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• Her smile was peculiar - it made her nose wrinkle, not as though she smelled something unpleasant, but more that she was so amused, her whole face wanted to be a part of the smile.

  Shannon Hale

  Wrinkles, Faces, Peculiar

  Shannon Hale (2010). “River Secrets”, p.39, A&C Black

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• a laotong relationship is made by choice...when we first looked in each other's eyes in the palanquin I felt something special pass between us--like a spark to start a fire or a seed to grow rice. But a single spark is not enough to warm a room nor is a single seed enough to grow a fruitful crop. Deep love--true-heart love--must grow.

  Lisa See

  Eye, Heart, Deep Love

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• You are what your creators and experiences have made you, like every other being in this universe. Accept that and be done; I tire of your whining.

  N.K. Jemisin

  Done, Tire, Whining

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• Variety made the Revolution. Liberty was just a pretext.

  Napoleon Bonaparte

  Liberty, Revolution, Pretext

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• Are people drawn to each other because of the stories they carry inside? At the library I couldn’t help but notice which patrons checked out the same books. They appeared to have nothing in common, but who could tell what a person was truly made of? The unknown, the riddle, the deepest truth. I noticed them all: the ones who’d lost their way, the ones who’d lived their lives in ashes, the ones who had to prove themselves, the ones who, like me, had lost the ability to feel.

  Alice Hoffman

  Book, People, Library

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• He'd made her feel what Barrons made me feel. Bigger than I could possibly be, larger than life, on fire with possibilities, ecstatic to be breathing, impatient for the next moment together. She'd been happy in those last months, so alive and happy.

  Karen Marie Moning

  Breathing, Fire, Together

  Karen Marie Moning (2011). “Shadowfever: Fever Series”, p.458, Delacorte Press

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• Juliet shook her head. The thought of eating anything made her feel nauseous. "No thanks, I'm not hungry." "Oh yeah, the heartbreak diet," nodded Trudy sagely. "Been there, done that, bought the T-shirt.

  Alexandra Potter

  Done, Thanks, Juliet

  Alexandra Potter (2004). “Calling Romeo”, p.310, Simon and Schuster

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• I feel like I swallowed a Magritte. Like on the inside, I'm made of clouds and floating eyes, green apples, and slowly rising men in bowler hats.

  Libba Bray

  Eye, Men, Clouds

  Libba Bray (2009). “Going Bovine”, p.185, Delacorte Books for Young Readers

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• You could grow up in the city where history was made and still miss it all.

  Jonathan Lethem

  Growing Up, Cities, Missing

  Jonathan Lethem (2004). “The Fortress of Solitude”, p.259, Vintage

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• Mooooon!” said the Ogre. “Tranquility …” Then he pointed at the full moon. “Neil Armstrong walked in a sea of Tranquility.” Then he added, “It’s made of cheese. But you have to take off the plastic before you put it on a burger.” Mickey sighed. “What’s his story?” the wraith asked. “He’s chocolate,” Mikey said.

  Neal Shusterman

  Moon, Sea, Chocolate

  Neal Shusterman (2012). “Everfound”, p.81, Simon and Schuster

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• Ah, but being in love made you mean and crazy. Love made you act like a fool even when you knew you were acting like a fool and couldn't help yourself from acting like a fool.

  Sandra Brown

  Crazy, Mean, Being In Love

  Sandra Brown (1984). “Bittersweet rain”

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• She was tough in the best sense of the word. She'd taken blows, the disappointments, and had worked her way through them. Some people, he knew, would have buckled under, found a clutch, or given up. But she had carved a place for herself and made it work.

  Nora Roberts

  Disappointment, Taken, Blow

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• There was a choice to be made, and Lena hadn't made it. The songs never lied. At least, they hadn't yet.

  Kami Garcia

  Song, Choices, Lied

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• When all this is over, people will try to blame the Germans alone, and the Germans will try to blame the Nazis alone, and the Nazis will try to blame Hitler alone. They will make him bear the sins of the world. But it's not true. You suspected what was happening, and so did I. It was already too late over a year ago. I caused a reporter to lose his job because you told me to. He was deported. The day I did that I made my little contribution to civilization, the only one that matters.

