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• Everything people do that doesn’t work has to be somebody else’s fault. Next time you know, geezers’ll be suing the government for getting old and kids’ll be taking their mommies to court because they came out ugly.

  Lionel Shriver

  Kids, Government, People

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• His ignorance was as remarkable as his knowledge. Of contemporary literature, philosophy and politics he appeared to know next to nothing... My surprise reached a climax, however, when I found incidentally that he was ignorant of the Copernican Theory and of the composition of the Solar System.

  Arthur Conan Doyle

  Philosophy, Book, Ignorance

  Arthur Conan Doyle, General Press (2016). “The Complete Sherlock Holmes: All 56 Stories & 4 Novels”, p.1316, GENERAL PRESS

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• Deep down, underneath all his layers of stupidity, he’s a really good man. He may act out far too many selfish thoughts, says all the wrong things at all the wrong times, but behind closed doors he’s a best friend. I understand that he has idiotic tendencies and I can still love him for it. He may not be someone that you feel comfortable sitting next to at a dinner party but for me, he’s someone that I feel comfortable sharing my life with.

  Cecelia Ahern

  Selfish, Party, Men

  Cecelia Ahern (2005). “Rosie Dunne”, Wheeler Pub Incorporated

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• I had a million plans. I knew what I was going to do. I had the next few years of my life all figured out. But what I didn’t know was that within a few hours all those plans would change. Ms. Know-it-all didn’t quite know it all so much then.

  Cecelia Ahern

  Years, Know It All, Hours

  Cecelia Ahern (2005). “Rosie Dunne”, Wheeler Pub Incorporated

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• Across from me at the next row of supports Jim raised his hand and touched his fingers to his thumb a few times, imitating an opening and closing beak. Negotiate. He wanted me to engage a lunatic who had already turned four people into smoking meat. Okay. I could do that. “Alright, Jeremy!” I yelled into the night. “Give me the salamander and I won’t cut your head off!” Jim put his hand over his face and did some shaking. I thought he was laughing, but I couldn’t be sure.

  Ilona Andrews

  Cutting, Night, Hands

  Ilona Andrews (2008). “Magic Burns”, p.16, Penguin

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• I mumble hocus-pocus and the next thing you know, I’m a cat. (Ravyn) I suppose it’s a step up. The last guy I had in my house could only turn into a beer-drinking pig. (Susan)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Drinking, Cat, Beer

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• Politics is the art of the possible, the attainable — the art of the next best

  Otto von Bismarck

  Art, Politics, Election

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• What would he imagine next? Little hairy beasties tap-dancing on his sofa, or other fey creatures sneaking up on him in the shower?’ (Syn)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Dancing, Littles, Fey

  Sherrilyn Kenyon (2009). “Born of Fire”, p.23, Macmillan

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• Enemies of the Heir, beware! You'll be next, Mudbloods!

  J. K. Rowling

  Enemy, Heirs, Draco Malfoy

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• The universe is, instant by instant, recreated anew. There is in truth no past, only a memory of the past. Blink your eyes, and the world you see next did not exist when you closed them. Therefore, the only appropriate state of the mind is surprise. The only appropriate state of the heart is joy. The sky you see now, you have never seen before. The perfect moment is now. Be glad of it.

  Terry Pratchett

  Memories, Eye, Heart

  Terry Pratchett (2016). “Seriously Funny: The Endlessly Quotable Terry Pratchett”, p.73, Random House

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• See," he began, leaning back into the booth, "I was at this car dealership today, and I saw this girl. It was an across-a-crowded-room kind of thing. A real moment, you know?" I rolled my eyes. Chloe said, "And this would be Remy?" "Right. Remy," he said, repeating my name with a smile. Then, as if we were happy honeymooners recounting our story for strangers he added, "Do you want to tell the next part?" "No," I said flatly.

  Sarah Dessen

  Girl, Real, Eye

  Sarah Dessen (2004). “This Lullaby”, p.30, Penguin

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• Madame Lefoux accepted a cup of tea and sat on another little settee, next to the relocated calico cat. The cat clearly believed Madame Lefoux was there to provide chin scratches. Madame Lefoux provided.

