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• So, are you two going to get married already or waht?" I laughed. "Excuse me?" Carlee rolled her eyes. "Please. You don't even look at other guys. And I have never seen a guy that crazy about a girl before. You're like, his entire world." I shrugged, smiling. "I can't imagine ever finding someone better than Lend. He just--knows me. Totally. Everything. And miraculously he still likes me." "Likes? Girls, he head-over-heels-freaking-loves you." "It's mutual!

  Kiersten White

  Girl, Crazy, Love You

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• You have one Mord-Sith and one Mother Confessor, here, both in very bad moods. I would suggest you not give us an excuse to lose our temper, or we may never find it again in your lifetime." -Kahlan Amnell

  Terry Goodkind

  Mother, Giving, Bad Mood

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• Sometimes, if she simply remained quiet, and let the inadequacy of his excuses reverberate on the air, he became ashamed and backtracked.

  J. K. Rowling

  Air, Quiet, Sometimes

  J.K. Rowling (2012). “The Casual Vacancy”, p.64, Hachette UK

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• I tried--I swear I tried. But you didn't want to hear what I was saying, and I used that as an excuse to let it go on.

  John Green

  Let It Go, Goes On, Want

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• You really do hate me, don't you? I mean, destroying someone's ice-cream cone? That's vicious." Her cheeks reddened. "I didn't see you there. Honestly." She wiped at his shirt more frantically, as if she could prevent it from staining if she rubbed hard enough. "Oh, now I see your plan, and it's far more devious than I thought." Daniel smirked. "You were looking for an excuse to grope me.

  Amanda Hocking

  Hate, Mean, Ice Cream

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• you gotta think it’s a waste of—” “Ray!” I glanced around, but there was nobody within earshot. “Well, excuse me if I’m not used to buying condoms for aliens,” he said more softly. “They’re not aliens.” “Well, they’re not human. I mean, they could have anything under those tunics, you know?

  Karen Chance

  Mean, Thinking, Rays

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• Gods? Don't let that impress you. Anyone can be a god if they have enough worshippers. You don't even have to have powers anymore. In my time I've seen theatre gods, gladiator gods, even storyteller gods - you people see gods everywhere. Gives you an excuse for not thinking for yourselves. God is just a word. Like Fury. like demon, Just words people use for things they don't understand. Reverse it and you get dog. It's just as appropriate.

  Joanne Harris

  Dog, Thinking, People

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• (A)ny time you buy weapons, or build an army, you begin to look for an excuse to use them. Plus, you pose more of a threat to others.

  Cinda Williams Chima

  Army, Use, Weapons

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• I was at a dinner party many years ago,sitting along from Tom Stoppard, who in those days smoked not just between courses,but between mouthfuls. An American woman watched in disbelief. "And you so intelligent!" "Excuse me?" said tom "Knowing those things are going to kill you" she said "and still you do it." "How differently I might behave" Tom said, "if immortality were an option

  Stephen Fry

  Party, Intelligent, Years

  Stephen Fry (2012). “The Fry Chronicles: An Autobiography”, p.42, The Overlook Press

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• An excuse is a polite rejection. Men are not afraid of 'ruining the friendship.

  Greg Behrendt

  Men, Rejection, Polite

  Greg Behrendt, Liz Tuccillo (2009). “He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys”, p.21, Simon and Schuster

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• Sometimes I wanted to believe something so badly, I deliberately manufactured excuses and ignored painful reality.

  Sylvia Day

  Believe, Reality, Ignored

  Sylvia Day (2013). “The Crossfire Series Books 1-3 by Sylvia Day”, p.305, Penguin

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• Conservatism, however, is too often a welcome excuse for lazy minds, loath to adapt themselves to fast changing conditions.

  Sigmund Freud

  Lazy, Mind, Welcome

  Sigmund Freud (2013). “Dream Psychology: Psychoanalysis for Beginners By Sigmund Freud”, BookRix

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• Start making excuses and there's no end to it. I can't live that kind of life.

