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• When does he ever think?" Richard straddled a chair and accepted a wind cup from Raoul. "If he were to sell his brain, he could claim it had never been used.", Chapter 7

  Sharon Kay Penman

  Thinking, Wind, Brain

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• Be contented with what you possess in life; be thankful for what does not belong to you, for it is so much less care; but try to obtain what you need, and make the best of every moment of your life.

  Hazrat Inayat Khan

  Being Thankful, Trying, Needs

  "The Sayings of Hazrat Inayat Khan".

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• I wish," he said, "I had known at eighteen what I know now - that there are some things on which one does not compromise.

  Mary Balogh

  Wish, Compromise, Said

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• You will not live through this if she does not

  J.R. Ward

  Ifs, Vishous

  J.R. Ward (2011). “Lover Unleashed: A Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood”, p.64, Penguin

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• And that's what I don't like about magic, Captain. 'cos it's *magic*. You can't ask questions, it's magic. It doesn't explain anything, it's magic. You don't know where it comes from, it's magic! That's what I don't like about magic, it does everything by magic!

  Terry Pratchett

  Magic, Captains, Knows

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• Nothing frustrates me more than someone who reads something of mine or anyone else's and says, angrily, 'I don't buy it.' Why are they angry? Good writing does not succeed or fail on the strength of its ability to persuade. It succeeds or fails on the strength of its ability to engage you, to make you think, to give you a glimpse into someone else's head—even if in the end you conclude that someone else's head is not a place you'd really like to be.

  Malcolm Gladwell

  Writing, Thinking, Giving

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• I cannot believe this is the end. Nor can I believe that death is more than the blindness of those living. And if this is only the consolation of a heart in its necessity, or that easy faith born of despair, it does not matter, since it gives us courage somehow to face the mornings. Which is as much as the heart can ask at times.

  Josephine Winslow Johnson

  Morning, Believe, Heart

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• It has been said that terror is the principle of despotic government. Does your government therefore resemble despotism? Yes, as the sword that gleams in the hands of the heroes of liberty resembles that with which the henchmen of tyranny are armed ... The government of the revolution is liberty's despotism against tyranny.

  Maximilien Robespierre

  Hero, Government, Hands

  "Political Scientism - Beware the Enlightened Ones" by Robin Koerner, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 2, 2017.

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• Grim sighed heavily. "I swear I'm getting a migraine." "My mom suffers from those a lot, too." "Being around you, I imagine she does.

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Mom, Suffering, Imagine

  Sherrilyn Kenyon (2011). “Invincible: The Chronicles of Nick”, p.52, Macmillan

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• There has to be a moment at the beginning where you wonder whether you’re in love with the person or in love with the feeling of love itself. If the moment doesn’t pass, that’s it—you’re done. And if the moment does pass, it never goes that far. It stands in the distance, ready for whenever you want it back. Sometimes it’s even there when you thought you were searching for something else, like an escape route, or your lovers’ face.

  David Levithan

  Distance, Feelings, Done

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• You count snouts,” Straha said. “Whichever side can persuade most snouts to join it prevails. It does not have to be clever. It does not have to be wise. It only needs to be popular.

  Harry Turtledove

  Wise, Clever, Needs

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• If you asked me what makes the world go round, I would say self-deception. Self-deception allows us to create a consistent narrative for ourselves that we actually believe. I’m not saying that the truth doesn’t matter. It does. But self-deception is how we survive.

  Errol Morris

  Believe, Self, Deception

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• Whoa, Dimitri," I said, tossing my bag on the floor. "I realize this is actually a current hit in Eastern Europe right now, but do you think we could maybe listen to something that wasn't recorded before I was born?” Only his eyes flicked toward me; the rest of his posture remained the same. "What does it matter to you? I'm the one who's going to be listening to it. You'll be outside running.

  Richelle Mead

  Running, Eye, Thinking

  Richelle Mead (2013). “Vampire Academy: The Complete Collection”, p.53, Penguin

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• And the voice grows stronger and stronger, and it’s my voice this time and it’s asking a question: How does she know?

  Gayle Forman

  Voice, Stronger, Asking

  Gayle Forman (2011). “Where She Went”, p.98, Penguin

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• It does not matter that we cannot fathom this mystery. The only real problem comes when we think that we have.

  Madeleine L'Engle

  Real, Thinking, Matter

  Madeleine L'Engle (2016). “Two-Part Invention: The Story of a Marriage”, p.133, Open Road Media

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• And I quoted from Nietzsche: That which does not kill me, makes me stronger.

  Viktor E. Frankl

  Bodybuilding, Stronger, Kill Me

  Viktor E. Frankl (2015). “Man's Search For Meaning, Gift Edition”, p.67, Beacon Press

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• ...Any fool can love somebody who's perfect, somebody who does everything right. But that doesn't stretch your soul. Your soul only gets stretched when you can still love somebody after they've hurt you.

  Susan Elizabeth Phillips

  Hurt, Perfect, Soul

  Susan Elizabeth Phillips (1991). “Hot Shot”, p.274, Simon and Schuster

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• Senator John Kyle claiming that over 90 percent of what Planned Parenthood does is abortion. Stephen Colbert: Over 90 percent, that is unbelievable...in that it is not true. Only 3 percent of what Planned Parenthood does is abortion. Kyle just rounded it up to the nearest 90.

  Stephen Colbert

  Abortion, Parenthood, Unbelievable

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• Life does not seem to present itself to me for my convenience, to box itself up nicely so I can write about it with wisdom and a point to make before putting it on a shelf somewhere.

  Anne Lamott

  Writing, Boxes, Shelves

  Anne Lamott (2000). “Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith”, p.69, Anchor

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• Does no one think to warn people before they meet me?" Vlad muttered, shooting an irritable look at Mencheres.

  Jeaniene Frost

  Thinking, People, Looks

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• Passion I hate, and spirit does me wrong. Let us love gently.

  Charles Baudelaire

  Hate, Passion, Spirit

  Charles Baudelaire (1955). “The Flowers of Evil”, New Directions Publishing Corporation

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• All great programmers learn the same way. They poke the box. They code something and see what the computer does. They change it and see what the computer does. They repeat the process again and again until they figure out how the box works.

  Seth Godin

  Way, Computer, Figures

  Seth Godin (2015). “Poke The Box: When Was the Last Time You Did Something for the First Time?”, p.11, Penguin

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• To-day the woman is Mrs. Richard Roe, to-morrow Mrs. John Doe, and again Mrs. James Smith according as she changes masters, and she has so little self-respect that she does not see the insult of the custom.

  Elizabeth Cady Stanton

  Self, Littles, Insult

  Elizabeth Cady Stanton (2012). “The Woman's Bible: A Classic Feminist Perspective”, p.73, Courier Corporation

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• I have tried," I said, "but he does not believe me. It is too late for that now" (it is always too late for truth, I thought).

  Jean Rhys

  Believe, Too Late, Said

  Jean Rhys (1966). “Wide Sargasso Sea”

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• Congratulations, love. You traded up. Does he treat you well?' 'He's a teddy bear,' I said. Teddy bear looked like he was suffering from murder withdrawal. (Rene and Kate on Jim!)

  Ilona Andrews

  Congratulations, Love You, Suffering

  Ilona Andrews (2009). “Magic Strikes”, p.115, Penguin

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