Should Quotes - Page 39

• I should let people in. If they leave, they leave. If I break, I break. It happens to everyone. Right?

  Sarah Addison Allen

  People, Break, Happens

  Sarah Addison Allen (2007). “Garden Spells”, p.232, Bantam

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• Nick subjected him to a long, judgmental stare. "There's something very wrong with you," he said at last. "I thought you should know.

  Sarah Rees Brennan

  Long, Lasts, Judgmental

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

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• The lower you are, the higher your mind will want to soar. It was natural that, bereft and desperate as I was, in the throes of unremitting suffering. I should turn to God

  Yann Martel

  Mind, Suffering, Want

  Yann Martel (2002). “Life Of Pi”, p.381, Canongate Books

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• He’d only ever seen a gun once, a smaller one on the hip of that old deputy, a gun he’d always figured was more for show. He stuffed a fistful of deadly rounds in his pocket, thinking how each one could end an individual life, and understanding why such things were forbidden. Killing a man should be harder than waving a length of pipe in their direction. It should take long enough for one’s conscience to get in the way.

  Hugh Howey

  Gun, Men, Thinking

  "Wool Omnibus Edition". Book by Hugh Howey, January 25, 2012.

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• The wisest were just the poor and simple people. They knew the war to be a misfortune, whereas those who were better off, and should have been able to see more clearly what the consequences would be, were beside themselves with joy.

  Erich Maria Remarque

  War, Simple, Should Have

  Erich Maria Remarque, Helmuth Kiesel, Joseph Roth (2004). “All quiet on the western front”, Continuum International Publishing Group

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• Singletons should not have to explain themselves all the time but should have an accepted status — like geisha girls do

  Helen Fielding

  Girl, Should Have, Accepted

  Helen Fielding (2013). “The Bridget Jones Omnibus: The Singleton Years: Bridget Jones's Diary & The Edge of Reason”, p.149, Pan Macmillan

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• You want to be a good person, don't you, Pat?' I nod. I cry. I do want to be a good person, I really do. 'I'm going to up your meds,' Dr. Patel tells me. 'You might feel a little sluggish, but it should help to curb your violent outbursts. You need to know it's your actions that will make you a good person, not desire.

  Matthew Quick

  Desire, Drs, Needs

  Matthew Quick (2010). “The Silver Linings Playbook”, p.31, Pan Macmillan

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• If love is great, then it is worth fighting for.” “What if it is immoral somehow? Forbidden?” “Forbidden? But my father’s love for my mother was forbidden, or at least against the law. Or do mean if she is married, or a vampire?” “Or a married vampire.” “Well, nevertheless,” Will said, with a grin. “One should fight on. Love conquers all.” Will and Jem

  Cassandra Clare

  Mother, Father, Mean

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• The primary purpose of going to college isn't to get a great job. The primary purpose of college is to build a strong mind, which leads to greater self-awareness, capability, fulfillment, and service opportunities, which, incidentally, should lead to a better job.

  Sean Covey

  Strong, Jobs, Opportunity

  Sean Covey (2011). “The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make: A Guide for Teens”, p.65, Simon and Schuster

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• Rafe asks him, could the king's freedom be obtained, sir, with more economy of means? Less bloodshed? Look, he says: once you have exhausted the process of negotiation and compromise, one you have fixed on the destruction of an enemy, that destruction must be swift and it must be perfect. Before you even glance in his direction, you should have his name on a warrant, the ports blocked, his wife and friends bought, his heir under your protection, his money in your strong room and his dog running to your whistle. Before he wakes in the morning, you should have the axe in your hand.

  Hilary Mantel

  Running, Dog, Morning

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• So far, I should be calm and more specifically not like that...Anything else? Would you like to do surgery on my personality? How about open-heart surgery? I´ve got some tools

  Julianna Baggott

  Heart, Personality, Tools

  Julianna Baggott (2012). “Pure”, p.112, Hachette UK

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• Why should I be polished and improved like goods for sale? I might not even want to marry! And besides, I have many skills. I can read and write and play the flute and harp. Why should I change to please some man? If he doesn’t like me the way I am, then he can get some other girl for his wife.

  Juliet Marillier

  Girl, Writing, Men

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• He stopped when he heard Wellsie's voice coming out of the study. "… some kind of nightmare. I mean, Tohr, he was terrified… No, he fudged when I asked him what it was, and I didn't press. I think it's time he sees Havers. Yes… UAH-Hugh. He should meet Wrath first. Okay. I love you, myhellren . What? God, Tohr, I feel the same way. I don't know how we ever lived without him. He is such a blessing.

  J.R. Ward

  Love You, Mean, Blessing

  J.R. Ward (2011). “J.R. Ward The Black Dagger Brotherhood Novels 1-4”, p.1248, Penguin

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• I suppose you should her it from me that I met your mother" he smiled a litte sadly. "well. . . When I say met I mean one time I tried to kill her." "Do me a favor" Zach's voice was low and dark and dangerous. "Next time don't just try

  Ally Carter

  Mother, Mean, Dark

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• The people we care for aren't always the one we should

  Lucy Christopher

  People, Care

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• Personally, I think knees should be kept for the eighth or ninth date, or the wedding day. As a nice surprise you know? 'oh, my darling, you have knees! I never would have thought

  Derek Landy

  Nice, Thinking, Wedding Day

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• If reality is as equally valuable as fiction, then you should just chalk up the parts of the past you don’t need to your imagination

  Ryohgo Narita

  Past, Reality, Imagination

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• I know you lost your partner in crime, but...I want YOU to be MINE. Maybe WE should travel the world together, Camryn...I know I can't replace your ex--" "Andrew...it was always you.

  J.A. Redmerski

  Together, World, Want

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• Forgive but don’t forget, girl keep your head up. And when he tells you you ain’t nothing, don’t believe him. And if he can’t learn to love you, you should leave him.

  Tupac Shakur

  Girl, Believe, Love You

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• The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword. Look her in the eyes before you kill her. See her tears, hear her last words. You owe her that much at least." - Eddard Stark

  George R. R. Martin

  Eye, Men, Swings

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• A love affair is like a short story--it has a beginning, a middle, and an end. The beginning was easy, the middle might drag, invaded by commonplace, but the end, instead of being decisive and well knit with that element of revelatory surprise as a well-written story should be, it usually dissipated in a succession of messy and humiliating anticlimaxes.

  F. Scott Fitzgerald

  Stories, Elements, Might

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• And it’s more. It’s about getting past that question of whats wrong with me, to knowing there’s nothing wrong, that you were born this way. You're a normal person and a beautiful person and you should be proud of who you are. You deserve to live and live with dignity and show people your pride.

  Julie Anne Peters

  Beautiful, Pride, Past

  Julie Anne Peters (2007). “Keeping You a Secret”, p.142, Hachette UK

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• Should we become so proficient at self-presentation that we can dissemble without anyone suspecting?

  Susan Cain

  Self, Presentation

  Susan Cain (2012). “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking”, p.33, Broadway Books

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• but curiosity is a restless and scrupulous passion, and no one girl can endure, with patience, that hers should be baffled by another.

  Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

  Girl, Passion, Curiosity

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• I want you to remember what was good in me, not what was most awful. The people you love should be allowed to keep their worst to themselves.

  Joe Hill

  People, Want, Awful

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