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• You know what I'm thinking?' Maggie said. I had no idea. 'Nope,' David replied. Apparently David didn't know either. Maggie turned to me with pleading eyes.'Our babysitter has the flu.' 'I'm sorry to hear that,' I replied. Dead silence. I honestly had no idea what Maggie was getting at, so I misread the silence. 'It's not serious, I hope,' I said sympathetically.

  Lisa Lutz

  Sorry, Eye, Thinking

  Lisa Lutz (2013). “Trail of the Spellmans: Document #5”, p.185, Simon and Schuster

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• I receive your love and I give you mine. Not the love of a man for a woman, not the love of a father for a child, not the love of God for his creatures, but a love with no name and no explanation, like a river that cannot explain why it follows a particular course, but simply flows onwards. A love that asks for nothing and gives nothing in return; it is simply there. I will never be yours and you will never be mine; nevertheless, I can honestly say: I love you

  Paulo Coelho

  Life, Children, Father

  "Aleph". Book by Paulo Coelho, 2011.

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• I can't argue that Finnick isn't one of the most stunning, sensuous people on the planet. But I can honestly say he's never been attractive to me. Maybe he's too pretty, or maybe he's too easy to get, or maybe it's really that he'd just be too easy to lose.

  Suzanne Collins

  People, Arguing, Easy

  Suzanne Collins (2013). “The Hunger Games Complete Trilogy”, p.402, Scholastic UK

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• When you say nasty things about people, you should never say the true ones, because you can't really fully and honestly take those back.

  John Green

  People, Towns, Nasty

  John Green (2013). “Paper Towns”, p.46, A&C Black

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• ... it is impossible to explain honestly the beauties of the laws of nature in a way that people can feel, without their having some deep understanding of mathematics. I am sorry, but this seems to be the case.

  Richard P. Feynman

  Sorry, Science, Law

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• And then, just like that, my heart broke. My face crumpled, my composure went and I held him tightly and I stopped caring that he could feel the shudder of my sobbing body because grief swamped me. It overwhelmed me and tore at my heart and my stomach and my head and it pulled me under, and I couldn’t bear it. I honestly thought I couldn’t bear it.

  Jojo Moyes

  Grief, Heart, Caring

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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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• Gwynn, she was always talking about wanting to be drunk and honestly I did want to encourage that, I wanted to go to a bar with her and let all the stuff sobriety pushed down be released so I could catch it in my palms and finally kiss her. She was just so sad. Melancholy was a fleshy wave permanently cresting on her face, she had to speak through it when she talked.

  Michelle Tea

  Kissing, Talking, Drunk

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• And they'll vote for me because I'm the best liar, because I do it honestly, with a certain finesse. They know that lies and truth are very close, and that something beautiful rests between.

  Mark Helprin

  Beautiful, Liars, Lying

  Mark Helprin (1983). “Winter's Tale”, p.571, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• If I'm among men who don't agree at all with my nature, I will hardly be able to accommodate myself to them without greatly changing myself. A free man who lives among the ignorant strives as far as he can to avoid their favors. A free man acts honestly, not deceptively. Only free man are genuinely useful to one another and can form true friendships. And it's absolutely permissible, by the highest right of Nature, for everyone to employ clear reason to determine how to live in a way that will allow him to flourish.

  Irvin D. Yalom

  Men, Ignorant, Way

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• Honestly, I'm just trying to live day to day

  David Levithan

  Trying, Day To Day

  David Levithan (2015). “Another Day”, p.16, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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• I will never be yours, and you will never be mine; nevertheless, I can honestly say: I love you, I love you, I love you.

  Paulo Coelho

  Love You, Mines, Nevertheless

  FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from Jun 11, 2014

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• The Light willing, we will see one another again," Rand said. He held out his hand to Perrin. "Watch out for Mat. I'm honestly not sure what he's going to do, but I have a feeling it will be highly dangerous for all involved." "Not like us," Perrin said, clasping Rand's forearm. "You and I, we're much better at keeping to the safe paths.

  Robert Jordan

  Light, Hands, Feelings

  Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson (2013). “A Memory Of Light: Book 14 of the Wheel of Time”, p.172, Hachette UK

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• He stops rocking the cage. "Oh, come on, Callie. It won't be fun if we don't rock it. In fact, the more we rock it, the better it'll feel." His voice drops to a deep whisper. "We can rock it nice and slow or really, really fast."... "Do I have your permission to rock away and give you the ride of your life?" Why does it feel like he's secretly talking dirty to me? "Yeah, go ahead, rock it nice and hard," I say without thinking, then bite down on my lip as the dirty section of my brain catches up with me. Honestly, I didn't even know that side existed.

