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• I think a persons life is supposed to be like a DVD. You can see the version everyone else sees, or you can choose the directors cut-the way he wanted you to see it, before everything else got in the way. There are menus, probably, so that you can start at the good spots and not have to relive the bad ones. You can measure your life by the number of scenes you’ve survived, or the minutes you’ve been stuck there. Probably, though, life is more like one of those dumb video surveillance tapes. Grainy, no matter how hard you stare at it. And looped: the same thing, over and over.

  Jodi Picoult

  Cutting, Thinking, Numbers

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• Almost halfway down the aisle, she saw someone she wasn't expecting, and she almost stumbled on her satin heels. Kingsley Martin stood at the end of a pew, his arms crossed. He was wearing a tuxedo as well. Just like any other guest. What was he doing here? He was supposed to be in Paris! He was supposed to be gone! He looked directly at Mimi. She heard his voice loud and clear in her head. Leave him. Why should I? What do you promise me? Nothing. And everything. A life of danger and adventure. A chance to be yourself. Leave him. Come with me.

  Melissa de la Cruz

  Being Yourself, Adventure, Voice

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• I do not say goodbye. I believe that's one of the bullshitiest words ever invented. It's not like you're given the choice to say bad-bye, or awful-bye, or couldn't-care-less-about-you-bye. Everytime you leave, it's supposed to be a good one.

  John Green

  Goodbye, Believe, Choices

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• I am your brother. I was supposed to be your brother before either of us was born. Karmic debt. It appears I was Vlad the Impaler or Genghis Khan in a past life.

  Rob Thurman

  Brother, Past, Debt

  Rob Thurman (2011). “Blackout: A Cal Leandros Novel”, p.41, Penguin

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• I wondered if parents had an easier time with the secrets their children kept than children did with the secrets of their parents. A parent's secrets seemed like some sort of betrayal, where my own just seemed like a fact of life and growing up and away. I was supposed to be independent, but he was supposed to be available. Him having his own life seemed selfish, where me having my own was the right order of things.

  Deb Caletti

  Children, Growing Up, Betrayal

  Deb Caletti (2012). “Stay”, p.198, Simon and Schuster

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• I've found time can heal most anything and you just might find who you're supposed to be.

  Taylor Swift

  Music, Might, Found

  Song: Fifteen, Album: Fearless, 2008

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• Even if you haven't had the exclusivity conversation, they're still going to be mad if they find out you're dating someone they know and you haven't mentioned it. It's a dating rule." "Well, how am I supposed to know that rule?" "Everyone knows that rule." "I thought you were supposed to be on my side." "I am on your side!

  Cassandra Clare

  Your Side, Dating Someone, Mad

  Cassandra Clare (2011). “City of Fallen Angels”, p.34, Simon and Schuster

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• People can attach themselves to something--an idea, another person, a desire--with an impossibly strong grip, and in the case of restless ghosts, a grip stronger than death. Will is a powerful thing. Will--it's supposed to be a good treat, a more determined and persistent version of determination and persistence. But will and obsession--they sit right next to each other. They pretend to be strangers and all the while meet secretly at midnight." -

  Deb Caletti

  Strong, Determination, Powerful

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• But they love each other," Clary said, appalled. "Isn't that what love means? That you're supposed to be there for the other person to turn to, no matter what?" Luke looked toward the river, at the dark water moving slowly under the light of the autumn moon. "Sometimes, Clary," he said, "love just isn't enough.

  Cassandra Clare

  Moving, Mean, Dark

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• "Well, I'm supposed to be crazy, right?" [...] "And there isn't much I wouldn't do for you. The stupider, the better."

  Richelle Mead

  Crazy, Being Crazy, Wells

  "Vampire Academy: Last Sacrifice". Book by Richelle Mead, December 7, 2010.

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• I thought you were supposed to be pretending I don’t exist, not irritating me to death.

  Stephenie Meyer

  Twilight, Bella Swan, Pretending

  "Twilight". Book by Stephenie Meyer, October, 2005.

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• Nellie grinned. "I always wanted to go to Venice. It's supposed to be the romance capital of the world." "Sweet," put in Dan. "Too bad your date is an Egyptian Mau on a hunger strike." The au pair sighed. "Better than an eleven-year-old with a big mouth.

  Gordon Korman

  Sweet, Hunger Strike, Years

  Gordon Korman (2011). “The 39 Clues #2: One False Note”, p.89, Scholastic Inc.