  Iain Pears

  Jobs, Years, Civilization

  Iain Pears (2003). “Dream of Scipio”, p.321, Penguin

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• We've made hyper motherhood a measure of female success.

  Anna Quindlen

  Motherhood, Female, Hyper

  Anna Quindlen (2010). “Every Last One: A Novel”, p.312, Random House

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• After further introductions were made, we settled in the family room. Yes, the living room would have been nicer, but I wanted comfortable surroundings while plotting to murder one famed historical figure with another one. ~Cat

  Jeaniene Frost

  Historical, Rooms, Murder

  Jeaniene Frost (2010). “At Grave's End: A Night Huntress Novel”, p.93, Hachette UK

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• Others made you into who you were. You made yourself into what you have become.

  Terry Goodkind

  Terry Goodkind (2015). “Chainfire”, p.529, Head of Zeus

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• Every decent man of our age must be a coward and a slave. That is his normal condition. Of that I am firmly persuaded. He is made and constructed to that very end. And not only at the present time owing to some casual circumstance, but always, at all times, a decent man is bound to be a coward and a slave.

  Fyodor Dostoevsky

  Men, Age, Coward

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• I knew he wouldn't come, but I howled anyway, and when I did, the other wolves would pass images of him to me of what he looked like: lithe, gray, yellow-eyed. I would pass back images of my own, of a wolf on the edge of the woods, silent and cautious, watching me. The images, clear as the slender-leaved trees in front of me, made finding him seem urgent, but I didn't know how to begin to look.

  Maggie Stiefvater

  Yellow, Tree, Looks

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• So what. He was made of awesome. Anyone who couldn't see that wasn't smart enough to be with him, anyway.

  Gena Showalter

  Smart, Enough

  Gena Showalter (2016). “The Darkest Secret”, p.83, HQN Books

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• Weeks passed, and the little Rabbit grew very old and shabby, but the Boy loved him just as much. He loved him so hard that he loved all his whiskers off, and the pink lining to his ears turned grey, and his brown spots faded. He even began to lose his shape, and he scarcely looked like a rabbit any more, except to the Boy. To him he was always beautiful, and that was all that the little Rabbit cared about. He didn't mind how he looked to other people, because the nursery magic had made him Real, and when you are Real shabbiness doesn't matter.

  Margery Williams

  Beautiful, Real, Boys

  Margery Williams, Margery Williams Bianco, William Nicholson (2011). “The Velveteen Rabbit”, p.32, Courier Corporation

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• At the end of the day, it's not about what you have or even what you've accomplished. It's about what you've done with those accomplishments. Its about who you've lifted up, who you've made better. It about what you've given back" (23).

  Denzel Washington

  Accomplishment, The End Of The Day, Done

  Denzel Washington, Daniel Paisner (2006). “A Hand to Guide Me”, p.23, Meredith Books

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• A few minutes?" Feeling suddenly shy, she crossed her arms over her chest. The smile on his face widened, becoming touched with the feral wildness of the cat. It made thinking difficult. "I believed males needed a longer recovery time to mate." "Not this kitty cat." Rising to his feet, he said, "Get ready to play.

  Nalini Singh

  Recovery, Cat, Thinking

  Nalini Singh (2012). “Nalini Singh: The Psy-Changeling Series”, p.1830, Penguin

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• That be the jealousy talking," Gator said, in no way perturbed. "I can't help the way the women love me. I was born with the gift." The men hooted and made rude noises. "You were born with a gift of bullshitting." Sam pointed out, "but that's about it." He looked at Dahlia. "Pardon me, ma'am, but its the truth." "I rather thought it was," she agreed.

  Christine Feehan

  Men, Talking, Rude

  Christine Feehan (2004). “Mind Game”, p.189, Penguin

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• You do realise modern social mores exist for a reason?" "I was hungry, allowances should be made.

  Gail Carriger

  Hungry, Reason, Modern

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