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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.”
    ― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel
    tags: books
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    Erich Segal
    “True love comes quietly, without banners or flashing lights. If you hear bells, get your ears checked.”
    ― Erich Segal
    tags: love
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    Jeph Jacques
    “You ought to expect better of people. It encourages you to be a better person yourself.”
    ― Jeph Jacques, Questionable Content, Vol. 1
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    Luigi Pirandello
    “Life is full of strange absurdities, which, strangely enough, do not even need to appear plausible, since they are true.”
    ― Luigi Pirandello, Six Characters in Search of an Author
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    Dean Koontz
    “Intuition is seeing with the soul.”
    ― Dean Koontz
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    Thea Astley
    “The more you try to be interested in other people, the more you find out about yourself.”
    ― Thea Astley
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    “There’s so much gray to every story—nothing is so black and white.”
    ― Lisa Ling
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    Lynn Abbey
    “Ideas aren't magical; the only tricky part is holding on to one long enough to get it written down. ”
    ― Lynn Abbey
    tags: writing
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    “A heart filled with anger has no room for love.”
    ― Joan Lunden, Wake-Up Calls: Making The Most Out Of Every Day
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    Debbie Ford
    “Remember, all the answers you need are inside of you; you only have to become quiet enough to hear them.”
    ― Debbie Ford
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    Marina Tsvetaeva
    “There are books so alive that you're always afraid that while you weren't reading, the book has gone and changed, has shifted like a river.”
    ― Marina Tsvetaeva
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    Elif Shafak
    “Books change us. Books save us. I know this because it happened to me.”
    ― Elif Shafak
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    Marie Antoinette
    “When everyone else is losing their heads, it is important to keep yours.”
    ― Marie Antoinette
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    Charles Frazier
    “Claim your space. Draw a circle of light around it. Push back against the dark. Don't just survive. Celebrate.”
    ― Charles Frazier, Nightwoods
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    Marie Curie
    “Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.”
    ― Marie Curie
    tags: fear, understanding
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    Tadeusz Borowski
    “What a curious power words have.”
    ― Tadeusz Borowski, This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen
    tags: power, quotes, words
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    Georgia O'Keeffe
    “It's not enough to be nice in life. You've got to have nerve.”
    ― Georgia O'Keeffe
    tags: art, georgia-o-keeffe, inspirational, wisdom, women-s-issues
    807 likes

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    Christopher Paolini
    “Until we invent telepathy, books are our best choice for understanding the rest of humanity.”
    ― Christopher Paolini
    tags: christopher, paolini
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  • #19
    “The single most important key to success is to be a good listener.”
    ― Kelly Wearstler
    tags: good-listener, key-to-success, listening-skills
    471 likes

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    Douglas Wood
    “The heart that gives thanks is a happy one, for we cannot feel thankful and unhappy at the same time.”
    ― Douglas Wood
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  • #21
    “Always tell the truth. It's the easiest thing to remember.”
    ― David Mamet
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    Candace Bushnell
    “Man may have discovered fire, but women discovered how to play with it.”
    ― Candace Bushnell, Sex and the City
    tags: love, relationships
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    Elizabeth Berg
    “There is love in holding and there is love in letting go.”
    ― Elizabeth Berg, The Year of Pleasures
    tags: death, love, separation
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    Carol Ryrie Brink
    “The most truly generous persons are those who give silently without hope of praise or reward.”
    ― Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn's Family
    tags: generosity, giving
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    Alan Alda
    “Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won't come in.”
    ― Alan Alda
    tags: assumptions, close-mindedness, intelligence, isaac-asimov, knowledge, open-mind, open-mindedness, open-minds, opinions, receptivity, science, science-of-mind
    2614 likes

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    Max Eastman
    “A smile is the universal welcome.”
    ― Max Eastman, The Sense of Humor
    tags: smile, welcome
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    Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
    “Written words can also sing.”
    ― Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Dreams in a Time of War
    tags: inspirational, writing
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    J.K. Rowling
    “Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it.”
    ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
    tags: pain
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    J.K. Rowling
    “Youth can not know how age thinks and feels. But old men are guilty if they forget what it was to be young.”
    ― J.K. Rowling , Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
    tags: age, family
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    Jay McInerney
    “The capacity for friendship is God's way of apologizing for our families.”
    ― Jay McInerney, The Last of the Savages
    tags: family, friendship, humor
    3679 likes



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