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• My mood has changed now. And the sun has gone behind the clouds. I'm in this mood I feel occasionally... this mood where there's a very good friend nearby who I should be phoning. If only I could reach that friend and talk, then everything would be just fine. The dilemma is, of course, I just don't know who that friend is. But in my heart I know my mood is merely me feeling disconnected from my true inner self.

  Douglas Coupland

  Heart, Good Friend, Clouds

  Douglas Coupland (1993). “Shampoo Planet”, p.261, Simon and Schuster

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• I can trust you, Jessie, but you're clearly not well enough to go. Which is unfortunate, since Aloysius always had a weakness for a pretty face." "Even more reason why I should go," said Will.

  Cassandra Clare

  Weakness, Faces, Reason Why

  Cassandra Clare (2013). “The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel; Clockwork Prince; Clockwork Princess”, p.528, Simon and Schuster

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• I have seen these persons speak unthinkingly, not realizing that to speak is also to be. Word and gesture are man's thought. We should not speak without reason.

  Isabel Allende

  Men, Gestures, Realizing

  Isabel Allende (2016). “The Stories of Eva Luna”, p.102, Simon and Schuster

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• Hey, I'm going to Super Dog for a quick bite and to pass along a message from a dead guy to his girlfriend. You should come with me." "I can't go with you." "Is it because of my questionable morals?" "No, it's because it's three o'clock in the afternoon and I have to pick up Amber from school." "Oh, right. So the morals thing doesn't bother you?

  Darynda Jones

  Dog, Girlfriend, School

  Darynda Jones (2012). “Third Grave Dead Ahead”, p.78, Macmillan

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• In God there is an infinitude of things which I cannot comprehend, nor possibly even reach in any way by thought; for it is the nature of the infinite that my nature, which is finite and limited, should not comprehend it.

  Rene Descartes

  Way, Infinite, Finite

  Rene Descartes, Elizabeth Sanderson Haldane, G. R. T. Ross (2003). “Discourse on Method and Meditations”, p.88, Courier Corporation

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• We should leave people alone about their weight. Being chubby for a while (provided you don’t give yourself diabetes) is a natural phase of life and nothing to be ashamed of. Like puberty or slowly turning into a Republican.

  Tina Fey

  People, Giving, Weight

  "Tina Fey: 'Ugly, pear-shaped and bitchy? I prefer offbeat, business class-assed and exhausted" by Tina Fey, www.theguardian.com. April 18, 2011.

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• In attempting to construct such (artificially intelligent) machines we should not be irreverently usurping His (God's) power of creating souls, any more than we are in the procreation of children,” Turing had advised. “Rather we are, in either case, instruments of His will providing mansions for the souls that He creates.

  Alan Turing

  Children, Intelligent, Creating

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• Very deep. You should send that in to the Reader's Digest. They've got a page for people like you.

  Douglas Adams

  People, Deep Thought, Pages

  Douglas Adams (2012). “The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Original Radio Scripts”, p.27, Pan Macmillan

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• When I look out [the window] at the big houses on either side of the road, it's obvious we've entered the rich side of town. Poor people don't post signs like NO TRESPASSING, PRIVATE DRIVE, PRIVATE PROPERTY, MONITORED BY CAMERA SURVEILLANCE. I should know because I've been poor my entire life, and the only person I know who ever posted a sign like these is my friend...and he actually stole the sign off a rich guy's yard.

  Simone Elkeles

  People, House, Guy

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• I hate Erma," I told Mom... "You have to show compassion for her..." She added that you should never hate anyone, even your worst enemies. "Everyone has something good about them," she said. "You have to find the redeeming quality and love the person for that." "Oh yeah?" I said. "How about Hitler? What was his redeeming quality?" "Hitler loved dogs," Mom said without hesitation.

  Jeannette Walls

  Mom, Dog, Hate

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• What Im trying to say is that what makes you up, its always been around, and it always will be around. So really the only thing you should worry about is the part you're at right now. Where you got a body and a head and all that bullshit. Just worry about living, dying is the easy part.

