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• I love you', though, were three words she had often heard during her twenty-two years, and it seemed to her that they were now completely devoid of meaning, because they had never turned into anything serious or deep, never translated into a lasting relationship.

  Paulo Coelho

  Love You, Years, Two

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• I doubt she likes the idea of seeing him put back in a cage.” “Maybe not,” he said. “But she knows that the Authority are the only people who might be able to help him.” “Or kill him,” I said. “That too. What is life without risk?” “Long?” Terric laughed, a sort of high whooping that made me—and Zayvion, much to my surprise—smile. Contagious. For all he had a serious exterior, Terric was the guy you’d want to sit next to at a funny movie, just to hear him laugh.

  Devon Monk

  Ideas, Long, People

  "Magic on the Storm". Book by Devon Monk, 2010.

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• One day I'll kill him, you know. I glanced at her. She was deadly serious.

  Ilona Andrews

  One Day, Knows

  Ilona Andrews (2011). “Magic Slays”, p.48, Penguin

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• Helloooo." Miss Ohio rolled her eyes. "I'm from the Buckeye State. We are serious about our tailgating parties. I can turn anything into a grill.

  Libba Bray

  Party, Eye, Ohio

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• Note to self-give serious thought to becoming an alcoholic.

  Jill Shalvis

  Self, Giving, Becoming

  Jill Shalvis (2015). “Get A Clue”, p.24, Kensington

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• Dear Government... I'm going to have a serious talk with you if I ever find anyone to talk to.

  Steig Larsson

  Government, Dear, Ifs

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• Alexia blinked stupidly at the Beta from around the earl’s upper arm. Her heart was doing crazy things, and she still could not locate her kneecaps. She took a deep breath and put some serious attention into tracking them down.

  Gail Carriger

  Crazy, Heart, Attention

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• Basil Stag Hare tut-tutted severely as he remarked to Ambrose Spike, 'Tch, tch. Dreadful table manners. Just look at those three wallahs, kicking up a hullaballoo like that! Eating's a serious business.

  Brian Jacques

  Three, Kicking, Looks

  Brian Jacques (2013). “Redwall”, p.160, Random House

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• I think it's really tragic when people get serious about stuff. It's such an absurdity to take anything really seriously ... I make an honest attempt not to take anything seriously: I worked that attitude out about the time I was eighteen, I mean, what does it all mean when you get right down to it, what's the story here? Being alive is so weird.

  Frank Zappa

  Attitude, Mean, Thinking

  "No Commercial Potential: The Saga Of Frank Zappa". Book by David Walley, p. 4, 1972.

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• When the situation is desperate, it is too late to be serious. Be playful.

  Edward Abbey

  Too Late, Desperate, Situation

  Edward Abbey (2015). “A Voice Crying in the Wilderness”, p.28, RosettaBooks

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• Ghost?” St. Vincent shot him an incredulous glance. “Christ. You’re not serious, are you?” "I’m a Gypsy,” Cam replied matter-of-factly. “Of course I believe in ghosts.” “Only half Gypsy. Which led me to assume that the rest of you was at least marginally sane and rational.” “The other half is Irish,” Cam said a touch apologetically. “Christ,” St. Vincent said again, shaking his head as he strode away.

  Lisa Kleypas

  Believe, Half, Matter

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• The most serious charge that can be brought against modern benevolence is that it encourages the perpetuation of defectives, delinquents and dependents. These are the most dangerous elements in the world community, the most devastating curse on human progress and expression.

  Margaret Sanger

  Expression, Community, Progress

  Margaret Sanger, Michael W. Perry, H. G. Wells (2003). “The Pivot of Civilization in Historical Perspective: The Birth Control Classic”, p.345, Inkling Books

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• Whoa," Connor Stoll said. "Back up. Zoom in right there." "What?" Annabeth said nervously. "You see invaders?" "No, right there—Dylan's Candy Bar." Connor grinned at his brother. "Dude, it's open. And everyone is asleep. Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" "Connor!" Katie Gardner scolded. She sounded like her mother, Demeter. "This is serious. You are not going to loot a candy store in the middle of a war!" "Sorry," Connor muttered, but he didn't sound very ashamed.

