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• Okay, can you pass yourself off as a magician and gain Gerald's trust and pass us information about Celeste's plans and save all the magicians who want to be saved? Jaime asked. "Because if so awesome. I shall stay here and eat pie.

  Sarah Rees Brennan

  Pie, Want, Information

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• When I got to the library I came to a standstill, - ah, the dear room, what happy times I have spent in it rummaging amongst the books, making plans for my garden, building castles in the air, writing, dreaming, doing nothing.

  Elizabeth von Arnim

  Dream, Book, Writing

  Elizabeth Von Arnim (2006). “Elizabeth and Her German Garden”, p.82, Filiquarian Publishing, LLC.

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• I just want you to know,' said the girl, coldly, 'that whoever you are and whatever you intend with me, I shall give you no aid of any kind, nor shall I assist you, and I shall do whatever is in my power to frustrate your plans and devices.' And then she added, with feeling, 'Idiot.

  Neil Gaiman

  Girl, Giving, Feelings

  Neil Gaiman (2007). “Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess's Stardust: Being a Romance Within the Realms of Faerie”, Vertigo

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• Oh, leave it,” said Jem, kicking Will, not without affection, lightly on the ankle. “She’s annexed my plan!” “Will,” Tessa said firmly. “Do you care more about the plan being enacted or about getting credit for it?” Will pointed a finger at her. “That,” he said. “The second one.

  Cassandra Clare

  Demon Pox, Kicking, Ankles

  Cassandra Clare (2013). “The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel; Clockwork Prince; Clockwork Princess”, p.872, Simon and Schuster

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• Safe. No one ever is. No matter how hard we try. No matter how much we plan and prepare. There will always be an enemy at the door and a storm trying to knock us down. Life's not about security. It's about picking up the peices after it's all over and carrying on.

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Doors, Enemy, Storm

  Sherrilyn Kenyon (2011). “The Guardian”, p.338, Macmillan

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• And what will they do to you when you have told them this story?' Esca said very simply, 'They will kill me.' 'I am sorry, but I do not think much of that plan.' Marcus said.

  Rosemary Sutcliff

  Sorry, Thinking, Stories

  Rosemary Sutcliff (2011). “The Eagle”, p.161, Macmillan

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• My name is October Christine Daye; I live in a city by the sea where the fog paints the early morning, parking is more precious than gold, and Kelpies wait for the unwary on street corners. Neither of the worlds I live in is quite mine, but no one can take them away from me. I did what had to be done, and I think I may finally be starting to understand what's important. It's all about finding the way home, wherever that is. I plan on finding out. I have time.

  Mira Grant

  Morning, Home, Thinking

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• Past persons of Scottishness in contact with mastermind of supernatural persuasion in London, aka Agent Doom.’ Floote moved on to the third bit of paper. “ ‘Lady K says Agent Doom assisted depraved Plan of Action. May have all been his idea.’ Moving on to the last one, he read out, "Summer permits Scots to expose more knee than lady of refinement should have to withstand. Hairmuffs much admired. Yours etc., Puff Bonnet.

  Gail Carriger

  Summer, Moving, Past

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• There are a lot of memories we imagine. We play them over and over in our minds, trying to orchestrate our movements and words to perfection. Or maybe it's just that I've lived inside of my head more than any other person in the history of the world. Maybe none of us can really predict how we will act at any give moment. Maybe we're all at the mercy of circumstance in spite of our well-laid plans.

  Mary E. Pearson

  Memories, Play, Giving

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• Sometimes I even felt like he dated me as part of his plan, like they were going to have a checklist on the application, and one of the things to tick off was going to be, "Do you have a reasonably intelligent girlfriend who shares your aspirations, and who is fully prepared to accept your limited availability?

  Maureen Johnson

  Girlfriend, Intelligent, Availability

  John Green, Lauren Myracle, Maureen Johnson (2009). “Let It Snow: Three Holiday Stories”, p.46, Penguin

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• God surpasses our dreams when we reach past our personal plans and agenda to grab the hand of Christ and walk the path he chose for us.  He is obligated to keep us dissatisfied until we come to him and his plan for complete satisfaction.

