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• She did not care very much for other little girls, but if she had plenty of books she could console herself.

  Frances Hodgson Burnett

  Girl, Book, Care

  Frances Hodgson Burnett (2015). “A Little Princess (Diversion Illustrated Classics)”, p.8, Diversion Books

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• Violet, the Dowager Countess: ‘I have plenty of friends I don’t like.

  Jessica Fellowes

  Violet

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• Face it," Gary told her kindly. "You'll never catch up. You just do as much as you can and take the punishments without saying anything. Sometimes I wonder if that isn't what they're really trying to teach us--to take plenty and keep our mouths shut.

  Tamora Pierce

  Punishment, Trying, Mouths

  Tamora Pierce (2009). “Alanna: The First Adventure”, p.35, Simon and Schuster

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• In my first video diary I explained my love for women who have a taste in carrots. Since then, I have received plenty of carrots. Now I also have a keen interest in women who like Lamborghinis.

  Louis Tomlinson

  Video, Diaries, Taste

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• Everyone wants to understand art. Why not try to understand the song of a bird? Why does one love the night, flowers, everything around one, without trying to understand them? But in the case of a painting people have to understand. If only they would realize above all that an artist works of necessity, that he himself is only a trifling bit of the world, and that no more importance should be attached to him than to plenty of other things which please us in the world, though we can't explain them. People who try to explain pictures are usually barking up the wrong tree.

  Pablo Picasso

  Song, Art, Flower

  Pablo Picasso (1972). “Picasso on art: a selection of views”, Viking Adult

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• Jenks kept me alive for two years through two death threats, a crazy banshee, and at least two serial killers. Its about time I return the favor! And if I can't, then I can sit by his bed and hold his hand as he dies, 'cause I've had plenty of practice doing that, too!

  Kim Harrison

  Crazy, Hands, Years

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• They say you never know who's the real hero and who's the real coward until you're looking death in the face. I've always been afraid of plenty of things, but fear isn't what makes you a coward. It's how depraved your heart becomes when fear gets pumped through it.

  Neal Shusterman

  Real, Hero, Heart

  Neal Shusterman (2012). “Full Tilt”, p.125, Simon and Schuster

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• In my opinion, if 100% of the people were farming it would be ideal. If each person were given one quarter-acre, that is 1 1/4 acres to a family of five, that would be more than enough land to support the family for the whole year. If natural farming were practiced, a farmer would also have plenty of time for leisure and social activities within the village community. I think this is the most direct path toward making this country a happy, pleasant land.

  Masanobu Fukuoka

  Country, Thinking, Years

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• Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents," grumbled Jo, lying on the rug. "It's so dreadful to be poor!" sighed Meg, looking down at her old dress. "I don't think it's fair for some girls to have plenty of pretty things, and other girls nothing at all," added little Amy, with an injured sniff. "We've got Father and Mother, and each other," said Beth contentedly from her corner.

  Louisa May Alcott

  Girl, Mother, Father

  Louisa May Alcott (2015). “Annotated Little Women with English Grammar Exercises: by Louisa May Alcott (Author), Robert Powell (Editor)”, p.4, Powell Publications, LLC

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• Human beings can get used to virtually anything, given plenty of time and no choice in the matter whatsoever.

  Tom Holt

  Choices, Matter, Used

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• There was only today to throw yourself into without thinking about tomorrow, let alone forever. To keep you from thinking, there was liquor, an ocean's worth at least, all the usual vices and plenty of rope to hang yourself with. Love is a beautiful liar.

  Paula McLain

  Beautiful, Liars, Ocean

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• Inside was where she lived, physically and mentally. She resided in the horn of plenty of her own prodigious mind, fertilized by inexhaustible curiosity.

  Tim LaHaye

  Curiosity, Mind, Introvert

  Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins (2013). “The Rising: Antichrist is Born / Before They Were Left Behind”, p.10, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

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• I'm afraid of plenty of things," he said. "I just do them anyway.