  Justin Halpern

  Worry, Bullshit, Dying

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• "I'm sorry," she said humbly. "I haven't wanted to lie to you." "I should hope so. You're the worst liar I've ever met." He thought about it for a moment, then added, " - or the best. Now I'm all confused.

  Tamora Pierce

  Sorry, Confused, Liars

  "Alanna: The First Adventure". Book by Tamora Pierce, September 1983.

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• I'm telling you, I wanted to. But I was trapped. You of all people should know what it's like being caught between groups

  Richelle Mead

  People, Groups, Caught

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• I miss you.…” He stroked the indentation of the gown where her waist would have been—should have been. “I miss you so much.

  J.R. Ward

  Should Have, Missing, Gowns

  J.R. Ward (2012). “Lover Reborn: A Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood”, p.71, Penguin

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• Give it up? Not likely. Besides, what else would I do? I totally should have gone to Hogwart's when I had the chance.

  Darynda Jones

  Should Have, Giving, Gone

  Darynda Jones (2012). “Third Grave Dead Ahead”, p.36, Macmillan

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• Life is about balance. The good and the bad. The highs and the lows. The thing everyone should realize is that the key to happiness is being happy by yourself and for yourself. Happiness comes from within. You have the power to change your own mindset so that all the negative, horrible thoughts that try to invade your psyche are replaced with happy, positive, wonderful thoughts.

  Ellen DeGeneres

  Keys, Balance, Trying

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• I guess I should have forgotten about it ages ago, but forgetting isn't something I'm very good at.

  Nick Hornby

  Should Have, Age, Forget

  Nick Hornby (1996). “High Fidelity”, p.178, Penguin

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• Every impulse of feeling should be guided by reason; and, in my opinion, exertion should always be in proportion to what is required.

  Jane Austen

  Feelings, Opinion, Reason

  Jane Austen (2016). “Pride and Prejudice (Fourth Edition) (Norton Critical Editions)”, p.21, W. W. Norton & Company

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• Big brothers are the ones who are supposed to pull their punches. Little sisters—well, we should be able to hit as hard as we like, shouldn’t we?

  Rick Riordan

  Brother, Little Sister, Littles

  Rick Riordan (2010). “The Kane Chronicles, The, Book One: Red Pyramid”, Hyperion

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• When we too are armed and trained, we can convince men that we have hands, feet, and a heart like yours; and although we may be delicate and soft, some men who are delicate are also strong; and others, coarse and harsh, are cowards. Women have not yet realized this, for if they should decide to do so, they would be able to fight you until death; and to prove that I speak the truth, amongst so many women, I will be the first to act, setting an example for them to follow. —Veronica Franco 1546-1591

  Veronica Franco

  Strong, Heart, Fighting

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• No," Wednesday agreed. "You have tortured with silence. You let her grieve for a soul she did not lose, mourn a heart that should not have broken, and berate herself for betraying the man she loves...with the man she loves. It can't be 'true' love without the truth, Rumbold.

  Alethea Kontis

  Broken Heart, Men, Grieving

  Alethea Kontis (2012). “Enchanted”, p.244, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• When a man resolves to avenge himself, he should first of all tear out the heart from his breast.

  Alexandre Dumas

  Heart, Men, Tears

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• I wish I were worthy of his love. (Any love.)I should tell him to run. But I can't. I need him.

  Ellen Hopkins

  Running, Wish, Needs

  Ellen Hopkins (2008). “Identical”, p.35, Simon and Schuster

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• And still I stood looking at the house, thinking how happy I should be if I lived there with her, and knowing that I never was happy with her, but always miserable.

  Charles Dickens

  Thinking, Knowing, House

  Charles Dickens (1881). “Great Expectations”, p.301

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• No sooner had he thought this than he realized what was anchoring his happiness. It was purpose. He knew what he wanted to do. He knew the way he thought things should be, and Mr. Harinton was proving that other people--even adults--could feel the same way. Nicholas had something to aim for now. He might not know what he wanted to be when he grew up, but he knew with absolute certainty how he wanted to be.

  Trenton Lee Stewart

  People, Adults, Purpose

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