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• It is fascinating to watch legislators turn away from their usual corporate grips when they hear the growing thunder of the people.

  Ralph Nader

  People, Watches, Growing

  Ralph Nader (2011). “In Pursuit of Justice: Collected Writings 2000-2003”, p.177, Seven Stories Press

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• I am not conscious of working especially hard, or of 'working' at all. Writing and teaching have always been, for me, so richly rewarding that I don't think of them as work in the usual sense of the word.

  Joyce Carol Oates

  Teaching, Writing, Thinking

  New York Times, 1975.

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• As usual, my timing is bizarrely good.

  Jamie Oliver

  Timing

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The usual justification for eating extra meals is that it keeps the metabolism "revved up" so that weight loss is easier. There is, however, very little hard evidence that supports this idea, and a fair amount that disputes it.

  Andrew Weil

  Loss, Ideas, Support

  "Intermittent Fasting: A Healthy Choice" by Dr. Andrew Weil, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 6, 2012.

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• Despite the usual idea of a figure skater, I have no rhythm when it comes to even walking off the ice. I fall off curbs all the time.

  Johnny Weir

  Fall, Ice, Ideas

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• It's what I've trained for, from the first sketch to the fabric. Making dresses that are different from the usual style, and a lot of fun to wear.

  Venus Williams

  Fun, Style, Dresses

  "Venus Williams Style Evolution: Serving Fashion From The Tennis Court To The Runway" by Dana Oliver, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 14, 2013.

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• Carbon dioxide is unusual because it doesn't go through the usual three phases of matter, from solid to liquid to gas, but it goes straight from solid to gas. The volume of the gas is much greater than the volume of the solid. When a solid turns into a gas, we say it sublimes. The process is sublimation.

  Robert Winston

  Three, Phases, Matter

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• Confidence and superiority: It's the usual fundamentalist stuff: I've got the truth, and you haven't.

  Jeanette Winterson

  Confidence, Reality, Literature

  "Redemption songs" by Maya Jaggi, www.theguardian.com. May 28, 2004.

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• The cream-tiled walls were spattered here and there with old dried bloodstains, deep gouges that might have been clawmarks, and all kinds of graffiti. As usual, someone had spelt Cthulhu wrongly.

  Simon R. Green

  Wall, Graffiti, Here And There

  Simon R. Green (2003). “Something from the Nightside”, p.17, Penguin

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• As usual, the note occupied less than a page and included neither salutation nor closing, Uncle Hal's opinion being that since the letter had a direction upon it, the intended recipient was obvious, the seal indicated plainly who had written it, and he did not waste his time in writing to fools.

  Diana Gabaldon

  Uncles, Writing, Letters

  Diana Gabaldon (2009). “An Echo in the Bone: A Novel”, p.100, Delacorte Press

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• The kiss began much the same as usual--Edward was as careful as ever, and my heart began to overreact like it always did. And then something seemed to change. Suddenly his lips became much more urgent, his free hand twisted into my hair and held my face securely to his. And though I was clearly beginning to cross his cautious lines, for once he didn't stop me. His body was cold through the thin quilt, but I crushed myself against him eagerly.

  Stephenie Meyer

  Quilts, Heart, Kissing

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• Here again you confuse and mix everything up in your usual way.

  Martin Luther

  Way

  Martin Luther, Helmut T. Lehmann (1986). “Luther's Works: Career of the reformer”

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• We let off a Dungbomb in the corridor and it upset him for some reason—" "So he hauled us off to his office and started threatening us with the usual—" "—detention—" "—disembowelment—

  J. K. Rowling

  Threatening Us, Office, Upset

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• What do you want a clock for?” “To find out what time it is,” I said. “I think that’s the usual purpose.

  Jeff Lindsay

  Thinking, Purpose, Want

  Jeff Lindsay (2005). “Dearly Devoted Dexter”, p.127, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard

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• But in his experience it was only a matter of time before the normal balance of the universe restored itself and started doing the usual terrible things to him.

  Terry Pratchett

  Balance, Matter, Normal

  Terry Pratchett (2008). “The Colour Of Magic: (Discworld Novel 1)”, p.122, Random House

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• Hagrid, look what I’ve got for relatives!” Harry said furiously. “Look at the Dursleys!” “An excellent point,” said Professor Dumbledore. “My own brother, Aberforth, was prosecuted for practicing inappropriate charms on a goat. It was all over the papers, but did Aberforth hide? No, he did not! He held his head high and went about his business as usual! Of course, I’m not entirely sure he can read, so that may not have been bravery. . . .

  J. K. Rowling

  Brother, Bravery, Looks

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• I wanted to keep things as normal as possible for the trainees, so I led my usual morning class. I called it Magic Problem-Solving 101. The trainees called it Whatever Works.

  Rick Riordan

  Morning, Class, Magic

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• What do you mean, Araluen? Death?" Halt made a careless gesture. "The usual, I suppose: the sudden cessation of life. The end of it all. Departure for a happier place. Or oblivion, depending upon your personal beliefs.

  John Flanagan

  Mean, Departure, Gestures

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• Our words had to be circumspect. We could not write anything too negative about our circumstances. This was tricky, since the very form of a married woman's letter needed to include the usual complaints -- that we were pathetic, powerless, worked to the bone, homesick, and sad. We were supposed to speak directly about our feelings without appearing ungrateful, no-account, or unfilial.

  Lisa See

  Writing, Ungrateful, Feelings

  Lisa See (2011). “Snow Flower and the Secret Fan”, p.197, A&C Black

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• As usual, the sock yarns have no idea what is going on.

  Stephanie Pearl-McPhee

  Ideas, Yarn, Sock

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• The rewrites are a struggle right now. Sometimes I wish writing a book could just be easy for me at last. But when I think about it practically, I am glad it's a struggle. I am (as usual) attempting to write a book that's too hard for me. I'm telling a story I'm not smart enough to tell. The risk of failure is huge. But I prefer it this way. I'm forced to learn, forced to smarten myself up, forced to wrestle. And if it works, then I'll have written something that is better than I am.

  Shannon Hale

  Smart, Struggle, Book

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• The shadows didn't seem as dark as usual. Not with my personal sun along.

  Stephenie Meyer

  Dark, Shadow, Sun

  Stephenie Meyer (2009). “New Moon”, p.116, Hachette UK

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• So Haymitch, what do you think of the games have one hundred percent more competitors than usual?” asks Caesar. Haymitch shrugs. “I don’t see that it makes that much difference. They’ll still be one hundred percent as stupid as usual, so I figure my odds will be roughly the same.

  Suzanne Collins

  Stupid, Thinking, Odds

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• He had on a funny T-shirt, as usual. Today's featured acartoon figure running from a giant T. rex, and it read EXERCISE: SOME MOTIVATIONREQUIRED.

  Rachel Caine

  Running, Exercise, Giants

  Rachel Caine (2010). “Ghost Town: The Morganville Vampires”, p.19, Penguin

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• I see you've decided to take my advice after all, Richard." Lady Wendall's amused voice said from somewhere above and behind him. "Marrying your ward is *exactly* the sort of usual scandal I had in mind: I wonder it didn't occur to me before.

  Patricia C. Wrede

  Voice, Advice, Mind

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