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• Eric understands that the world is rarelythe way it is supposed to be. And he knows that, given the chance, we don't have to wait for someone to make messes of our lives. We do a good enough job, ourselves.

  Jodi Picoult

  Jobs, Waiting, World

  Jodi Picoult (2007). “Vanishing acts”, p.414, Simon and Schuster

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• The Colonel explained to me that 1. this was Alaska's room, and that 2. she had a single room because the girl who was supposed to be her roommate got kicked out at the end of last year, and that 3. Alaska had cigarettes, although the Colonel neglected to ask whether 4. I smoked, which 5. I didn't.

  John Green

  Girl, Alaska, Years

  John Green (2008). “Looking for Alaska”, p.23, Penguin

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• The Shift hasn't happened yet, maybe it never will, but sometimes-just enough times to give me hope-my brain jars back into where it's supposed to be.

  Ned Vizzini

  Giving, Brain, Enough Time

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• Thomas swallowed, wondering how he could ever go out there. His desire to become a Runner had taken a major blow. But he had to do it. Somehow he KNEW he had to do it. It was such an odd thing to feel, especially after what he'd just seen... Thomas knew he was a smart kid- he somehow felt it in his bones. But nothing about this place made any sense. Except for one thing. He was supposed to be a Runner. Why did he feel that so strongly? And even now, after seeing what lived in the maze?

  James Dashner

  Smart, Taken, Kids

  James Dashner (2009). “The Maze Runner (Maze Runner, Book One): Book One”, p.39, Delacorte Press

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• We're supposed to be making up this stuff, playing at being in love, not actually being in love.

  Suzanne Collins

  Being In Love, Stuff, Making Up

  Suzanne Collins (2008). “The Hunger Games”, p.301, Scholastic Inc.

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• This person has just arrived on this planet, knows nothing about it, has no standards by which to judge it. This person does not care what it becomes. It is eager to become absolutely anything it is supposed to be.

  Kurt Vonnegut

  Judging, Care, Doe

  Kurt Vonnegut (2010). “Slapstick or Lonesome No More”, p.29, Random House

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• We’re not completely happy here because we’re not supposed to be! Earth is not our final home; we were created for something much better.

  Rick Warren

  Home, Finals, Earth

  Rick Warren (2015). “The Purpose Driven Life Devotional for Kids”, p.59, Harper Collins

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• And I couldn't make fun of her for that dream. It was my dream, too. And Indian boys weren't supposed to dream like that. And white girls from small towns weren't supposed to dream big, either. We were supposed to be happy with our limitations. But there was no way Penelope and I were going to sit still. Nope, we both wanted to fly.

  Sherman Alexie

  Girl, Dream, Fun

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• The worst part was the silence. Death was supposed to be loud — gunshots, explosions, screams and thunder. Not this eerie quiet that wrapped around me like a shroud.

  Karen Chance

  Eerie, Silence, Quiet

  Karen Chance (2011). “Hunt the Moon: A Cassie Palmer Novel”, p.21, Penguin

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• Rules? Ixion is supposed to be free of rules, yet it seems as strict as Grave in its own way and more...more dangerous.

  Marianne de Pierres

  Way, Graves, Dangerous

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• Impulsively, I lean forward and kiss him, stopping his word. This is probably overdue anyway since he’s right, we are supposed to be madly in love.

  Suzanne Collins

  Kissing, Stopping, Madly In Love

  Suzanne Collins (2008). “The Hunger Games”, p.260, Scholastic Inc.

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• Dani," Decker said firmly. "Trust me, this is not a dream." "Why is it you men always say trust me before spitting out something completely unpalatable?" she asked, irritation flickering through her. "Vampires aren't supposed to be real. And how come you had to be a cute vampire? You should be a dog. All evil, vile people should look as ugly as they are inside." "We aren't ev--" Decker halted his denial, and then did something she hadn't yet seen him do and lifted his lips in a very rare-and in her opinion, totally inappropriate-grin as he asked, "You think I'm cute?

  Lynsay Sands

  Cute, Dream, Dog

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• Darling, You asked me to write you a letter, so I am writing you a letter. I do not know why I am writing you this letter, or what this letter is supposed to be about, but I am writing it nonetheless, because I love you very much and trust that you have some good purpose for having me write this letter. I hope that one day you will have the experience of doing something you do not understand for someone you love. Your father

  Jonathan Safran Foer

  Father, Love You, Writing

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