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    Robyn Carr
    “Don't make love to your problems-- they'll never give you back the satisfaction you give them.”
    ― Robyn Carr, Forbidden Falls
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    J.D. Robb
    “Do little pink fairies sing and dance in your world, Peabody?"
    "Sometimes, when it's very quiet and no one else can see.”
    ― J.D. Robb, Promises in Death
    tags: humor
    235 likes

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    Elizabeth Peters
    “Your trousers are on fire. I would have told you, but you so dislike advice...”
    ― Elizabeth Peters
    tags: amelia-peabody
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    Lisa Kleypas
    “Most lives are not distinguished by great achievements. They are measured by an infinite number of small ones. Each time you do a kindness for someone or bring a smile to his face, it gives your life meaning. Never doubt your value, little friend. The world would be a dismal place without you in it. (tweaked version of a passage from Scandal in Spring)”
    ― Lisa Kleypas, Scandal in Spring
    tags: faith, inspirational, self-worth
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  • #5
    Oscar Wilde
    “Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.”
    ― Oscar Wilde
    tags: attributed-no-source, enemies, forgiveness, strategy
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    Lisa Kleypas
    “Many times in life I've regretted the things I've said without thinking. But I've never regretted the things I said nearly as much as the words I left unspoken.”
    ― Lisa Kleypas, Sugar Daddy
    tags: communication, remaining-silent, reticence
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    J.D. Robb
    “You can’t go back. Can’t fix what broke. But you can go forward. And every step matters. Every one makes a difference.” She pushed away from the desk, cupped his face in her hands. “From where I’m standing, you’re the best step I ever took.”
    ― J.D. Robb, Witness in Death
    tags: romance
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    Susan Elizabeth Phillips
    “No marshmallows. "I don't believe this! I'm going to write the president of General Mills! Don't they have any quality control?"
    "I'm sure it's just a fluke"
    "Doesn't make any difference whether it's a fluke or not. It shouldn't have happened. When a person buys a box of lucky charms he's got expectations”
    ― Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Nobody's Baby But Mine
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  • #9
    Robert Burns
    “Nursing her wrath to keep it warm.--Robert Burns”
    ― Robert Burns
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  • #10
    Mary Norton
    “Misfortunes make us wise”
    ― Mary Norton, The Borrowers Afield
    tags: adversity, curiosity, intellectual, wisdom
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  • #11
    Charlotte Brontë
    “I am not an angel," I asserted; "and I will not be one till I die: I will be myself.”
    ― Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre
    tags: character, empowerment, flaws, freedom, gender, ideal-woman, identity, image, independence, integrity, realism, self-awareness, self-determination, women
    711 likes

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    Christine Feehan
    “I killed Freddie the vamp like twenty times, but he wouldn't die.
    --Natalya Shonski ”
    ― Christine Feehan, Dark Demon
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    Charlotte Brontë
    “It is far better to endure patiently a smart which nobody feels but yourself,
    than to commit a hasty action whose evil consequences will extend to all
    connected with you.”
    ― Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre
    tags: altruism, love, patience
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    Charlotte Brontë
    “No sight so sad as that of a naughty child," he began, "especially a naughty little girl. Do you know where the wicked go after death?"

    "They go to hell," was my ready and orthodox answer.

    "And what is hell? Can you tell me that?"

    "A pit full of fire."

    "And should you like to fall into that pit, and to be burning there for ever?"

    "No, sir."

    "What must you do to avoid it?"

    I deliberated a moment: my answer, when it did come was objectionable: "I must keep in good health and not die.”
    ― Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre
    tags: children, hell, humor, religion
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    Janet Evanovich
    “Ranger appeared in the bathroom doorway and I was too relieved to be embarrassed. "I appreciate you coming out in the middle of the night," I said.

    Ranger smiled. "I didn't want to miss seeing you chained up naked.”
    ― Janet Evanovich, One for the Money
    tags: humor-relationships
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    Charlotte Brontë
    “Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity or registering wrongs.”
    ― Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre
    tags: grudges
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    Janet Evanovich
    “I got out of the tub and had to squelch a scream when I saw my reflection in the vanity mirror. My hair looked like it had taken 2000 volts and been spray starched”
    ― Janet Evanovich, One for the Money
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    Janet Evanovich
    “Okay, take a deep breath, I told myself. Don't go all hormonal. Get the facts straight. Have a mental doughnut.”
    ― Janet Evanovich, Twelve Sharp
    tags: humor, women
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    Sandra Dallas
    “You know what a storyteller is, don't you? It's a person that has a good memory who hopes other people don't.”
    ― Sandra Dallas
    tags: storytellers, storytelling
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    Lisa Kleypas
    “You have to rely on whatever sparks you have inside.”
    ― Lisa Kleypas, Sugar Daddy
    tags: inner-beauty, inner-strength, life
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    Lisa Kleypas
    “A long time ago I learned not to explain things to people. It misleads them into thinking they're entitled to know everything I do. —[Sara]”
    ― Lisa Kleypas, Dreaming of You
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    Lisa Kleypas
    “I'm a big believer in putting things off, In fact, I even put off procrastinating.

    -Ella Varner”
    ― Lisa Kleypas, Smooth Talking Stranger
    tags: ella-varner, humor, jack-travis, procrastination
    228 likes

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    Lisa Kleypas
    “Shock is a merciful condition. It allows you to get through disaster with a necessary distance between you and your feelings.”
    ― Lisa Kleypas, Sugar Daddy
    tags: grief, life
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    Charlaine Harris
    “Self pity was a drug. I must not become addicted. Self pity is like chocolate, as you get older, you can only afford a little bit.”
    ― Charlaine Harris, Dead Over Heels
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    Lewis Carroll
    “One of the deep secrets of life is that all that is really worth the doing is what we do for others.”
    ― Lewis Carroll
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  • #26
    Elizabeth Barrett Browning
    “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
    I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
    My soul can reach”
    ― Elizabeth Barrett Browning
    tags: love, sonnet
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  • #27
    There is no happiness like that of being loved by your fellow creatures, and feeling
    “There is no happiness like that of being loved by your fellow creatures, and feeling that your presence is an addition to their comfort.”
    ― Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre
    tags: friendship, happiness, inspirational
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  • #28
    P.C. Cast
    “You know how it is with cats: They don't really have owners, they have staff.”
    ― P.C. Cast, Chosen
    tags: chosen
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  • #29
    Susan Elizabeth Phillips
    “I married a damned cereal killer”
    ― Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Nobody's Baby But Mine
    tags: cereal, marriage
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  • #30
    Eloisa James
    “I didn't realize you needed a response. When Hamlet is giving a monologue, he just goes on and on by himself.”
    ― Eloisa James, When Beauty Tamed the Beast
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