  Gail Carriger

  Cat, Tea, Scratches

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• To speak seriously: the standards of "goodness" which are generally recognized by public opinion are not those which are calculated to make the world a happier place. This is due to a variety of causes, of which the chief is tradition, and the next most powerful is the unjust power of dominant classes.

  Bertrand Russell

  Powerful, Class, World

  Bertrand Russell (2004). “Sceptical Essays”, p.97, Psychology Press

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• Rule Number One for working for a white lady, Minny: it is nobody’s business. You keep your nose out of your White Lady’s problems, you don’t go crying to her with yours—you can’t pay the light bill? Your feet are too sore? Remember one thing: white people are not your friends. They don’t want to hear about it. And when Miss White Lady catches her man with the lady next door, you keep out of it, you hear me?

  Kathryn Stockett

  Men, Light, Doors

  Kathryn Stockett (2009). “The Help”, p.49, Penguin

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• What one generation finds ridiculous, the next accepts; and the third shudders when it looks back on what the first did.

  Peter Singer

  Generations, Looks, Firsts

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• I dug out the powder blue cashmere cardigan my mother Lisa gave me the Christmas before last, pulled on my oldest, softest Levi’s. Comfort clothes; the next best thing to a hug from a warm, living body. Lately there had been a shortage of hugs in my life. Lately there had been a shortage of warm, living bodies.

  Josh Lanyon

  Mother, Blue, Clothes

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• Parenting is really just a matter of tracking, of hoping your kids do not get so far ahead you can no longer see their next moves.

  Jodi Picoult

  Moving, Kids, Parenting

  Jodi Picoult (2009). “My Sister's Keeper - Movie Tie-In: A Novel”, p.147, Simon and Schuster

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• Leo knew next to nothing about governesses, save for the drab creatures in novels, who tended to fall in love with the lord of the manor, always with bad results.

  Lisa Kleypas

  Falling In Love, Lord, Results

  Lisa Kleypas (2008). “Seduce Me at Sunrise”, p.103, Macmillan

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• The critical opinions of a writer should always be taken with a large grain of salt. For the most part, they are manifestations of his debate with himself as to what he should do next and what he should avoid.

  W. H. Auden

  Taken, Criticism, Salt

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• The Oracle rose. As one, the three witches bowed. "See?" Bran jerked his thumb at the three women. "That's how a woman should treat a man. Next time you see me, I want you to do just like them.

  Ilona Andrews

  Men, Rose, Three

  Ilona Andrews (2008). “Magic Burns”, p.204, Penguin

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• Next to love is the desire for love.

  Wallace Stevens

  Love Is, Desire

  Wallace Stevens (2011). “Selected Poems”, p.249, Knopf

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• It was funny, he reflected later, how one’s life could alter in an instant, how one minute everything could be a certain way, and the next it’s simply ... not

  Julia Quinn

  Way, Minutes, Certain

  Julia Quinn (2009). “The Viscount Who Loved Me”, p.16, Harper Collins

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• Nothing is an accident: it's always someone's fault; perhaps-but no one teaches us how to live with our mistakes. Everyone is isolated, alone with his or her anguish and guilt, and too penetrating a question can mean people are not able to face one another the next day.

  Nadeem Aslam

  Mistake, Mean, Next Day

  Nadeem Aslam (2012). “Maps for Lost Lovers”, p.200, Random House India

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• How ironic is it to see a bumper sticker that says 'Jesus is the answer' next to a bumper sticker supporting the war in Iraq, as if to says 'Jesus is the answer - but not in the real world.

  Shane Claiborne

  Jesus, Real, War

  Shane Claiborne, Chris Haw (2009). “Jesus for President”, p.166, Harper Collins

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• Next to being one in worshipping God there is nothing in this world upon which the Church should be more united that in upholding and defending the Constitution of the United States

  David O. McKay

  Church, United States, World

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