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    Jeff Wheeler
    “Isn’t it tragic how we women always compare ourselves to one another? Comparing our faults to others’ perfections?”
    ― Jeff Wheeler, The Silent Shield
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    Jeff Wheeler
    “greed is a hunger that will never be satisfied”
    ― Jeff Wheeler, The Silent Shield
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    David Sedaris
    “After I die, and you read something bad about yourself in my diary, do yourself a favor and keep reading,” I often say to Hugh. “I promise that on the next page you’ll find something flattering. Or maybe the page after that.”
    ― David Sedaris, Calypso
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    Edward St. Aubyn
    “I'll let you in on a little secret, Garry: everything is history. By the time you notice it, it's already happened. That famous imposter, "the present," disappears in the cognitive gap. Mind the gap!”
    ― Edward St. Aubyn, Dunbar
    tags: cognition, history, past, present
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    “Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results.”
    ― Narcotics Anonymous
    tags: humor, insanity, life, misattributed-ben-franklin, misattributed-mark-twain, misattributed-to-einstein
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    André Gide
    “It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”
    ― Andre Gide, Autumn Leaves
    tags: life, love
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    William Shakespeare
    “The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
    ― William Shakespeare, As You Like It
    tags: wisdom
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    Allen Saunders
    “Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans.”
    ― Allen Saunders
    tags: fate, life, misattributed-john-lennon, planning, plans
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    Eleanor Roosevelt
    “A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water.”
    ― Eleanor Roosevelt
    tags: attributed-no-source, misattributed-eleanor-roosevelt
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    Dr. Seuss
    “I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.”
    ― Dr. Seuss
    tags: fantasy
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    George Eliot
    “It is never too late to be what you might have been.”
    ― George Eliot
    tags: inspirational, misattributed, source-unknown
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  • #12
    I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.
    “I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.”
    ― Jorge Luis Borges
    tags: books, library
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    Dr. Seuss
    “Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.”
    ― Dr. Seuss, Happy Birthday to You!
    tags: comedy, life, yourself
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    Winston S. Churchill
    “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
    ― Winston S. Churchill
    tags: bravery, courage, failure, inspirational, success
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    Do one thing every day that scares you.
    “Do one thing every day that scares you.”
    ― Eleanor Roosevelt
    tags: attributed, fear, inspiration
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    Markus Zusak
    “The only thing worse than a boy who hates you: a boy that loves you.”
    ― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
    tags: boys, hate, love
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    Markus Zusak
    “Like most misery, it started with apparent happiness.”
    ― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
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    Markus Zusak
    “It kills me sometimes, how people die.”
    ― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
    tags: death
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    Markus Zusak
    “I am haunted by humans.”
    ― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
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    Markus Zusak
    “Imagine smiling after a slap in the face. Then think of doing it twenty-four hours a day.”
    ― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
    tags: pain, sadness, stoicism
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    Markus Zusak
    “Even death has a heart.”
    ― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
    tags: death, life
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    Markus Zusak
    “A snowball in the face is surely the perfect beginning to a lasting friendship.”
    ― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
    tags: friendship, snow
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    Markus Zusak
    “Humans, if nothing else, have the good sense to die.”
    ― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
    tags: heart, mortality
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    Markus Zusak
    “She was saying goodbye and she didn't even know it.”
    ― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
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    Markus Zusak
    “A small fact:
    You are going to die....does this worry you?”
    ― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
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    Audrey Niffenegger
    “I won't ever leave you, even though you're always leaving me.”
    ― Audrey Niffenegger, The Time Traveler's Wife
    tags: heartbreak, love
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    Audrey Niffenegger
    “I wanted someone to love who would stay: stay and be there, always.”
    ― Audrey Niffenegger, The Time Traveler's Wife
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    Audrey Niffenegger
    “I'm sorry. I didn't know you were coming or I'd have cleaned up a little more. My life, I mean, not just the apartment.”
    ― Audrey Niffenegger, The Time Traveler's Wife
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    Jodi Picoult
    “A mathematical formula for happiness:Reality divided by Expectations.There were two ways to be happy:improve your reality or lower your expectations.”
    ― Jodi Picoult, Nineteen Minutes
    tags: advice, happiness, inspirational, mathematical
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    Jodi Picoult
    “But will you miss me? More importantly - will I miss you? Does either one of us really want to hear the answer to that question?”
    ― Jodi Picoult, Nineteen Minutes
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