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• You should see it. V for Vendetta I mean. "I'll look it up." No. With Me. At my house. Now

  John Green

  Mean, House, Looks

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• Miss Wynter, I think you should be the evil queen,” Harriet said. “There’s an evil queen?” Daniel echoed. With obvious delight. “Of course,” Harriet replied. “Every good play has an evil queen.” Frances actually raised her hand. “And a un—” “Don’t say it,” Elizabeth growled. Frances crossed her eyes, put her knife to her forehead in an approximation of a horn, and neighed.

  Julia Quinn

  Queens, Eye, Thinking

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• My mood has changed now. And the sun has gone behind the clouds. I'm in this mood I feel occasionally... this mood where there's a very good friend nearby who I should be phoning. If only I could reach that friend and talk, then everything would be just fine. The dilemma is, of course, I just don't know who that friend is. But in my heart I know my mood is merely me feeling disconnected from my true inner self.

  Douglas Coupland

  Heart, Good Friend, Clouds

  Douglas Coupland (1993). “Shampoo Planet”, p.261, Simon and Schuster

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• I can trust you, Jessie, but you're clearly not well enough to go. Which is unfortunate, since Aloysius always had a weakness for a pretty face." "Even more reason why I should go," said Will.

  Cassandra Clare

  Weakness, Faces, Reason Why

  Cassandra Clare (2013). “The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel; Clockwork Prince; Clockwork Princess”, p.528, Simon and Schuster

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• Attacking a provincial lord in his manor house, surrounded by guards...Honestly, Kell, I'd nearly forgotten how foolhardy you can be. "Foolhardy?" Kelsier asked with a laugh. "that wasn't foolhardy - that was just a small diversion. You should see some of the things I'm planning to do! Dockson stood for a moment then he laughed too. "By the Lord Ruler, it's good to have you back, kell! I'm afraid I've grown rather boring during the last few years" "We'll fix that" Kelsier promised.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Years, Laughing, House

  Brandon Sanderson (2010). “Mistborn: The Final Empire”, p.46, Macmillan

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• We should leave people alone about their weight. Being chubby for a while (provided you don’t give yourself diabetes) is a natural phase of life and nothing to be ashamed of. Like puberty or slowly turning into a Republican.

  Tina Fey

  People, Giving, Weight

  "Tina Fey: 'Ugly, pear-shaped and bitchy? I prefer offbeat, business class-assed and exhausted" by Tina Fey, www.theguardian.com. April 18, 2011.

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• I've always felt there are two things a woman should never do after the age of thirty-five: stand in natural light and have a baby.

  Erma Bombeck

  Baby, Light, Two

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• When I look out [the window] at the big houses on either side of the road, it's obvious we've entered the rich side of town. Poor people don't post signs like NO TRESPASSING, PRIVATE DRIVE, PRIVATE PROPERTY, MONITORED BY CAMERA SURVEILLANCE. I should know because I've been poor my entire life, and the only person I know who ever posted a sign like these is my friend...and he actually stole the sign off a rich guy's yard.

  Simone Elkeles

  People, House, Guy

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• I miss you.…” He stroked the indentation of the gown where her waist would have been—should have been. “I miss you so much.

  J.R. Ward

  Should Have, Missing, Gowns

  J.R. Ward (2012). “Lover Reborn: A Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood”, p.71, Penguin

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• Give it up? Not likely. Besides, what else would I do? I totally should have gone to Hogwart's when I had the chance.

  Darynda Jones

  Should Have, Giving, Gone

  Darynda Jones (2012). “Third Grave Dead Ahead”, p.36, Macmillan

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• I guess I should have forgotten about it ages ago, but forgetting isn't something I'm very good at.

  Nick Hornby

  Should Have, Age, Forget

  Nick Hornby (1996). “High Fidelity”, p.178, Penguin

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• Every impulse of feeling should be guided by reason; and, in my opinion, exertion should always be in proportion to what is required.

