Should Quotes - Page 29

• If death is inevitable, one should try to die well.

  Mary Jo Putney

  Trying, Inevitable, Wells

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• maybe i'm exacly where i should be after all.

  Tammara Webber

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• People love escapism and there should be a place for it.

  Tom Hiddleston

  People, Escapism

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• I should have told You before talking in terms of Forever that any given day wears me out and works me sour, that there are nights when the sky is so clear I stand obnoxious underneath it begging for the stars to shoot at me just so I can feel at Home.

  Buddy Wakefield

  Stars, Home, Night

  Buddy Wakefield (2013). “Live for a Living”, p.24, SCB Distributors

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• I felt nothing all the time, and it had started to feel normal. It should have scared me, but it didn't.

  Elizabeth Scott

  Should Have, Normal, Scared

  Elizabeth Scott (2013). “Miracle”, p.43, Simon and Schuster

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• The principle was, death should not be entered like some snug harbor. It should be an unambiguous refusal to surrender.

  Thomas Keneally

  Principles, Surrender, Refusal

  Thomas Keneally (2013). “Schindler's List”, p.177, Simon and Schuster

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• Do not mistake me. I am not yet weak enough to yield to fearful imaginings, which are almost as absurd as illusions of hope, and are certainly harder to bear. If I must deceive myself, I should prefer to stay on the side of confidence, for I shall lose no more there and shall suffer less.

  Marguerite Yourcenar

  Mistake, Yield, Suffering

  Marguerite Yourcenar (1957). “Hadrian's Memoirs”

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• Easy, Marks,' he whispered. 'One of us has to have some self-control, and it really should be you.

  Lisa Kleypas

  Self, Easy, Mark

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• Not all men are destined for greatness," I reminded him. "Are you sure, Fitz? Are you sure? What good is a life lived as if it made no difference at all to the great life of the world? A sadder thing I cannot imagine. Why should not a mother say to herself, if I raise this child aright, if I love and care for her, she shall live a life that brings joy to those about her, and thus I have changed the world? Why should not the farmer that plants a seed say to his neighbor, this seed I plant today will feed someone, and that is how I changed the world today?

  Robin Hobb

  Mother, Children, Greatness

  Robin Hobb (2002). “Royal Assassin: The Farseer Trilogy”, p.297, Spectra

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• That should be your town motto. It's all I ever hear. Like: New Hampshire, Live Free or Die. It should be: Despair, You Need To Leave Now.

  Lee Child

  Despair, Needs, Towns

  Lee Child (2015). “The Essential Jack Reacher, Volume 1, 7-Book Bundle: Persuader, The Enemy, One Shot, The Hard Way, Bad Luck and Trouble, Nothing to Lose, Gone Tomorrow”, p.1362, Delacorte Press

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• Death, of course, should not be feared, but awaited with certain wonder. To die was to step across a threshold into a new world, unknown, unimaginable.

  Juliet Marillier

  World, Steps, Wonder

  Juliet Marillier (2007). “Blade of Fortriu: Book Two of The Bridei Chronicles”, p.397, Macmillan

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• When I say be creative I don't mean that you should all go and become great painters and great poets. I simply mean let your life be a painting, let your life be a poem.

  Rajneesh

  Inspirational, Spiritual, Mean

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• With slow care rather than stealth we must approach the subject of a certain woman. Her wildness is of such degree, I fear approaching her too quickly even in a story. Should I move recklessly, I might startle even the idea of her into sudden flight.

  Patrick Rothfuss

  Moving, Ideas, Degrees

  Patrick Rothfuss (2010). “The Name of the Wind: The Kingkiller Chonicle:”, p.269, Hachette UK

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• Suffering occurs when we want other people to love us in the way we imagine we want to be loved, and not in the way that love should manifest itself--free and untrammeled, guiding us with its force and driving us on.

  Paulo Coelho

  True Love, Inspiration, People

  FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from Jun 15, 2014

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• Leo got up and brushed himself off. "I hate that guy". He offered Jason his arm like they should go skipping together."I`m Dylan. I`m so cool, I want to date myself, but I can`t figure out how! You want to date me instead? You`re so lucky!" "Leo" Jason said "You`re weird

  Rick Riordan

  Hate, Guy, Together

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• The preciousness of the moment, which should make it easier to talk, makes it harder.

  John Green

  Moments, Easier, Harder

  John Green (2008). “Paper Towns”, p.231, Penguin

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• I sat there for several moments, trying to decide how best I should respond. None of the advice I'd gotten from the books or my friends really prepared me for how to handle discussions about alternative energy sources. One of the books - one I'd chosen not to finish - had a decidedly male-centric view that said women should always make men feel important on dates. I suspected that Kristin and Julia's advice right now would have been to laugh and toss my hair - and not let the discussion progress. But I just couldn't do that. "You're wrong," I said.

  Richelle Mead

  Book, Men, Hair

  Richelle Mead (2012). “The Golden Lily: A Bloodlines Novel”, p.98, Penguin

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• I have always thought that all men should be free; but if any should be slaves, it should be first those who desire for themselves, and secondly those who desire it for others. Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Strong, Freedom, Men

  Speech to 140th Indiana regiment, 17 Mar. 1865

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• I got the sense that he was the kind of person who couldn't hold anger for more than a few minutes, because it just wasn't in him. It could never grow into resentment or bitterness, and I knew then that he was the kind of man who would be married forever. And I decided then and there that I should be the one to marry him.

  Nicholas Sparks

  Men, Forever, Would Be

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• I don't want you to leave Which is exactly why I should. But don't worry. I'm essentially a selfish creature. I crave your company too much to do what I should.

  Stephenie Meyer

  Selfish, Worry, Want

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• Annoyed?” said Sophie. “Why should I be annoyed? Someone only filled the castle with rotten aspic, and deafened everyone in Porthaven, and scared Calcifer to a cinder, and broke a few hundred hearts. Why should that annoy me?

  Diana Wynne Jones

  Heart, Annoyed, Castles

  Diana Wynne Jones (2002). “Wizard's Castle”

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• All he said was, "Here, have your dinfast. Then we can start packing." "Dinfast," Nick repeated. "Dinner and breakfast!" Alan said triumphantly. "Like brunch." Nick subjected him to a long, judgemental stare. "There's something very wrong with you," he said at last. "I thought you should know.

  Sarah Rees Brennan

  Long, Judgemental, Breakfast

  Sarah Rees Brennan (2010). “The Demon's Lexicon”, p.41, Simon and Schuster

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• And the whole Bush family, from Texas, should be boiled in poisoned oil.

  Hunter S. Thompson

  Texas, Oil, Whole

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• You should never take more than you give

  Elton John

  Giving

  Song: Circle Of Life 2

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• Giggling should be made illegal.

  J. K. Rowling

  Made, Illegal

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