Should Quotes - Page 27

• Were't not for laughing, I should pity him.

  William Shakespeare

  Laughing, Pity, Prince Hal

  William Shakespeare (1747). “The works of Shakespear, with a glossary, pr. from the Oxford ed. in quarto, 1744 [by Sir T.Hanmer].”, p.27

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• Somewhere, right at the bottom of one’s own being, one generally does know where one should go and what one should do. But there are times when the clown we call “I” behaves in such a distracting fashion that the inner voice cannot make its presence felt.

  Carl Jung

  Fashion, Voice, Doe

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• Have you told Eric and the rest of them that—” “That I’m a vampire? No. It isn’t the sort of thing you just drop into casual conversation.” “Maybe not, but they’re your friends. They should know. And besides, they’ll just think it makes you more of a rock god, like that vampire Lester.” “Lestat,” Simon said. “That would be the vampire Lestat. And he’s fictional.

  Cassandra Clare

  Thinking, Rocks, Vampire

  Cassandra Clare (2009). “Sample of the CITYs”, p.60, Simon and Schuster

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• What a magnificent body, how I should like to see it on the dissecting table.

  Ivan Turgenev

  Body, Tables, Magnificent

  Ivan Turgenev (2016). “Fathers and Sons”, p.84, Ivan Turgenev

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• To lift up the hands in prayer gives God glory, but a man with a dungfork in his hand, a woman with a slop pail, give Him glory, too. God is so great that all things give Him glory if you mean that they should.

  Gerard Manley Hopkins

  Prayer, Mean, Men

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• [O]ne can scarcely be frightened off writing what one wants to write for fear an obscure reviewer should patronise one on that account.

  Dorothy L. Sayers

  Writing, Want, Obscure

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• You've come to give me a piece of your mind. You know that phrase is really beautiful. The mind is the most powerful thing in the body. Whatever the mind believes, the body can achieve. So to give someone a piece of it... well thank you. Funny how people are always intent on giving it to the people they dislike when it really should be for the ones they love.

  Cecelia Ahern

  Beautiful, Powerful, Believe

  Cecelia Ahern (2006). “If You Could See Me Now”, Wheeler Pub Incorporated

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• I wondered if there would ever be a day when I didn't think about Alaska, wondered whether I should hope for a time when she would be a distant memory - recalled only on the anniversary of her death, or maybe a couple of weeks after, remembering only after having forgotten.

  John Green

  Couple, Memories, Thinking

  John Green (2015). “Looking For Alaska Special 10th Anniversary Edition”, p.129, Penguin

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• I should go in alone," Valkyrie said, speaking loudly to be heard. "If we both go in, it'll look to official." "So I'll just stay out here?" Skulduggery asked. "But what'll I do? There's no one to talk to. It's boring." "You're standing on the roof of a train," Valkyrie pointed out. "If you find this boring, you really need your head examined. Just wait here. I'll do what has to be done and I'll be find out. "Fine," he said, sounding grumpy. "Don't be long.

  Derek Landy

  Long, Waiting, Needs

  Derek Landy (2015). “Skulduggery Pleasant:”, p.104, HarperCollins UK

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• I should think I'm going to be a perpetual student.

  Anton Chekhov

  Thinking, Students, Perpetual

  Anton Chekhov (2016). “The Cherry Orchard: A Comedy in Four Acts”, p.17, Bloomsbury Publishing

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• I don't know why they are all so eager to be remembered. What good will it do them? There are some things that should be forgotten by everyone, and never spoken of again.

  Margaret Atwood

  Forgotten, Remembered, Knows

  Margaret Atwood (2011). “Alias Grace: A Novel”, p.26, Anchor

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• We should love, not fall in love, because everything that falls, gets broken.

  Taylor Swift

  Falling In Love, Fall, Broken

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• Knowing yourself and coming to trust your feelings and your intuition will open up your life to greater possibilities and keep you moving toward your goals. One thing I have learned is that I should trust my 'gut' instincts. Ultimately, only we know what is best for us.

  Miranda Kerr

  Moving, Knowing, Goal

  Miranda Kerr (2010). “Treasure Yourself”, p.22, Hay House, Inc

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• Jack furiously chopped vegetables. "Captain Dependable! Wait, we vetoed that one. The Divine Door Maker? Too much? Hmm...Handsome Hero, but maybe I should move away from alliteration. Something sleek. Our Lord and Master Jack.

  Kiersten White

  Moving, Hero, Doors

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• Something smashed to the ground. Jack looked at me, all the mugs forgotten. "I'm not going to let anyone kill you." He grinned. "If I don't get to, no one should.

  Kiersten White

  Forgotten, Mug, Ifs

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• I always have a problem liking things I'm told I should like.

  Karl Pilkington

  Problem, Relatable

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• A block of blood should not have the word "cake" after it...they might as well say "shite gateau

  Karl Pilkington

  Block, Blood, Cake

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• That's how love got lost ... when we started laying down rules for when love should or shouldn't appear.

  Paulo Coelho

  Love, Laying Down, Lost

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• Miss Rand now tells us that what we have thought was right is really wrong. The lesson should have read: One for one and none for all.

  Gore Vidal

  Should Have, Missing, Lessons

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• My name is Kirby Rose, and I'm adopted. I don't mean to make it sound like an AA confession, although sometimes that's how people take it, like it's something they should be supportive about. I just mean that they are two basic facts about me.

  Emily Giffin

  Mean, Names, Two

  Emily Giffin (2014). “The Emily Giffin Collection: Volume 2: Baby Proof, Where We Belong, Heart of the Matter”, p.785, St. Martin's Press

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• Marriage is an honorable estate and should not be used simply as an excuse for legal intercourse.

  Jasper Fforde

  Excuse, Used, Estates

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• Your family should be there. Your family should always be there. What does it say about you if they aren't?

  Chris Lynch

  Doe, Ifs

  Chris Lynch (2012). “Inexcusable”, p.117, Simon and Schuster

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• One should do what one is best at on as large a scale as possible.

  Gail Carriger

  Scales

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• Someone was trying to kill Lady Alexia Maccon. It was most inconvenient, as she was in a dreadful hurry. Given her previous familiarity with near-death experiences and their comparative frequency with regards to her good self, Alexia should probably have allowed extra time for such a predictable happenstance.

  Gail Carriger

  Self, Extra Time, Trying

  Gail Carriger (2010). “Blameless: Book 3 of The Parasol Protectorate”, p.24, Hachette UK

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• ...lying spread-eagled in the hall with only my ankle inside the room that kept me prisoner here. They really should have thought of that and tagged my neck or something.

  Kiersten White

  Lying, Should Have, Ankles

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