  Jane Austen

  Feelings, Opinion, Reason

  Jane Austen (2016). “Pride and Prejudice (Fourth Edition) (Norton Critical Editions)”, p.21, W. W. Norton & Company

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• No," Wednesday agreed. "You have tortured with silence. You let her grieve for a soul she did not lose, mourn a heart that should not have broken, and berate herself for betraying the man she loves...with the man she loves. It can't be 'true' love without the truth, Rumbold.

  Alethea Kontis

  Broken Heart, Men, Grieving

  Alethea Kontis (2012). “Enchanted”, p.244, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• When a man resolves to avenge himself, he should first of all tear out the heart from his breast.

  Alexandre Dumas

  Heart, Men, Tears

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• And still I stood looking at the house, thinking how happy I should be if I lived there with her, and knowing that I never was happy with her, but always miserable.

  Charles Dickens

  Thinking, Knowing, House

  Charles Dickens (1881). “Great Expectations”, p.301

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• No sooner had he thought this than he realized what was anchoring his happiness. It was purpose. He knew what he wanted to do. He knew the way he thought things should be, and Mr. Harinton was proving that other people--even adults--could feel the same way. Nicholas had something to aim for now. He might not know what he wanted to be when he grew up, but he knew with absolute certainty how he wanted to be.

  Trenton Lee Stewart

  People, Adults, Purpose

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• Every good book should be entertaining. A good book will be more; it must not be less. Entertainment…is like a qualifying examination. If a fiction can’t provide that, we may be excused from inquiring into its higher qualities.

  C. S. Lewis

  Book, Quality, Inquiring

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• Mortality is the most romantic story ever told. Just one chance to do everything you should. Then, magically, you move on.

  Lauren Kate

  Moving, Stories, Most Romantic

  Lauren Kate (2012). “Rapture: Book 4 of the Fallen Series”, p.421, Random House

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• Hidan: That was pitiful! What happened there, buddy? Kakuzu: You should talk. I wasn't the one who fell for a shadow clone! Hidan: Ahaha, right. You saw that?

  Masashi Kishimoto

  Shadow, Saws, Happened

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• I buried him with mine own hands, in a place he showed me once when I was a squire at Storm’s End. No one shall ever find him there to disturb his rest.” He looked at Jaime defiantly. “I will defend King Tommen with all my strength, I swear it. I will give my life for his if need be. But I will never betray Renly, by word or deed. He was the king that should have been. He was the best of them.

  George R. R. Martin

  Kings, Hands, Should Have

  George R. R. Martin (2012). “George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons”, p.2203, Bantam

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• History isn’t something you study. It’s something you should just know.

  Kiera Cass

  Study, Knows

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• If you think it's hard getting in, you should try getting out.

  Anthony Horowitz

  Thinking, Trying, Hard

  Anthony Horowitz (2012). “The Gatekeepers #1: Raven's Gate”, p.98, Scholastic Inc.

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• Cassandra, when you want to speak to me, you should say 'Excuse me, Mrs. Johnson.' Then wait until you get my attention." "Excuse me, Mrs. Johnson. Do I have your attention now?

  Pseudonymous Bosch

  Waiting, Attention, Want

  Pseudonymous Bosch (2011). “The Name of this Book is Secret: The Secret Series”, p.70, Usborne Publishing Ltd

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• People forget they have options. And they forget that those things really don't matter. They should concentrate on what they have and not what they don't have.

  Cecelia Ahern

  People, Matter, Forget

  Cecelia Ahern (2007). “If You Could See Me Now”, Hyperion

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• I don’t think it should be socially acceptable for people to say they are “bad with names.” No one is bad with names. That is not a real thing. Not knowing people’s names isn’t a neurological condition; it’s a choice. You choose not to make learning people’s names a priority. It’s like saying, “Hey, a disclaimer about me: I’m rude.

  Mindy Kaling

  Real, Thinking, Names

  Mindy Kaling (2011). “Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)(Enhanced Edition)”, p.4, Crown/Archetype

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