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• His books are kept on freestanding shelves hung at different angles on a sea-green wall. They defy gravity, as good books should.

  David Levithan

  Wall, Book, Sea

  David Levithan (2009). “Boy Meets Boy”, p.46, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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• Jerome sighed and set down his fork. "Are you still doing that, Georgie? Don't I suffer enough without having to endure the humiliation of a succubus who moonlights as a Christmas elf?" "You always said I should quit the bookstore and find something else to do," I reminded him. "Yes, but that was because I thought you'd go on to do something respectable. Like become a stripper or the Mayor's mistress.

  Richelle Mead

  Suffering, Mistress, Bookstores

  Richelle Mead (2011). “Succubus Revealed”, p.9, Kensington Books

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• Brighid’s eyes flashed with a blue flame, and I wondered if she had learned to do that just so she could compete with the Morrigan’s red flashes. Maybe I should try to figure out how to make my eyes flash green so I could freak out the baristas at Starbucks. “No, you foolish mortal,” I’d say as my eyes glowed, “I ordered a nonfat latte.

  Kevin Hearne

  Eye, Blue, Flames

  Kevin Hearne (2011). “Hexed: The Iron Druid Chronicles, Book Two”, p.163, Del Rey

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• It never leaves, not with someone we love. Their presence burns too vivid in our memories. Happen that is as it should be, for otherwise we would too easy forget.

  Helen Hollick

  Memories, Vivid, Forget

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• Certain types of loudmouthism should be a capital offense among decent people.

  Robert A. Heinlein

  People, Type, Certain

  Robert A Heinlein (1966). “Moon Is Harsh Mistres”, Berkley

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• I see again my schoolroom in Vyra, the blue roses of the wallpaper, the open window.… Everything is as it should be, nothing will ever change, nobody will ever die.

  Vladimir Nabokov

  Blue, Rose, Window

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• War is the greatest evil Satan has invented to corrupt our hearts and souls. We should honor our soldiers, but we should never honor war.

  Dean Hughes

  War, Heart, Evil

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• Too easy to lose the way. Too hard to keep from unraveling when there’s nothing to remind you of who you are and where you should be. Another eternity passes in the flick of an eyelash.

  Diana Rowland

  Eyelashes, Way, Unraveling

  Diana Rowland (2009). “Mark of the Demon”, p.362, Bantam

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• When I talked to him earlier, he said he had to work tonight,” Peter explained, “but that we should go ahead and draw for him.” “Draw?” I asked uneasily. “Oh Lord. Tell me it’s not Pictionary night too.” Peter sighed wearily. “Draw for secret Santas. Do you even read the e-mails I send?” “Secret Santas? Seems like we just did that,” I said. “Yeah, a year ago,” said Peter. “Just like we do very Christmas.

  Richelle Mead

  Night, Years, Secret

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• It's hard to tell people who they should hang out with and who they shouldn't, especially if they aren't ready to hear that. You have to let your friends make their own mistakes sometimes. You can't protect them from everything, or else they'll never learn

  Lauren Conrad

  Mistake, People, Sometimes

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• HOW do you define a word without concrete meaning? To each his own, the saying goes, so WHY push to attain an ideal state of being that no two random people will agree is WHERE you want to be? Faultless. Finished. Incomparable. People can never be these, and anyway, WHEN did creating a flawless facade become a more vital goal than learning to love the person WHO lives inside your skin? The outside belongs to others. Only you should decide for you - WHAT is perfect.

  Ellen Hopkins

  Two, Creating, People

  Ellen Hopkins (2013). “Perfect”, p.1, Simon and Schuster

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• You should go." "I can't." "Because you want to stare at the monster?" Alec's green eyes blaze, but with a wholly human fire now. "Or because you pity me?" I couldn't guess which possibility he loathes more. I fold my arms. "I can't leave because the door's locked. Believe me, I would've gone hours ago if I could have." "Oh. Of course." Then he looks so abashed--so boyish, and so handsome--that I almost want to laugh.

