Should Quotes - Page 10

• Merripen, despite his fear of heights, had often climbed a ladder to wash the second floor window for her. He had wanted her view of the outside world to be clear. He had said the sky should always be blue for her.

  Lisa Kleypas

  Blue, Views, Sky

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• You can’t look too far ahead. Do that and you’ll lose sight of what you’re doing and stumble. I’m not saying you should focus solely on the details right in front of you, mind you. You’ve got to look ahead a bit or else you’ll bump into something. You’ve got to conform to the proper order and at the same time keep an eye out for what’s ahead. That’s critical, no matter what you’re doing.

  Haruki Murakami

  Eye, Sight, Order

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• One should make the best choice possible given the circumstances, and then avoid second-guessing for the sake of one's own sanity.

  Lisa Kleypas

  Choices, Guessing, Sake

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• Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home.

  Gilbert K. Chesterton

  Christmas, Beautiful, Home

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• Because a doubt is not a denial. Doubt is a powerful tool, and it should be applied to history.

  Walter M. Miller, Jr.

  Powerful, Doubt, Tools

  Walter M. Miller Jr (2014). “A Canticle For Leibowitz”, p.77, Hachette UK

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• Remind me one day to teach you how to achieve a sneer, Hugh. Yours is too pronounced, and thus but a grimace. It should be but a faint curl of the lips.

  Georgette Heyer

  One Day, Curls, Lips

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• Reading, I had learned, was as creative a process as writing, sometimes more so. When we read of the dying rays of the setting sun or the boom and swish of the incoming tide, we should reserve as much praise for ourselves as for the author. After all, the reader is doing all the work - the writer might have died long ago.

  Jasper Fforde

  Reading, Writing, Long Ago

  Jasper Fforde (2007). “Thursday Next: First Among Sequels: A Thursday Next Novel”, p.64, Penguin

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• most of us, as we undergo the growing up process, do not get what we want or even what we should. We get what we have, and no more, and we find out how to make what we have work for us.

  Lilith Saintcrow

  Growing Up, Want, Process

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• I simply believe that a book has a journey to make, and should not be condemned to being stuck on a shelf… Let’s leave our books free to travel, then, to be touched by other hands, and enjoyed by other eyes.

  Paulo Coelho

  Believe, Book, Eye

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• Morley put his hand over his heart and bowed from the waist, a gesture that somehow reminded Claire of Myrnin. It reminded her she missed him, too, which was just wrong. She should not be missing Morganville, or anyone in it. Especially not the crazy boss vampire who’d put fang marks in her neck that would never, ever go away. She was doomed to high-necked shirts because of him. But she did miss him.

  Rachel Caine

  Crazy, Heart, Hands

  Rachel Caine (2010). “Kiss of Death: The Morganville Vampires”, p.147, Penguin

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• Just keep moving! we're almost there." "almost where?" Juno chuckled. "all roads lead there child. you should know that" "detention?" Percy asked. "Rome, child, the old woman said. "Rome

  Rick Riordan

  Children, Moving, Rome

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• You have the greatest soul, the noblest nature, the sweetest, most loving heart I have ever known, and my love, my reverence, my admiration for you, you have increased in one evening as I should have thought only a lifetime of intimate, loving association could have increased them. You are more wonderful and lovely in my eyes than you ever were before; and my pride and joy and gratitude that you should love me with such a perfect love are beyond all expression, except in some great poem which I cannot write.

  Woodrow Wilson

  Gratitude, Writing, Heart

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• We really should get some X-rays,” the EMT said. “You just want to fondle my extraneous body parts,” I said to the EMT.

  Darynda Jones

  Rays, Body, Want

  Darynda Jones (2011). “First Grave on the Right”, p.128, Macmillan

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• You speak horse?" Hazel asked. "Speaking to horses is a Poseidon thing," Percy said. "Uh, I mean a Neptune thing." "Then you and Arion should get along fine," Hazel said. "He's a son of Neptune too." Percy turned pale. "Excuse me?