  Jessica Sorensen

  Fun, Nice, Dirty

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• Can I tell you honestly that I'd rather be in your life as your friend than nothing at all?

  Megan Hart

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• Wow,” said Adrian. He sat down on the bed and tested its bounciness, giving it a nod of approval. “This is amazing. What do you think, buttercup?” “I have no words,” I said honestly. He patted the spot beside him. “Want to try it out?

  Richelle Mead

  Thinking, Giving, Trying

  Richelle Mead (2013). “The Indigo Spell: A Bloodlines Novel”, p.79, Penguin

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• Courage is a heart word. The root of the word courage is cor - the Latin word for heart. In one of its earliest forms, the word courage meant "To speak one's mind by telling all one's heart." Over time, this definition has changed, and today, we typically associate courage with heroic and brave deeds. But in my opinion, this definition fails to recognize the inner strength and level of commitment required for us to actually speak honestly and openly about who we are and about our experiences -- good and bad. Speaking from our hearts is what I think of as "ordinary courage.

  Brené Brown

  Latin, Commitment, Heart

  "I thought it was just me". Book by Brené Brown, February 2007.

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• I can see that you don’t believe me. Maybe it was the cookie? Well, you refused to taste my cookies last night and honestly, I was going to eat the other cookie, but you looked so tired and sad sitting there, I figured you needed the cookie more than I did.

  J. Lynn

  Believe, Tired, Night

  J. Lynn (2013). “Wait for You”, p.21, Harper Collins

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• Kylie didn't know which one of the fairies were doing it, or if it was both- she honestly didn't care- but the thousands of tiny pinpricks of panic started to fade. She felt safe and that was all that mattered.

  C.C. Hunter

  Care, Safe, Panic

  C. C. Hunter (2011). “Born at Midnight”, p.343, St. Martin's Griffin

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• The sense that in his mother's view, he had let down his family just by being who he was... was a failure of acceptance that he was never going to get over. He just wanted to live, honestly and out front, with no apology. Like everyone else. To love who he loved, be who he was… but society had a different standard, and as he always feared, his parents were a part of that.

  J.R. Ward

  Mother, Apology, Acceptance

  "Lover At Last: A Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood".

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• Honestly I don't know why i have these parties" "Because of your cat" "That's true. Chairman Meow deserves my every effort

  Cassandra Clare

  Party, Cat, Effort

  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.236, Simon and Schuster

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• Do the gods of different nations talk to each other?...Is there some annual get-together where they compare each other's worshippers? Mine will bow their faces to the floor and trace woodgrain lines for me, says one. Mine will sacrifice animals, says another. Mine will kill anyone who insults me, says a third. Here is the question I think of most often: "Are there any who can honestly boast, My worshippers obey my good laws, and treat each other kindly, and live simple generous lives?

  Orson Scott Card

  Sacrifice, Thinking, Animal

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• Honestly, Jared, one thing at a time. Why are you in a well with me? This is a really bad rescue!" [...] "I called the police as I was running to the well. I'm sure they're coming." "Did they say they were coming?" Kami asked suspiciously. "Or did you shout, 'Kami's in the well!' before jumping in the well too, thus loosing your phone and making sure the police think it was some kids playing a dumb joke?" Jared paused. [...] "Alternate plan," Jared said. "Do you have a very intelligent collie who might communicate through a system of barks to your parents that little Kami is in the well?

  Sarah Rees Brennan

  Running, Kids, Intelligent

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• If we're just trying to be accurate, then how about 'The Doomed to Fail Bunch'?" said Constance. "Honestly! We can't even name ourselves.

  Trenton Lee Stewart

  Names, Trying, Failing

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• Perfect concordance among reformers is not to be expected; and men who are honestly struggling towards the light cannot hope to attain at one bound to the complete truth. There is always a danger lest the fascination of a new discovery should lead us too far. Men of science, being human, are apt, like lovers, to exaggerate the perfections and be a little blind to the faults of the object of their choice.

  Thomas George Bonney

  Truth, Struggle, Science

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