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• Love should be allowed. I’m all for it. Now that I’ve got a pretty good idea what it is.

  Truman Capote

  Ideas, Should

  Truman Capote (2012). “Breakfast at Tiffany's”, p.83, Vintage

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• It's a good idea to have your own books with you in a strange place

  Cornelia Funke

  Book, Strange Places, Ideas

  Cornelia Funke (2011). “Inkheart”, p.20, Scholastic Inc.

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• I know, you've been here a year, you think these people are normal. Well, they're not. WE'RE not. I look in the library, I call up books on my desk. Old ones, because they won't let us have anything new, but I've got a pretty good idea what children are, and we're not children. Children can lose sometimes, and nobody cares. Children aren't in armies, they aren't COMMANDERS, they don't rule over forty other kids, it's more than anybody can take and not get crazy.

  Orson Scott Card

  Children, Crazy, Book

  Orson Scott Card (2013). “Ender's Game Boxed Set: Ender's Game, Ender's Shadow”, p.134, Macmillan

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• ...it was never a good idea to date a foreigner. You can never tell when they're lying.' 'hello. Dave was BRITISH.

  Meg Cabot

  Lying, Ideas, Hello

  Meg Cabot (2009). “Every Boy's Got One”, p.23, Zondervan

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• Good ideas stay with you until you eventually write the story.

  Brian Keene

  Writing, Ideas, Stories

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• We need to gather everyone we can. Damien scoffed. Uh, boss, hate to be a pall, but I think everyone we can gather is currently in this room. Sin paused to look at Simi, Xirena, Damien, Kat, Kish, and Xypher. It was a pitiful number of defenders. But it was all the world had. In that case, we need to seriously arm ourselves. Damien crossed himself. Hail Mary, full of grace- What are you doing? Kish asked. You're not Catholic. Yeah but I'm feeling really religious all of a sudden and it seemed like a good idea.

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Religious, Hate, Thinking

  Sherrilyn Kenyon (2009). “Devil May Cry”, p.124, Hachette UK

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• Except for the people who were there that one day they discovered the polio vaccine, being part of history is rarely a good idea. History is one war after another with a bunch of murders and natural disasters in between.

  Sarah Vowell

  War, Polio Vaccine, Ideas

  Sarah Vowell (2005). “Assassination Vacation”, p.208, Simon and Schuster

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• If I read a book that cost me $20 and I get one good idea, I've gotten one of the greatest bargains of all time.

  Tom Peters

  Book, Ideas, Cost

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• Get a good idea and stay with it. Dog it, and work at it until it's done right.

  Walt Disney

  Inspirational, Motivational, Dog

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• Nanny's philosophy of life was to do what seemed like a good idea at the time, and do it as hard as possible. It had never let her down.

  Terry Pratchett

  Philosophy, Philosophical, Ideas

  "Maskerade". Book by Terry Pratchett, 1995.

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• You’re here.” “I am.” Jason boldly took in the way she looked. “I take it you don’t often wear that dress in court.” “Probably not a good idea.” He grinned. “Yes, I can imagine it would be somewhat awkward standing before a judge who has a huge hard-on.” “Is that the effect this dress has?” Taylor’s eyes traveled downward, to the zipper of Jason’s pants, and he was momentarily caught off guard by her bluntness. Her eyes sparkled, amused. “You’re blushing, Jason. That’s cute.

  Julie James

  Cute, Eye, Here I Am

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• Investigation?" Isabelle laughed. "Now we're detectives? Maybe we should all have code names." "Good idea," said Jace. "I shall be Baron Hotschaft Von Hugenstein.

  Cassandra Clare

  Humor, Names, Ideas

  Cassandra Clare (2009). “City of Bones”, p.194, Simon and Schuster

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• The calendar of the Theocracy of Muntab counts down, not up. No-one knows why, but it might not be a good idea to hang around and find out.

  Terry Pratchett

  Ideas, Calendars, Might

  "Wyrd Sisters". Book by ‎Terry Pratchett, 1989.

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• Hatsumi had a pretty good idea that Nagasawa was sleeping around, but she never complained to him. She was seriously in love with him, but she never made demands. 'I don't deserve a girl like Hatsumi,' Nagasawa once said to me. I had to agree with him.

  Haruki Murakami

  Girl, Sleep, Ideas

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• He's a funny man, Dumbledore. I think he sort of wanted to give me a chance. I think he knows more or less everything that goes on here, you know. I reckon he had a pretty good idea we were going to try, and instead of stopping us, he just taught us enough to help. I don't think it was an accident he let me find out how the Mirror worked. It's almost like he thought I had the right to face Voldemort if I could.

  J. K. Rowling

  Men, Thinking, Mirrors

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• Brain damage is never a good idea, no matter what your friends say.

  Ted Chiang

  Ideas, Brain, Matter

  Ted Chiang (2016). “Arrival: Film tie-in”, p.195, Pan Macmillan

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• Every good idea sooner or later degenerates into hard work.

  Calvin Trillin

  Hard Work, Ideas, Degenerates

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• So I sent Halt to straighten matters out. Thought it might be a good idea to give him something to keep him busy." So what's Digby got to complain about?" Rodney asked. It was obvious from his tone that he felt no sympathy for the recalcitrant commander of Barga Hold. The Baron gestured for Lady Pauline to explain. Apparently," she said,"Halt threw him into the moat.

  John Flanagan

  Ideas, Giving, Complaining

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• What would it mean in practice to eliminate all the 'negative people' from one's life [as demanded by motivational speaker J.P. Maroney]? It might be a good idea to separate from a chronically carping spouse, but it is not so easy to abandon the whiny toddler, the colicky infant, or the sullen teenager.

  Barbara Ehrenreich

  Teenager, Mean, Practice

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• In that case, we need to seriously arm ourselves. (Sin) Hail Mary, full of grace – (Kish) What are you doing? You’re not Catholic. (Damien) Yeah, but I’m feeling really religious all of a sudden and it seemed like a good idea. (Kish)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Religious, Ideas, Catholic

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• And with his arm around the younger man's shoulders still, he led him away from the bow and back to the small group by the tiller. Halt glanced up as they approached, caught a look from Gilan and had a pretty good idea what they had been talking about. "Where have you two been?" he asked, his tone light. admiring the view," Gilan told him. "Thought you might need a hand from the two wisest heads on board.

  John Flanagan

  Men, Light, Views

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• You see, you’re doing it again. Telling me nothing. (Tory) You know, trust is always a good idea…for someone else. Every time I’ve ever made the mistake of trusting someone…it was a mistake that I regretted and paid for dearly. I’m really happy that no one has ever hurt you badly. I haven’t been so lucky, okay? (Acheron)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Hurt, Mistake, Ideas

  Sherrilyn Kenyon (2008). “Acheron: A Dark-Hunter Novel”, p.573, St. Martin's Press

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• You’re the one who unleashed him. (Savitar) Yeah, well, let’s move on from the blame game. I was having suicidal thoughts and it seemed like a good idea at the time. In retrospect, not so much. (Stryker)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Moving, Suicidal, Games

  Sherrilyn Kenyon (2011). “One Silent Night”, p.75, Hachette UK

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• Gravity. It's not just a good idea; it's the law!

  Adam Savage

  Law, Ideas, Pilots

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• Trust is always a good idea. For someone else.

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Character, Ideas

  Sherrilyn Kenyon (2008). “Acheron: A Dark-Hunter Novel”, p.573, Macmillan

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