  Rick Riordan

  Mother, Brother, Sorry

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• Poseidon grinned. "You're doing well with those new cabins, by the way. I suppose this means I can claim all those other sons and daughters of mine and send you some siblings next summer." "Ha-ha." Poseidon reeled in his empty line. I shifted my feet. "Um, you were kidding, right?" Poseidon gave me one of his inside-joke winks, and I still didn't know whether he was serious or not.

  Rick Riordan

  Summer, Daughter, Sibling

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• Was it serious? I don't know. It certainly had serious consequences.

  J. M. Coetzee

  Knows, Consequence

  J. M. Coetzee (1999). “Disgrâce”, Random House (UK)

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• There is a wine called Easy Days and Mellow Nights, well-known on the outskirts of the Navajo reservation. It is an economical wine, fortified with the best of intentions, and I recommend it to every serious wino.

  Edward Abbey

  Wine, Night, Easy Days

  Edward Abbey (2015). “A Voice Crying in the Wilderness”, p.28, RosettaBooks

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• He stepped into the morning feeling more alive than he'd felt in months. Hold fast and believe in me, love, he whispered across the centuries. Because love and belief were serious magic in and of themselves.

  Karen Marie Moning

  Morning, Believe, Feelings

  FaceBook post by Karen Marie Moning from Sep 10, 2013

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• Cosmetic surgery is not "cosmetic," and human flesh is not "plastic." Even the names trivialize what it is. It's not like ironing wrinkles in fabric, or tuning up a car, or altering outmoded clothes, the current metaphors. Trivialization and infantilization pervade the surgeons' language when they speak to women: "a nip," a "tummy tuck."...Surgery changes one forever, the mind as well as the body. If we don't start to speak of it as serious, the millennium of the man-made woman will be upon us, and we will have had no choice.

  Naomi Wolf

  Men, Wrinkles, Names

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• This reminds me, Godmother, to ask you a serious question. You are as wise as wise can be (having been brought up by the fairies), and you can tell me this: Is it better to have had a good thing and lost it, or never to have had it?

  Charles Dickens

  Wise, Words Of Wisdom, Godmother

  Charles Dickens (2016). “Our Mutual Friend”, p.427, Xist Publishing

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• If I should labor through daylight and dark, Consecrate, valorous, serious, true, Then on the world I may blazon my mark; And what if I don't, and what if I do?

  Dorothy Parker

  Dark, What If, World

  Dorothy Parker (1944). “Dorothy Parker”

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• I nodded. "Yup. What I did was tantamount to treason in their eyes." "I don't know what 'tantamount' means, but it sounds pretty serious.

  Richelle Mead

  Mean, Eye, Sound

  Richelle Mead (2011). “Bloodlines”, p.196, Penguin

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• Everybody should read fiction… I don’t think serious fiction is written for a few people. I think we live in a stupid culture that won’t educate its people to read these things. It would be a much more interesting place if it would. And it’s not just that mechanics and plumbers don’t read literary fiction, it’s that doctors and lawyers don’t read literary fiction. It has nothing to do with class, it has to do with an anti-intellectual culture that doesn’t trust art.

  Percival Everett

  Art, Stupid, Thinking

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• I don't suppose that she gave you the job based on looks alone?" Adrian had been staring off but now flashed me a big smile. "Why, Sage, you sweet talker." "That's not what I meant! What happened?" He shrugged. "I told the truth." "Adrian!" "I'm serious. She asked me what my greatest strength was. I said getting along with people." "That's not bad." I admitted. "Then she asked what my greatest weakness was. And I said, 'Where should I start?'" "Adrian!" "Stop saying my name like that. I told her the truth. By the time I was on the fourth one, she told me I could go.

  Richelle Mead

  Sweet, Jobs, Names

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• To mind being disliked by a woman you don’t desire and are not married to is yet another serious failure of common sense.

  Wendell Berry

  Common Sense, Mind, Desire

  Wendell Berry (2000). “Jayber Crow: A Novel”, Counterpoint LLC

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• You're right, he's a killer," you said. "A rooster with some serious issues.

  Lucy Christopher

  Issues, Killers, Roosters

  Lucy Christopher (2014). “Stolen”, p.141, Scholastic Inc.

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