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  • #1
    Sara Pascoe
    “I feel homesick but I don’t know where for.”
    Sara Pascoe, Weirdo

  • #2
    Therisa Peimer
    “Aurelia frowned. "Are you saying that you hang around the women at court to gather intel?" "Oh, Your Grace, you are quick on the uptake," he said with an impressed look on his face. "It's not fair. Flaminius always gets the hot ones. Does he have to get the smart ones too?”
    Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

  • #3
    Malcolm Gladwell
    “In the six degrees of separation, not all degrees are equal.”
    Malcolm Gladwell, The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

  • #4
    Miguel Ruiz
    “It is not important to me what you think about me, and I don't take what you think personally. I don't take it personally when people say, "Miguel, you are the best," and I don't take it personally when they say, "Miguel, you are the worst." I know that when you are happy you will tell me, "Miguel, you are such an angel!" But, when you are mad at me you will say, "Oh, Miguel, you are such a devil! You are so disgusting. How can you say those things?" Either way, it does not affect me because I know what I am. I don't have the need to be accepted. I don't have the need to have someone tell me, "Miguel, you are doing so good!" or "How dare you do that!”
    Don Miguel Ruiz, The Four Agreements A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom

  • #5
    E.L. Konigsburg
    “I made myself a glass of chocolate milk using enough syrup for three normal glasses. I also made myself four peanut butter crackers. Then I walked out the living room door to our terrace. The trees were coming! New green was all over ... green so new that it was kissing yellow.”
    E.L. Konigsburg, Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth

  • #6
    Barbara Kingsolver
    “I considered her my ally, because, like me, she was imperfect.”
    Barbara Kingsolver, The Poisonwood Bible

  • #7
    Simon W. Clark
    “Jake’s shirt and jeans gave off a business vibe with the hint of a wide range of corporate occupations from sales to IT. Only politicians and real estate agents wore a suit and tie these days. Dressed to push an agenda. A man wearing a two-piece suit and tie would be remembered and many people became guarded, sus of the wearer’s intention. Guarded meant memorable.
    Blend into the environment; do not stick out.”
    Simon W. Clark, Dead Mercenary's Trail

  • #8
    Jerry Spinelli
    “She's in tenth grade,' he said. 'I hear she's been homeschooled till now.'
    Maybe that explains it,' I said.”
    Jerry Spinelli

  • #9
    Hugo Woolley
    “What do you mean, a goddess?” Alec questioned irritably.
    “She’s staggeringly beautiful, wonderful, a vision of …” He petered out when he saw Alec looking at him strangely. Father Joe stroked his beard in thought, nervously eyeing Alec and then casting his eyes to the fireplace. Alec was beginning to sense Father Joe was regretting coming to his flat. He was also thinking that he regretted having anything to do with the vicar. He was quite mad … possibly.”
    Hugo Woolley, The Wasp Trap

  • #10
    Kenneth Schmitt
    “Our experiences are all a result of our personal energy signature, which develops from our focus of attention. Once we realize this, we can create a world of light and love in our personal consciousness, which also flows into the consciousness of humanity and the entire cosmos.”
    Kenneth Schmitt, Quantum Energetics and Spirituality Volume 1: Aligning with Universal Consciousness

  • #11
    Gabriel F.W. Koch
    “I watched her undress with moonlight shivering across the room from behind sheer curtains that moved with the currents from the hearth fire.”
    Gabriel F.W. Koch, Death Leaves a Shadow

  • #12
    C. Toni Graham
    “It’s not just the big moments that count, it’s all of the small actions that feed our heart and soul on a daily basis. Cherish those moments and reflect on how to replicate them often.”
    C. Toni Graham

  • #13
    Sara Pascoe
    “What's that Einstein quote about expecting different results from the same person? I shouldn't feel bad - I'm here, aren't I, I'm not the parent who didn't even text. Or the one who locked themselves in their bedroom half of Christmas. Talking like this, it's become clear that we are the main parts. This has all been about us, the sisters. I hadn't realised. I tell my mouth not to share these thoughts and Dana offers me another cigarette.”
    Sara Pascoe, Weirdo

  • #14
    Joseph Campbell
    “Mythology, in other words, is psychology misread as biography, history, and cosmology.”
    Joseph Campbell, The Hero with a Thousand Faces

  • #15
    Rick Warren
    “While it is wise to learn from experience, it is wiser to learn from the experiences of others.”
    Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?

  • #16
    Émile Zola
    “Je n'ai guère de souci de beauté ni de perfection... Je n'ai souci que de vie, de lutte, de fièvre.”
    Emile Zola

  • #17
    Joseph Heller
    “The important thing is to keep them pledging," he explained to his cohorts. "It doesn't matter whether they mean it or not. That's why they make little kids pledge allegiance even before they know what 'pledge' and 'allegiance' mean.”
    Joseph Heller

  • #18
    “We buy things we don't need with money we don't have to impress people we don't like.”
    Dave Ramsey, The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness

  • #19
    Trevor Alan Foris
    “And,’ Maiegryn continues with her rant as she releases them, ‘if you have to disobey your commanding officer’s orders, at least have the decency to call your mother.”
    Trevor Alan Foris, The Octunnumi Fosbit Files Prologue



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