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• Morgan sighed. "I," she announced, "am so pathetic." "You are not," I said. "I am." She went over and straightened the cling wrap, corner to corner. "Do you know how many times I've brought in devilled eggs? This is, like, the only time I haven't been sobbing and that's only 'cause I cried all night. And Norman," she said, her voice rising to a wail, "sweet Norman, always just acts so surprised to see the eggs, and pleased, and he never, once, has ever acted like he knew what they meant."

  Sarah Dessen

  Sweet, Night, Eggs

  "Keeping the Moon". Book by Sarah Dessen, September 1, 1999.

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• Of all the islands he'd visited, two stood out. The island of the past, he said, where the only time was past time and the inhabitants were bored and more or less happy, but where the weight of illusion was so great that the island sank a little deeper into the river every day. And the island of the future, where the only time was the future, and the inhabitants were planners and strivers, such strivers, said Ulises, that they were likely to end up devouring one another.

  Roberto Bolano

  Past, Two, Rivers

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• No one rises above who he or she has been without first having fallen down. The best time - in fact, the only time - to make a real change in your life is in the moment of seeing the need for it. He who hesitates always gets lost in the hundred reasons why tomorrow is a better day to get started.

  Guy Finley

  Real, Firsts, Facts

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• The only time I can ever remember Steven crying over any of it was after my treatment, when I tried to use my foot on his bass drum pedal, and we realized I could never play a drum set.

  Jordan Sonnenblick

  Play, Feet, Use

  Jordan Sonnenblick (2012). “After Ever After”, p.18, Scholastic Inc.

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• As ever, the original inhabitants of Turtle Island are entirely overlooked. Mysteriously, the only time indigenous people are guaranteed a mainstream Amerikkan mention is on Thanksgiving. Again, to contextualize, this would be be kinda like someone busting into your house and robbing you blind, then sending you postcards once a year to remind you how much they are enjoying all of your stuff, and getting annoyed with you if you don't respond with appreciation for their thoughtfulness.

  Inga Muscio

  Appreciation, Islands, Turtles

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• The only time people turned to watch her go by was when she hurtled past them as she fell.

  Cassandra Clare

  Past, People, Watches

  Cassandra Clare (2011). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series (4 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels”, p.35, Simon and Schuster

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• The only time to eat diet food is while you're waiting for the steak to cook.

  Julia Child

  Funny, Food, Vegetables

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• The only time I see the truth is when I cross my eyes.

  Louise Erdrich

  Eye, Truth Is, Crosses

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• The split second she ceases to care is the only time a woman ceases to be attractive.

  Loretta Young

  Time, Care, Splits

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• The only time I'm not Hulk Hogan is when I'm behind closed doors because as soon as I walk out the front door, and somebody says hello to me, I can't just say 'hello' like Terry. When they see me, they see the blond hair, the mustache, and the bald head, they instantly think Hulk Hogan.

  Hulk Hogan

  Thinking, Hair, Doors

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• The only time some people work like a horse is when the boss rides them.

  Gabriel Heatter

  Horse, Work, People

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

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• The only time my prayers are never answered is on the golf course.

  Billy Graham

  Sports, Prayer, Golf

  Billy Graham (2013). “Quotes from Billy Graham: A Legacy of Faith”, p.143, B&H Publishing Group

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• The only time I did not know how to be, physically, was when I lost a lot of weight. That was the only time I didn't understand my body.

  Dawn French

  Weight, Body, Lost

  "Super size me". Interview with Chrissy Iley, www.theguardian.com. March 25, 2006.

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• The only time I can really relax is up a tree or somewhere outside. I love being outside.

  Tom Felton

  Tree, Relax, I Can

  "Tom Felton Talks About Reading, Collecting, and Being Draco". Interview with Marie Morreale, www.scholastic.com.

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• The only time I ever really consider retiring is when I get fed up with the press. Which is often.

  Marianne Faithfull

  Feds, Retiring, Fed Up

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• The only time I ever enjoyed ironing was the day I accidentally got gin in the steam iron.

  Phyllis Diller

  Funny, Witty, Humorous

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• Only time, education and plenty of good schooling will make anti-segregation work.

  Nat King Cole

  Segregation, Schooling, Plenty

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• I've been nominated for 12 Emmys, and we won - for 'Top Chef' - the only time I didn't go.

  Andy Cohen

  Chef, Emmys

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• When I'm on stage, I get real happy there. Maybe that's the only time in my adult life I feel like myself.

  Dave Chappelle

  Real, Adults, Stage

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• I tend to stay up late, not because I'm partying but because it's the only time of the day when I'm alone and don't have to be on, performing.

  Jim Carrey

  Party, Late, Performing

  "Work experience: The stars before they were famous" by Lucy Barrick, www.theguardian.com. April 3, 2000.

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• The only time to buy these is on a day with no 'y' in it.

  Warren Buffett

  Funny, Life, Money

  Lawrence A. Cunningham, Warren E. Buffett (2013). “The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America (Third Edition)”, p.87, Carolina Academic Press

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• The only time I've been arrested was in opposing the Marble Hill nuclear power plant in Indiana. That was in 1979.

  Wendell Berry

  Nuclear, Indiana, Hills

  "'Everything Worthy is Under Fire'". Interview with Thomas P. Healy, www.counterpunch.org. November 8, 2010.

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• How can anybody hate nurses? Nobody hates nurses. The only time you hate a nurse is when they're giving you an enema.

  Warren Beatty

  Hate, Nursing, Nurse

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• Women complain about PMS, but I think of it as the only time of the month when I can be myself.

  Roseanne Barr

  Time, Women, Humor

  "Heard the one about ..." by Andy Barker, www.theguardian.com. March 11, 2006.

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• No one can possibly know what is about to happen: it is happening, each time, for the first time, for the only time.

  James A. Baldwin

  Time, Firsts, Happens

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