  Kristin Cashore

  Said

  Kristin Cashore (2012). “Bitterblue”, p.134, Penguin

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• You forgot to cough!” he said. “Sorry.” She coughed. “Your sneakiness is dangerous. Next time that chisel will lodge itself in my head.” “Now, Peder, there’s plenty of stone around here for carving. No need to practice on your own face.” He stroked his chin. “You’re right, my jaw is already chiseled to perfection.” She agreed, but she felt too silly to say so aloud.

  Shannon Hale

  Sorry, Silly, Practice

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• Percy looked at his friends. "I'm getting tired of this guy's shirt." "Combat time?" Piper grabbed her horn of plenty. "I hate wonder bread," Jason said. Together, they charged.

  Rick Riordan

  Hate, Tired, Guy

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• In explaining the growth of his faith, psychiatrist Gerald May writes, "I know that God is loving and that God’s loving is trustworthy. I know this directly, through the experience of my life. There have been plenty of times of doubt, especially when I used to believe that trusting God's goodness meant I would not be hurt. But having been hurt quite a bit, I know God's goodness goes deeper than all pleasure and pain it embraces them both." Ruthless Trust, pg 22

  Brennan Manning

  Hurt, Pain, Believe

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• We live in the richest country in the world. There's plenty and to spare for no man, woman, or child to be in want. And in addition to this our country was founded on what should have been a great, true principle - the freedom, equality, and rights of each individual. Huh! And what has come of that start? There are corporations worth billions of dollars - and hundreds of thousands of people who don't get to eat.

  Carson McCullers

  Country, Children, Men

  Carson McCullers (2004). “The Heart is a Lonely Hunter”, p.297, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• Maybe I should sit. Plenty of people use sitting as a way to pass the time.

  Lauren Graham

  People, Sitting, Use

  Lauren Graham (2013). “Someday, Someday, Maybe: A Novel”, p.108, Ballantine Books

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• There was still plenty of water in the basement, and I felt it soaking me from the knees on down. If someone wanted to torture me until I told them a critical piece of information, all they would have to do is get my socks wet. It feels terrible.

  Daniel Handler

  Water, Pieces, Knees

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• Waiting is one of life's hardships. It is hard enough to wait for chocolate cream pie while burnt roast beef is still on your plate. It is plenty difficult to wait for Halloween when the tedious month of September is still ahead of you. But to wait for one's adopted uncle to come home while a greedy and violent man is upstairs was one of the worst waits the Baudelaires had ever experienced.

  Daniel Handler

  Uncles, Halloween, Home

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• Margarita was never short of money. She could buy whatever she liked. Her husband had plenty of interesting friends. Margarita never had to cook. Margarita knew nothing of the horrors of living in a shared flat. In short... was she happy? Not for a moment.

  Mikhail Bulgakov

  Husband, Interesting, Horror

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• When he pulled back, Blay frowned. "You're shaking." Was it possible he wasn't imagining this? "Am I?" "Yes." "I don't care. I love you. I love you so damned much, and I"m sorry that I wasn't male enough to admit—" Blay stopped him with a kiss. "You're plenty male enough now--the rest of it's in the past." "I just...God, I really am shaking, aren't I? Yeah. But it's okay — I've got you." Qhuinn turned his face into one of the male's palms. "You always have. You've always had me...and my heart. My soul. Everything.

  J.R. Ward

  Sorry, Love You, Heart

  "Lover at Last: Number 11 in series".

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• Intelligence is not a competition," she said. "There is plenty to go around, and there are many ways it can be demonstrated.

  Chris Colfer

  Competition, Way, Said

  Chris Colfer (2013). “The Land of Stories: The Enchantress Returns”, p.35, Hachette UK

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• When Jared smiled, his teeth were stained with fresh scarlet. "Don't you hate me?" he demanded. "I'd hate me." "You just tried to drown yourself," Ash said. "You seem to hate yourself plenty already.

  Sarah Rees Brennan

  Hate, Teeth, Ashes

  Sarah Rees Brennan (2013). “Untold”, p.91, Simon and Schuster

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• there is plenty to be learned even from a bad teacher: what not to do, how not to be

  J. K. Rowling

  Teacher, Bad Teacher

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