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    Kristin Hannah
    “If I have learned anything in this long life of mine, it is this: in love we find out who we want to be; in war we find out who we are.”
    ― Kristin Hannah, The Nightingale
    tags: discovery, discovery-of-oneself, love, love-quotes, self-discovery, war
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    George Orwell
    “The best books... are those that tell you what you know already.”
    ― George Orwell, 1984
    tags: books, reading
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    George Orwell
    “War is peace.
    Freedom is slavery.
    Ignorance is strength.”
    ― George Orwell, 1984
    tags: freedom, ignorance, inspirational, war
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    Stephen King
    “I know you,” she said. “You’re Stephen King. You write those scary stories. That’s all right, some people like them, but not me. I like uplifting stories, like that Shawshank Redemption.” “I wrote that too,” I said. “No you didn’t,” she said, and went on her way. The”
    ― Stephen King, The Bazaar of Bad Dreams
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    Caroline Kepnes
    “The problem with books is that they end.”
    ― Caroline Kepnes, You
    tags: books, endings, reading
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    William Faulkner
    “You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.”
    ― William Faulkner
    tags: courage, determination, hope, risk
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    Neil Gaiman
    “I would like to see anyone, prophet, king or God, convince a thousand cats to do the same thing at the same time.”
    ― Neil Gaiman
    tags: cats, chaos, cooperation, organization, persuasion, pets, willfullness
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    Ashwin Sanghi
    “Take the first A out of Abraham and put it at the end. You get Brahama. There’s the ancient connection right there.”
    ― Ashwin Sanghi
    tags: abraham, brahma, mythology, theology
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    Jessamyn West
    “Talent is helpful in writing, but guts are absolutely essential.”
    ― Jessamyn West
    tags: inspirational, writing
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    Temple Grandin
    “I am different, not less.”
    ― Temple Grandin
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    John Lennon
    “One thing you can't hide - is when you're crippled inside.”
    ― John Lennon
    tags: beatles, emotions, hypocrisy, pain, suffering
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    Emily Dickinson
    “A wounded deer leaps highest,

    A wounded deer leaps highest,
    I've heard the hunter tell;
    'Tis but the ecstasy of death,
    And then the brake is still.

    The smitten rock that gushes,
    The trampled steel that springs:
    A cheek is always redder
    Just where the hectic stings!

    Mirth is mail of anguish,
    In which its cautious arm
    Lest anybody spy the blood
    And, "you're hurt" exclaim”
    ― Emily Dickinson
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    Marie Curie
    “Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.”
    ― Marie Curie
    tags: fear, life, science, understanding
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    George R.R. Martin
    “Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.”
    ― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
    tags: identity
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    C.G. Jung
    “The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.”
    ― Carl Gustav Jung
    tags: chemistry, relationships
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    Nicholas Sparks
    “It wasn't that long, and it certainly wasn't the kind of kiss you see in movies these days, but it was wonderful in its own way, and all I can remember about the moment is that when our lips touched, I knew the memory would last forever.”
    ― Nicholas Sparks, A Walk to Remember
    tags: first-kiss, kissing
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    Amish Tripathi
    “The most powerful force in a woman's life is the need to be appreciated, loved and cherished for what she is.”
    ― Amish Tripathi
    tags: the-immortals-of-meluha
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    Friedrich Nietzsche
    “It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.”
    ― Friedrich Nietzsche
    tags: friendship, lack-of-friendship, lack-of-love, love, marriage, unhappy-marriage
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    Mario Puzo
    “Great men are not born great, they grow great . . .”
    ― Mario Puzo, The Godfather
    tags: greatness
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    Mario Puzo
    “Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgment.”
    ― Mario Puzo, The Godfather
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    Mario Puzo
    “Friendship is everything. Friendship is more than talent. It is more than the government. It is almost the equal of family.”
    ― Mario Puzo, The Godfather
    tags: friendship
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    Mario Puzo
    “I'll make him an offer he can't refuse.”
    ― Mario Puzo, The Godfather
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    Mario Puzo
    “Revenge is a dish that tastes best when served cold.”
    ― Mario Puzo, The Godfather
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    Mario Puzo
    “A friend should always underestimate your virtues and an enemy overestimate your faults”
    ― Mario Puzo, The Godfather
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    Mario Puzo
    “A man who doesn't spend time with his family can never be a real man.”
    ― Mario Puzo, The Godfather
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    Mario Puzo
    “I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse.”
    ― Mario Puzo, The Godfather
    tags: novel
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    Mario Puzo
    “The lawyer with the briefcase can steal more money than the man with the gun.”
    ― Mario Puzo, The Godfather
    tags: gangster
    576 likes

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    Federico García Lorca
    “As I have not worried to be born, I do not worry to die.”
    ― Federico García Lorca
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    Fyodor Dostoevsky
    “The fear of appearances is the first symptom of impotence.”
    ― Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment
    tags: life, perspective, social-norms, society
    528 likes

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    Fyodor Dostoevsky
    “Man grows used to everything, the scoundrel!”
    ― Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment
    441 likes



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