  Beth Moore

  Dream, Past, Hands

  Beth Moore (2007). “Breaking Free: Discover the Victory of Total Surrender”, p.161, B&H Publishing Group

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• I tried not to think about my life. I did not have any good solid plans for it long-term - no bad plans either, no plans at all - and the lostness of that, compared with the clear ambitions of my friends (marriage, children, law school), sometimes shamed me. Other times in my mind I defended such a condition as morally and intellectually superior - my life was open and ready and free - but that did not make it less lonely.

  Lorrie Moore

  Lonely, Children, Ambition

  Lorrie Moore (2009). “A Gate at the Stairs”, p.29, Faber & Faber

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• When I find my consort, I plan to stab him in the heart before he can cause me a moment's unease. -Taliyah

  Gena Showalter

  Heart, Causes, Moments

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• That which should distinguish the suffering of believers from unbelievers is the confidence that our suffering is under the control of an all-powerful and all-loving God. Our suffering has meaning and purpose in God's eternal plan, and He brings or allows to come into our lives only that which is for His glory and our good.

  Jerry Bridges

  Powerful, Suffering, Purpose

  Jerry Bridges (2016). “Trusting God”, p.243, NavPress

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• Talking about the future, like we had a clue. Never plans that one day, I'd be losing you

  Katy Perry

  Talking, One Day, Losing

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• When you're young and healthy you can plan on Monday to commit suicide, and by Wednesday you're laughing again.

  Marilyn Monroe

  Suicide, Monday, Suicidal

  Marilyn Monroe, Ben Hecht (2006). “My Story”, p.80, Rowman & Littlefield

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• In the ill-judged execution of the well-judged plan of things the call seldom produces the comer, the man to love rarely coincides with the hour for loving

  Thomas Hardy

  Men, Execution, Hours

  Thomas Hardy (2008). “Tess of the d'Urbervilles”, p.48, OUP Oxford

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• My dreams are worthless, my plans are dust, my goals are impossible. All are of no value unless they are followed by action.

  Og Mandino

  Dream, Dust, Goal

  Og Mandino (2009). “The Greatest Secret in the World”, p.129, Bantam

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• Jack and Jill ran up the hill, both for a little fun. Jack's plan was deception while Jill sought affection. And Jack wouldn't quit till he won.

  Laurie Faria Stolarz

  Fun, Deception, Littles

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• The universe is deterministic all right, just like Newton said, I mean it's trying to be, but the only thing going wrong is people fancying people who aren't supposed to be in that part of the plan.

  Tom Stoppard

  Mean, People, Trying

  Tom Stoppard (2013). “Arcadia”, p.94, Faber & Faber

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• Any plan where you lose your hat is a bad plan.

  Phil Foglio

  Hats, Loses

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• I have important business to get to. I plan to sulk all afternoon, followed, perhaps, by an evening of Byronic brooding and a nighttime of dissipation.

  Cassandra Clare

  Important, Afternoon, Evening

  Cassandra Clare (2011). “Clockwork Prince”, p.333, Simon and Schuster

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• While Europe's eye is fix'd on mighty things, The fate of empires and the fall of kings; While quacks of State must each produce his plan, And even children lisp the Rights of Man; Amid this mighty fuss just let me mention, The Rights of Woman merit some attention.

  Robert Burns

  Kings, Children, Humorous

  Robert Burns, Robert Chambers (1838). “The Poetical Works of Robert Burns. To which are Now Added, Notes Illustrating Historical, Personal, and Local Allusions. [The Editor's Preface Signed: R. C., I.e. Robert Chambers.]”, p.85

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• A backup plan means somewhere in my head, I think I might fail and that word is not in my vocabulary. Plus I'm too talented to fail.

  Malorie Blackman

  Mean, Thinking, Vocabulary

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• You know what the difference is between a dream and a goal?... A plan.

  Jodi Picoult

  Motivational, Dream, Differences

  Jodi Picoult (2012). “Lone Wolf: A Novel”, p.410, Simon and Schuster

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