either we all live in a decent world, or nobody does.

  George Orwell

  World, Decent

  George Orwell (1998). “Two wasted years, 1943”, Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd

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• A desire for privacy does not imply shameful secrets; Moglen argues, again and again, that without anonymity in discourse, free speech is impossible, and hence also democracy. The right to speak the truth to power does not shield the speaker from the consequences of doing so; only comparable power or anonymity can do that.

  Nick Harkaway

  Secret, Desire, Democracy

  Nick Harkaway (2012). “The Blind Giant: Being Human in a Digital World”, p.145, Vintage

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• How far does a pretence of feeling, maintained with absolute conviction, become authentic?

  Angela Carter

  Feelings, Conviction, Absolutes

  Angela Carter (1997). “Burning your boats: the collected short stories”, Penguin Group USA

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• I read The Hunger Games voraciously and was extremely annoyed when interrupted by such inconsequential things as 'Christmas dinner.' (God, Mom, did you not understand Katniss was being pursued by the mutts? You have several children, why does it always have to be about collecting the whole set all the time?)

  Sarah Rees Brennan

  Mom, Children, Katniss

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• I knew by the way he looked at her that he held her in a higher regard than he held even himself. No selfishness or insecurity kept him from seeing the full extent of her goodeness, as it so often does with the rest of us. That kind of love may only be possible in Abnegation. I do not know. My father: Erudite-born, Abnegation-grown. He often found it difficult to live up to the demands of his chosen faction, just as I did. But he tried, and he knew true selflessness when he saw it.

  Veronica Roth

  Father, Insecurity, Selfishness

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• Softly, Magnus said, "Aku cinta kamu." "What does that mean?" Magnus disentangled himself from Alec's grip. "It means I love you. Not that that changes anything.

  Cassandra Clare

  Love You, Mean, Said

  Cassandra Clare (2014). “City of Lost Souls”, p.511, Simon and Schuster

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• Abjection is above all ambiguity. Because, while releasing a hold, it does not radically cut off the subject from what threatens it --- on the contrary, abjection acknowledges it to be in perpetual danger.

  Julia Kristeva

  Cutting, Abjection, Danger

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• Magic does that. It wastes you away. Once it grips you by the ear, the real world gets quieter and quieter, until you can hardly hear it at all.

  Catherynne M. Valente

  Real, Magic, Ears

  Catherynne M. Valente (2011). “Deathless”, p.26, Macmillan

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• Life itself, too, is forever turning an infinitely vacant, dispiriting blank side towards man on which nothing appears, any more than it does on a blank canvas. But no matter how vacant and vain, how dead life may appear to be, the man of faith, of energy, of warmth, who knows something, will not be put off so easily.

  Vincent Van Gogh

  Men, Forever, Energy

  Vincent van Gogh (2014). “Delphi Complete Works of Vincent van Gogh (Illustrated)”, p.2333, Delphi Classics

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• For myself I think that one wrong does not right the other, and forgiveness cannot be won with useless tears or alms to the Church.

  Jose Rizal

  Thinking, Tears, Church

  Jose Rizal (2010). “Noli Me Tangere: Translated by Leon Ma. Guerrero”, p.44, BookBaby

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• Ahh! Lady Pillows. So much fluffier than mine.” He took a giant whiff. “Why does everything girlie smell so delightful?” “Because we acknowledge the importance of basic hygiene. And periodically clean our bathrooms.” “Brilliant. I should write that down. After all, it takes a village.

  Kathy Reichs

  Writing, Hygiene, It Takes A Village

  Kathy Reichs (2011). “Seizure: A Virals Novel”, p.53, Penguin

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• Anyway, you can't leave her like that. You can't do that to the woman. She doesn't deserve it; nobody does. You don't belong to her and she doesn't belong to you, but you're both part of each other; if she got up and left now and walked away and you never saw each other again for the rest of your lives, and you lived an ordinary waking life for another fifty years, even so on your deathbed you would still know she was part of you.

  Iain Banks

  Years, Waking Life, Ordinary

  Iain Banks (1986). “The bridge”

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• All great fighting is the same, Eragon, even as all great warriors are the same. Past a certain point, it does not matter whether you wield a sword, a claw, a tooth or a tail. It is true, you must be capable with your weapon, but anyone with the time, and the inclination can acquire technical proficiency. To achieve greatness, though, that requires artistry. That requires imagination and thoughtfulness, and it is those qualities that the best warriors share, even if, on the surface, they appear completely different.

  Christopher Paolini

  Fighting, Warrior, Past

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• Life-changing gratitude does not fasten to a life unless nailed through with one very specific nail at a time.

  Ann Voskamp

  Gratitude, Life Changing, Grateful

  Ann Voskamp (2011). “One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are”, p.57, Zondervan

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• War does not answer war, war does not finish war. The only ending is peace.

  Philippa Gregory

  War, Answers

  Philippa Gregory (2005). “The Constant Princess”, p.384, Simon and Schuster

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• Why does everybody throw every troublesome thing into the river?

  Kristin Cashore

  Rivers, Troublesome

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• Does the madman know he is mad? Or are the madmen those who insist o. Convincing him of his unreason in order to safeguard their own idea of reality?

  Carlos Ruiz Zafon

  Reality, Order, Ideas

  Carlos Ruiz Zafon (2005). “The Shadow of the Wind”, p.423, Penguin

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• There are six reasons anyone does anything: Love. Faith. Greed. Boredom. Fear..." he said, ticking them off on his fingers; but he lingered on the last, drawing a deep breath before he said, "Revenge.

  Ally Carter

  Revenge, Drawing, Bored

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• If someone had asked, How does this compare to kissing Kennedy? I would have answered, "Who?"

  Tammara Webber

  Kissing, Compare, Ifs

  "Easy". Book by Tammara Webber, May, 2012.

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• That's what I don't like about magic, it does everything by magic!

  Terry Pratchett

  Magic

  "Thud!". Book by Terry Pratchett, 2005.

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• What does autumn go on paying for with so much yellow money?

  Pablo Neruda

  Autumn, Yellow, Goes On

  "The book of questions".

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• Sufre mas el que espera siempre que aquel que nunca espero a nadie? Does he who is always waiting suffer more than he who’s never waited for anyone?

  Pablo Neruda

  Waiting, Suffering, Always Waiting

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• Donde termina el arco iris, en tu alma o en el horizonte? Where does the rainbow end, in your soul or on the horizon?

  Pablo Neruda

  Rainbow, Soul, Irises

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• A country that does not know how to read and write is easy to deceive.

  Che Guevara

  Country, Writing, Deceiving

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