  Haruki Murakami

  Kind, Ends, I Can

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• It is easy to use the phrase 'God's will for my life' as an excuse for inaction or even disobedience. ... My hope is that instead of searching for 'God's will for my life' each of us would learn to seek hard after 'the Spirit's leading in my life today.' May we learn to pray for an open and willing heart, to surrender to the Spirit's leading with that friend, child, spouse, circumstance, or decision in our lives right now.

  Francis Chan

  Children, Heart, Decision

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• With the supplies gathered, he went over to the stainless-steel sink and pressed the foot pedal to get the water running. While he washed his hands, he said quietly, "If I could, I would." "Excuse me?" Qhuinn pumped some suds into his palms and scrubbed all the way up his forearms. Which was overkill, but if Blay wanted him superclean, then that was what he was going to be. "If I could love a guy like that, it would be you.

  J.R. Ward

  Running, Hands, Feet

  J.R. Ward (2011). “J.R. Ward The Black Dagger Brotherhood Novels 5-8”, p.1277, Penguin

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• Ehlena: Look, the reason I called was -- Rehv: Because you needed an excuse. You shut me down in the exam room, but really wanted to talk to me. So you called me on the phone. And now you have me. (That voice dropped even lower) Do I get to pick what you do with me?

  J.R. Ward

  Excuse You, Phones, Voice

  J.R. Ward (2009). “Lover Avenged: A Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood”, p.116, Penguin

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• Some people use their own hurt as an excuse for hurting others

  Roland Merullo

  Hurt, People, Use

  Roland Merullo (2011). “The Talk-Funny Girl: A Novel”, p.2, Crown

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• I got the feeling Poseidon really didn't know what to think of me. He didn't know whether he was happy to have me as a son or not. In a strange way, I was glad that Poseidon was so distant. If he'd tried to apologize, or told me he love me, or even smiled. it would've felt fake. Like human dad, making some lame excuse for not being around. I could live with that. After all, I wasn't sure about him yet, either.

  Rick Riordan

  Dad, Son, Thinking

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• Are you the cursed kid Nemesis mentioned?" Leo asked. "But you're a girl." "You're a girl," said the girl. "Excuse me?

  Rick Riordan

  Girl, Kids, Said

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• It was never my intention to cause you pain. Whether you feel strongly or very little, that does not excuse thoughtless behavior." - Adam

  Jacquelyn Frank

  Pain, Doe, Littles

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• I GO DOWN TO THE SHORE I go down to the shore in the morning and depending on the hour the waves are rolling in or moving out, and I say, oh, I am miserable, what shall— what should I do? And the sea says in its lovely voice: Excuse me, I have work to do.

  Mary Oliver

  Morning, Moving, Lovely Voice

  FaceBook post by Mary Oliver from Nov 07, 2014

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• People are fond of using the its not what you know, its who you know adage as an excuse for inaction, as if all successful people are born with powerful friends. Nonsense.

  Tim Ferriss

  Powerful, Successful, People

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• One of the stall doors swings open and a fortyish-year-old woman walks out tucking her shirt into her jeans. Her heavy lined eyes land on Seth. "This is the women's restroom." She points a finger to the door. "Can't you read?" "Can't you see that everyone in this club is about twenty years younger than you?" Seth retorts, turning to the mirror. With his pinkie, he messes with bangs. "Now if you'll excuse us, we're going to have some fun.

  Jessica Sorensen

  Fun, Eye, Mirrors

  Jessica Sorensen (2013). “The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden”, p.58, Hachette UK

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• He knew one thing for sure, though. Whatever happened, Matt would have some handy excuse. He'd make up some story or change an old one, find some dumb quote to explain it all.

  Charlie Higson

  Dumb, Stories, Handy

  Charlie Higson (2015). “The Enemy Series”, p.257, Penguin UK

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• Don´t hesitate or allow yourself to make excuses. Just get out and do it. Just get out and do it. You will be very, very glad that you did.

  Christopher McCandless

  Glad

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