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    Frank Zappa
    “So many books, so little time.”
    ― Frank Zappa
    tags: books, humor
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    Marcus Tullius Cicero
    “A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
    ― Marcus Tullius Cicero
    tags: attributed-no-source, books, simile, soul
    135487 likes

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    Jane Austen
    “The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.”
    ― Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey
    tags: aliteracy, books, classic, humor
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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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    Neil Gaiman
    “Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.”
    ― Neil Gaiman, Coraline
    tags: books, dragons, fairy-tales, inspirational, paraphrasing-g-k-chesterton
    45247 likes

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    Ernest Hemingway
    “There is no friend as loyal as a book.”
    ― Ernest Hemingway
    tags: books, friends, novelist-quotes
    23590 likes

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    Abraham Lincoln
    “Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.”
    ― Abraham Lincoln
    tags: attributed-no-source, happiness
    23767 likes

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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
    130117 likes

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    Mae West
    “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
    ― Mae West
    tags: humor, life
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    David Bowie
    “What is the quality you most like in a man?
    The ability to return books.”
    ― David Bowie
    tags: books
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    Eva Lucia
    “Don't forget the light when darkness surrounds you”
    ― Eva Lucia
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    Hans Christian Andersen
    “But a mermaid has no tears, and therefore she suffers so much more.”
    ― Hans Christian Andersen, The Little Mermaid
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    Hans Christian Andersen
    “Where words fail, music speaks.”
    ― Hans Christian Andersen
    tags: music, power-of-music
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    Edgar Allan Poe
    “Here I opened wide the door;— Darkness there, and nothing more.”
    ― Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven
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    Edgar Allan Poe
    “Other friends have flown before — On the morrow he will leave me, as my hopes have flown before.” Quoth the raven, “Nevermore.”
    ― Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven
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    Carrie Hope Fletcher
    “Happiness is always there. You just have to choose to see it. There's no point dwelling in the dark and ignoring the light of the stars.”
    ― Carrie Hope Fletcher
    tags: hope, hopeful, hopeful-and-encouraging, inspirational, light, stars
    459 likes

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    Carrie Hope Fletcher
    “Don't ditch your childhood dreams just because you dreamt them up as a child.”
    ― Carrie Hope Fletcher
    tags: dreams
    206 likes

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    Alexander Pope
    “To err is human”
    ― Alexander Pope
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    J.M. Barrie
    “The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease for ever to be able to do it.”
    ― J. M. Barrie, Peter Pan
    tags: barrie, belief, fantasy, flying, imagination, kensington-gardens, london, magic, neverland, park, peter-pan, scotland, self-confidence
    4226 likes

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    David Levithan
    “It was a mistake," you said. But the cruel thing was, it felt like the mistake was mine, for trusting you.”
    ― David Levithan, The Lover's Dictionary
    tags: betrayal, trust
    3240 likes

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    Mineko Iwasaki
    “Stab the body and it heals, but injure the heart and the wound lasts a lifetime.”
    ― Mineko Iwasaki
    tags: betrayal, heartbreak
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    Suzanne Collins
    “For there to be betrayal, there would have to have been trust first.”
    ― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games
    tags: betrayal, katniss, peeta, relationships, the-hunger-games, trust
    2167 likes

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    Stephen King
    “Books are a uniquely portable magic.”
    ― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
    tags: books, magic, reading
    17573 likes

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    Connor Franta
    “Race, gender, religion, sexuality, we are all people and that's it. We're all people. We're all equal.”
    ― Connor Franta
    tags: equality, lgbt, lgbtqia, positivity, youtube
    478 likes

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    Cassandra Clare
    “Jesus!" Luke exclaimed.
    "Actually, it's just me," said Simon. "Although I've been told the resemblance is startling.”
    ― Cassandra Clare
    tags: humor, jace-wayland, simon-lewis
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    Cassandra Clare
    “That's why when major badasses greet each other in movies, they don't say anything, they just nod. The nod means, 'I' am a badass, and I recognize that you, too, are a badass,' but they don't say anything because they're Wolverine and Magneto and it would mess up their vibe to explain.”
    ― Cassandra Clare, City of Bones
    tags: city-of-bones, simon-lewis
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    Cassandra Clare
    “No. That's Clary; shes's my best friend." Simon pocketed his phone. "And she has a boyfriend. Like, really, really, really has a boyfriend. The nuclear bomb of boyfriends. Trust me on this one.”
    ― Cassandra Clare, City of Fallen Angels
    tags: city-of-fallen-angels, simon-lewis
    2065 likes

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    Cassandra Clare
    “Look," Luke went on, "In all the years I've known him, there's always been exactly one place Simon wanted to be, and he's always fought like hell to make sure he got there and stayed there."
    "Where's that?"
    "Wherever you were.”
    ― Cassandra Clare, City of Ashes
    tags: city-of-ashes, clary-fray, luke-garroway, simon-lewis
    1600 likes

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    Cassandra Clare
    “You're not gay, are you?"
    Simon's greenish color deepened. "If I were, I would dress better.”
    ― Cassandra Clare, City of Bones
    tags: embarrasment, fashion, gay, simon-lewis
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    Cassandra Clare
    “Basia coquum," Simon said. "Or whatever their motto is."
    "It's 'Descensus Averno facilis est.' 'The descent into hell is easy," said Alec. "You just said "Kiss the cook."
    "Dammit," said Simon. "I knew Jace was screwing with me.”
    ― Cassandra Clare, City of Lost Souls
    tags: alec-lightwood, humor, simon-lewis
    1644 likes



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