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    Mark Twain
    “Reality can be beaten with enough imagination.”
    ― Mark Twain
    tags: imagination, reality
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    Mark Twain
    “Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.”
    ― Mark Twain
    tags: books, contentment, friends, friendship, life
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    Orson Welles
    “We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we're not alone.”
    ― Orson Wells
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    Robert G. Ingersoll
    “If you want to find out what a man is to the bottom, give him power. Any man can stand adversity — only a great man can stand prosperity. It is the glory of Abraham Lincoln that he never abused power only on the side of mercy”
    ― Robert Ingersoll
    tags: adversity, character, power
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  • #5
    “It seems better to me for a child to have these skills and never use them, than not have them and one day need them," she said.”
    ― Kristin Cashore, Graceling
    tags: katsa, skill
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    “I wouldn't marry Giddon to save my life," Katsa said. "Not even to save yours."
    "Well." Raffin's eyes were full of laughter. "I'd leave that part out.”
    ― Kristin Cashore, Graceling
    tags: humor
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    Josephine Angelini
    “I don’t care how hard being together is, nothing is worse than being apart.”
    ― Josephine Angelini, Starcrossed
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    Josephine Angelini
    “How do you know all this about me?" Helen sputtered. Claire sighed.
    "After I pushed you off the roof..." she began.
    "After you WHAT?" Lucas yelled.”
    ― Josephine Angelini, Starcrossed
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    Josephine Angelini
    “You and I are way to fabulous to be ordinary.”
    ― Josephine Angelini, Starcrossed
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    Josephine Angelini
    “Also, it'd be kinda hard to be together if I was in prison."

    "What are you talking about?" Helen asked, suddenly alarmed. "Why would you go to prison?"

    "For killing the guy that took your virginity," he replied. "You I would forgive. But the guy? Dead man.”
    ― Josephine Angelini, Starcrossed
    tags: helen-hamilton, josephine-angelini, lucas-delos, starcrossed
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    Oscar Wilde
    “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
    ― Oscar Wilde
    tags: attributed-no-source, be-yourself, gilbert-perreira, honesty, inspirational, misattributed-oscar-wilde, quote-investigator
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    William W. Purkey
    “You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
    Love like you'll never be hurt,
    Sing like there's nobody listening,
    And live like it's heaven on earth.”
    ― William W. Purkey
    tags: dance, heaven, hurt, inspirational, life, love, sing
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    Johnny Depp
    “If someone were to harm my family or a friend or somebody I love, I would eat them. I might end up in jail for 500 years, but I would eat them.”
    ― Johnny Depp
    tags: humour, love
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    Maggie Stiefvater
    “It is possible to be in love with you just because of who you are.”
    ― Maggie Stiefvater, Shiver
    tags: grace-brisbane, love, sam-roth, shiver
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    Maggie Stiefvater
    “We have to be back in three hours," Ronan said. "I just fed Chainsaw but she'll need it again."

    "This," Gansey replied "is precisely why I didn't want to have a baby with you.”
    ― Maggie Stiefvater, The Raven Boys
    tags: humor
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    Maggie Stiefvater
    “Gansey turned the key. The engine turned over once, paused for the briefest of moments - and then roared to deafening life. The Camaro lived to fight another day. The radio was even working, playing the Stevie Nicks song that always sounded to Gansey like it was about a one-winged dove.”
    ― Maggie Stiefvater, The Raven Boys
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    Cassandra Clare
    “One must always be careful of books,' said Tessa, 'and what is inside them, for words have the power to change us.'

    'I'm not sure a book has ever changed me,' said Will. 'Well there is one volume that promises to teach one how to turn oneself into an entire flock of sheep-'

    'Only the very weak minded refuse to be influenced by literature and poetry,' said Tessa, determined not to let him run wildly off with the conversation.”
    ― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel
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    Dr. Seuss
    “You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”
    ― Dr. Seuss
    tags: attributed-no-source, dreams, love, reality, sleep
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    Dr. Seuss
    “I’m glad we had the times together just to laugh and sing a song, seems like we just got started and then before you know it, the times we had together were gone.”
    ― Dr. Seuss
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  • #20
    “Whenever I feel the need to exercise, I lie down until it goes away.”
    ― Paul Terry
    tags: exercise, humor, laziness, misattributed-to-hutchins
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    Groucho Marx
    “I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.”
    ― Groucho Marx
    tags: books, humor, reading, television
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    Lewis Carroll
    “It’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.”
    ― Lewis Carroll
    tags: alice, humor, inspirational, philosophy-of-life, psychological, yesterday
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    Bernard M. Baruch
    “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
    ― Bernard M. Baruch
    tags: ataraxy, be-yourself, confidence, fitting-in, individuality, misattributed-dr-seuss, those-who-matter
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    G.K. Chesterton
    “Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed.”
    ― G.K. Chesterton
    tags: fairy-tales, hope, paraphrased, possiblity
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    Albert Einstein
    “If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.”
    ― Albert Einstein
    tags: attributed-no-source, children, fairy-tales
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    Groucho Marx
    “Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”
    ― Groucho Marx, The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx
    tags: animals, books, dogs, friends, humor
    37984 likes

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    George Carlin
    “The reason I talk to myself is because I’m the only one whose answers I accept.”
    ― George Carlin
    tags: humor, insanity, lies, lying, self-indulgence, truth
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    A.A. Milne
    “It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like "What about lunch?”
    ― A. A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh
    tags: friendship
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  • #29
    A.A. Milne
    “How do you spell 'love'?" - Piglet
    "You don't spell it...you feel it." - Pooh”
    ― A.A. Milne
    tags: love, piglet, pooh-bear, winnie-the-pooh
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  • #30
    “If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.”
    ― Joan Powers, Pooh's Little Instruction Book
    tags: friendship, misattributed-a-a-milne
    22187 likes



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