  Rick Riordan

  Horse, Mean, Son

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• I’m too young, too smart, and too good-looking to die. Yeah, and then some. The world needed him to improve the gene pool. Not to mention, at fourteen he hadn’t even had his first date yet. He’d only just, this night, had his first kiss. He should have recognized that alone as a sign that the apocalypse was coming and that his death was imminent.’ – Nick

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Smart, Kissing, Night

  Sherrilyn Kenyon (2011). “Invincible: The Chronicles of Nick”, p.8, St. Martin's Griffin

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• Mrs. Gautier, I hear there are places online where you can sell children for a good price. Nick is still young enough, he should fetch enough to tide you over for a bit.” – Rosa

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Children, Fetch, Tides

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• You should try them, Nick. They’re delicious. No one makes cookies that taste like this.” – Kara ‘Probably because arsenic was a key ingredient.’ “Have to watch my girlish figure. ‘Cause if I don’t, no one will.” – Nick

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Keys, Trying, Arsenic

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• What do you mean I have a predetermined death?” – Nick “Did I stutter?” – Death “No.” – Nick “Do I look like Webster’s?” – Death “No.” – Nick “Then you should understand what I said, since I didn’t speak in code. Every mortal creature is born with an expiration date. Some immortals, too. Set by the big clockmaker. But excessive stupidity and moronic tendencies can shorten it. Pissing me off is one really good way to cut yours down to three seconds from now.” – Death

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Mean, Cutting, Stupidity

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• Fine. Let’s begin with something even you can’t screw up.” – Death “Way to build up my crappy confidence there. You should volunteer for the suicide hotline.” – Nick “What makes you think I don’t?” – Death

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Suicide, Thinking, Volunteer

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• The kid dead on the ground. Fourteen, Ash. Fourteen. I’m fourteen.” – Nick “Yeah…” – Acheron “Ash, I’m fourteen.” – Nick “Got it. You’re fourteen. I’m so proud you can count that high. It’s a testament to the modern American educational system. But I should probably point out that you’re not the only one. I’m told you go a school with a whole class of – get this – kids who are fourteen.” – Acheron

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Educational, School, Kids

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• He had fangs. So what? Plenty of things not a Dark-Hunter have fangs, including Hollywood actors and kids playing vampire. You should have checked his membership card before you attacked. Good grief, what if you’d run across a Masquerade group?” – Sundown

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Running, Grief, Kids

  Sherrilyn Kenyon (2011). “Retribution”, p.99, Macmillan

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• I know there are people who believe you should forgive and forget. For the record, I'd like to say I'm a big fan of forgiveness as long as I'm given the opportunity to get even first.

  Sue Grafton

  Believe, Opportunity, Long

  Sue Grafton (2011). “V is for Vengeance”, p.30, Penguin

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• Just because I'm no jaw clacker doesn't mean there should be a ruction put up whenever I have sommat to say.

  Tamora Pierce

  Mean

  Tamora Pierce (2012). “Beka Cooper: The Hunt Records”, p.687, Random House Books for Young Readers

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• Now what other evil powers do you have that I should know about?” – Abigail “I can roll my tongue.” – Sundown “I’m serious, Jess.” – Abigail “So am I. Not everyone can do it. It’s a genetic thing, you know.” – Sundown

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Evil, Tongue, Serious

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• Did they launch the last space shuttle yet?” – Sundown “I don’t follow.” – Ren “I’m just thinking maybe we should evacuate the whole planet. I’ve heard the moon is kind of nice this time of year.” – Sundown “Focus your ADD, Jess.” – Ren “I gotcha, brother. What you’re forecasting is six more plagues coming out of the northwest at maximum velocity with a mild chance of survival. Followed by the world getting swallowed whole in a vat of evil.” – Sundown

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Brother, Nice, Moon

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