  Claudia Gray

  Believe, Eye, Doors

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• For death remembered should be like a mirror, Who tells us life’s but breath, to trust it error.

  William Shakespeare

  Errors, Mirrors, Remembered

  William Shakespeare, Suzanne Gossett (2004). “Pericles: Third Series”, p.182, Cengage Learning EMEA

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• No one should let themselves get used to anything.

  Paulo Coelho

  Used

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• If we desire our faith to be strengthened, we should not shrink from opportunities where our faith may be tried, and therefore, through trial, be strengthened.

  George Muller

  Strength, Christian, Opportunity

  George Muller (2005). “Release The Power Of Prayer”, p.26, Whitaker House

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• After a long time, I cleared my throat. “So anyway, when we get to Nevada...I think we should rethink your dad’s rule.” Alex glanced down at me and smiled – the first real smile I’d seen on his face in a long time. “You know what? It’s already been rethought and completely ditched,” he said. And he wrapped his arms around me and we stood looking up at the mountains, with the rising rays of the sun lighting them from the east.

  L.A. Weatherly

  Dad, Real, Thinking

  L.A. Weatherly (2011). “Angel Fire: The Angel Trilogy”, p.345, Usborne Publishing Ltd

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• Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home.

  Gilbert K. Chesterton

  Christmas, Beautiful, Home

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• Remind me one day to teach you how to achieve a sneer, Hugh. Yours is too pronounced, and thus but a grimace. It should be but a faint curl of the lips.

  Georgette Heyer

  One Day, Curls, Lips

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• Reading, I had learned, was as creative a process as writing, sometimes more so. When we read of the dying rays of the setting sun or the boom and swish of the incoming tide, we should reserve as much praise for ourselves as for the author. After all, the reader is doing all the work - the writer might have died long ago.

  Jasper Fforde

  Reading, Writing, Long Ago

  Jasper Fforde (2007). “Thursday Next: First Among Sequels: A Thursday Next Novel”, p.64, Penguin

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• Morley put his hand over his heart and bowed from the waist, a gesture that somehow reminded Claire of Myrnin. It reminded her she missed him, too, which was just wrong. She should not be missing Morganville, or anyone in it. Especially not the crazy boss vampire who’d put fang marks in her neck that would never, ever go away. She was doomed to high-necked shirts because of him. But she did miss him.

  Rachel Caine

  Crazy, Heart, Hands

  Rachel Caine (2010). “Kiss of Death: The Morganville Vampires”, p.147, Penguin

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• Just keep moving! we're almost there." "almost where?" Juno chuckled. "all roads lead there child. you should know that" "detention?" Percy asked. "Rome, child, the old woman said. "Rome

  Rick Riordan

  Children, Moving, Rome

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• We really should get some X-rays,” the EMT said. “You just want to fondle my extraneous body parts,” I said to the EMT.

  Darynda Jones

  Rays, Body, Want

  Darynda Jones (2011). “First Grave on the Right”, p.128, Macmillan

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• You speak horse?" Hazel asked. "Speaking to horses is a Poseidon thing," Percy said. "Uh, I mean a Neptune thing." "Then you and Arion should get along fine," Hazel said. "He's a son of Neptune too." Percy turned pale. "Excuse me?

  Rick Riordan

  Horse, Mean, Son

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• Fine. Let’s begin with something even you can’t screw up.” – Death “Way to build up my crappy confidence there. You should volunteer for the suicide hotline.” – Nick “What makes you think I don’t?” – Death

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Suicide, Thinking, Volunteer

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• The kid dead on the ground. Fourteen, Ash. Fourteen. I’m fourteen.” – Nick “Yeah…” – Acheron “Ash, I’m fourteen.” – Nick “Got it. You’re fourteen. I’m so proud you can count that high. It’s a testament to the modern American educational system. But I should probably point out that you’re not the only one. I’m told you go a school with a whole class of – get this – kids who are fourteen.” – Acheron

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Educational, School, Kids

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