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• I realized I was on a something island. 'How did I get here,' I wondered, surrounded by Nothing, "and how can I get back?

  Jonathan Safran Foer

  Islands, I Realized

  Jonathan Safran Foer (2013). “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: A Novel”, p.111, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• When it was her own doing, she was always tempted to skip a day, or just glance down, then get back to the ground. Kel had to force herself to keep her vow.

  Tamora Pierce

  Vow, Force, Glances

  Tamora Pierce (2014). “Protector of the Small Quartet”, p.258, Random House Books for Young Readers

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• It's not how we fall. It's how we get back up again.

  Patrick Ness

  Perseverance, Fall

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• There are some things that once you've lost, you never get back. Innocence is one. Love is another. I guess childhood is a third.

  John Marsden

  Love Is, Childhood, Innocence

  John Marsden (1998). “Checkers”, p.30, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• Let's save some time here. I grow weary of your clumsy bluffs. In the case of an abduction, the LEP will send a crack Retrieval team to get back what has been lost.. You have done so. Excuse me while I titter. Crack team? Honestly. A Cub-Scout patrol armed with water pistols could have defeated them.

  Eoin Colfer

  Team, Water, Cracks

  Eoin Colfer (2014). “Artemis Fowl:”, p.108, Penguin UK

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• There's a chance that the old Peeta, the one who loves you, is still inside. Trying to get back to you. Don't give up on him.

  Suzanne Collins

  Giving Up, Love You, Don't Give Up

  Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.184, Scholastic Inc.

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• How will we get back up?" I worried. "I have a different route in mind for our return trip." "Does it involve stairs?" I asked hopefully. "No." "Of course not. How silly of me. And for our return adventure we will be scaling the side of Mount Everest, hiking boots to be provided by our trusty sponsor, Barrons Books and Baubles.

  Karen Marie Moning

  Silly, Book, Adventure

  Karen Marie Moning (2016). “The Fever Series 7-Book Bundle: Darkfever, Bloodfever, Faefever, Dreamfever, Shadowfever, Iced, Burned”, p.128, Dell

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• Man can start with aversion and end with love, but if he begins with love and comes round to aversion he will never get back to love.

  Honore de Balzac

  Men, Aversion, Ends

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• Nah," I said. "But if it does, just tell him I said to get back on the bike." "What?" "He'll understand.

  Sarah Dessen

  Doe, Said, Ifs

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• Now its raining its pouring the old man is snoring now I lay me down to sleep I hear the sirens in the street all my dreams are made of chrome I have no way to get back home I’d rather die before I wake like Marilyn Monroe and throw my dreams out in the street and the rain make ‘em grow

  Tom Waits

  Dream, Rain, Home

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• The longer I live the more I think of the quality of fortitude... men who fall, pick themselves up and stumble on, fall again, and are trying to get back up when they die.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Fall, Men, Thinking

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• I want to push the fast-forward button until I get back to happy.

  Terry McMillan

  Buttons, Want

  Terry McMillan (2010). “Getting to Happy”, p.94, Penguin

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• She was getting bitchy.That was a good sign. "What am I supposed to do till you get back?" I said, patting the smouldering leather. "Hide in my closet? I"d rather be with you.

  Kim Harrison

  Leather, Closets, Said

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• I’m saying that I can wait. For now. But when things get back to normal—assuming that ever happens—I want my shot. We can make each other happy, Faythe. I know it. And I’m done walking away from things I want just because they don’t come easily. You’re worth the work.

  Rachel Vincent

  Patience, Walking Away, Waiting

  Rachel Vincent (2009). “Prey”, p.257, MIRA

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• I know you're frustrated that he's keeping you locked up like this, but don't give him too bad a time when he gets back. He loves you more than you know. It terrifies him to be away from you.

  Stephenie Meyer

  Love You, Twilight, Giving

  Stephenie Meyer (2008). “Eclipse”, Little Brown & Company

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• You'll get back to where you came from.

  William Golding

  Tall Trees

  William Golding (1954). “Lord of the Flies”, p.154, Penguin

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• Mankind has got to get back to the rhythm of the cosmos.

  D. H. Lawrence

  Cosmos, Mankind, Rhythm

  D. H. Lawrence, Michael Squires (2002). “Lady Chatterley's Lover and A Propos of 'Lady Chatterley's Lover'”, p.328, Cambridge University Press

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• Leave the girl alone, Clete, and let's get back on the road," the tall driver said, and his voice had that "I'm done with you" edge to it. "I don't know who this guy is, but I don't think he changes into a nutria.

  Charlaine Harris

  Girl, Thinking, Voice

  Charlaine Harris (2006). “Definitely Dead: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel”, p.186, Penguin

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• Dogs make sense. They understand hierarchy and the need to cooperate. They come when you call them. A cat though—a cat will take your number and get back to you. Maybe. If he’s in a good mood.

  Eileen Wilks

  Dog, Cat, Numbers

  Eileen Wilks (2005). “Mortal Danger”, p.64, Penguin

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• I'm serious, Harry, don't go." But Harry only had one thought in his head, which was to get back in front of the mirror, and Ron wasn't going to stop him. That third night he found his way more quickly than before. He was walking so fast he knew he was making more noise than was wise, but he didn't meet anyone. And there were his mother and father smiling at him again, and one of his grandfathers nodding happily. Harry sank down to sit on the floor in front of the mirror. There was nothing to stop him from staying here all night with his family. Nothing at all.

  J. K. Rowling

  Wise, Mother, Father

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• Maybe I could do it." Darius shot him a dry look. "You want to try to get back into your house after the fact? Wellsie will stake you through the heart and leave you for the sun, my friend. Tohrment winced. "Good point" "And then she'll come looking for me." Both males shuttered.

  J.R. Ward

  Heart, House, Brotherhood

  J.R. Ward (2005). “Dark Lover: A Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood”, p.22, Penguin

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• How did you get back?' asked Vautrin. 'I walked,' replied Eugene. 'I wouldn't like half-pleasures, myself,' observed the tempter. 'I'd want to go there in my own carriage, have my own box, and come back in comfort. All or nothing, that's my motto.' 'And a very good one,' said Madame Vauquer.

  Honore de Balzac

  Half, Want, Comfort

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• Don't get sidetracked. If you do get sidetracked, get back on track as soon as possible. Ultimately sidetracking kills you.

  Donald Trump

  Track, Back On Track, Ifs

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• Dad, I wrote. I'm with Alice. Edward's in trouble. You can ground me when I get back. I know it's a bad time. So sorry. Love you so much. Bella.

  Stephenie Meyer

  Sorry, Dad, Love You

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• But it seems Ive got this set of scales inside me that I never used to have, or at least I wasnt aware of, and I cant shake the feeling that if I dont try to keep them balanced, Ill lose something I wont be able to get back.

  Karen Marie Moning

  Feelings, Trying, Able

  Karen Marie Moning (2016). “The Fever Series 7-Book Bundle: Darkfever, Bloodfever, Faefever, Dreamfever, Shadowfever, Iced, Burned”, p.281, Dell

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