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    “You know, it's hard work to write a book. I can't tell you how many times I really get going on an idea, then my quill breaks. Or I spill ink all over my writing tunic.”
    ― Ellen DeGeneres, The Funny Thing Is...
    tags: book, writing
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    Fran Lebowitz
    “Think before you speak. Read before you think.”
    ― Fran Lebowitz, The Fran Lebowitz Reader
    tags: advice-for-daily-living, books, reader, reading, speaking, thinking, wisdom
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    Jules Verne
    “We are of opinion that instead of letting books grow moldy behind an iron grating, far from the vulgar gaze, it is better to let them wear out by being read.”
    ― Jules Verne, Journey to the Center of the Earth
    tags: books, reading
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    David Foster Wallace
    “I do things like get in a taxi and say, "The library, and step on it.”
    ― David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest
    tags: books, infinite-jest
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    Philip K. Dick
    “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.”
    ― Philip K. Dick, I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon
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    Richard Wilbur
    “What is the opposite of two?
    A lonely me, a lonely you.”
    ― Richard Wilbur, Opposites, More Opposites, and a Few Differences
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    Philip Pullman
    “After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.”
    ― Philip Pullman
    tags: books, needs, stories, storytelling, writing
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  • #8
    It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our
    “It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
    ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
    tags: abilities
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  • #9
    J.K. Rowling
    “I solemnly swear that I am up to no good.”
    ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
    tags: mischief
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    J.K. Rowling
    “Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?”
    ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
    tags: dumbledore
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    J.K. Rowling
    “He can run faster than Severus Snape confronted with shampoo.”
    ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
    tags: humor, shampoo
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  • #12
    Albert Einstein
    “Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
    ― Albert Einstein
    tags: attributed-no-source, human-nature, humor, infinity, philosophy, science, stupidity, universe
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  • #13
    “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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    J.K. Rowling
    “It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be.”
    ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
    tags: dumbledore
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    J.K. Rowling
    “Dumbledore says people find it far easier to forgive others for being wrong than being right.”
    ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
    tags: forgiveness
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    J.K. Rowling
    “From now on, I don't care if my tea leaves spell 'Die, Ron, Die,' I'm chucking them in the bin where they belong.”
    ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
    tags: divination, ron-weasley
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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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    J.K. Rowling
    “Twitchy little ferret, aren't you, Malfoy?”
    ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
    tags: hermione-granger
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    Rick Riordan
    “You drool when you sleep.”
    ― Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief
    tags: annabeth-chase, drool
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    J.K. Rowling
    “Here lies Dobby, a free elf.”
    ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
    tags: death, epitaph
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    Rick Riordan
    “The entrance to the Underworld is in Los Angeles.”
    ― Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief
    tags: los-angeles, underworld
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    Rick Riordan
    “I am never, ever, going to make things easy for you, Seaweed Brain. Get used to it.”
    ― Rick Riordan
    tags: annabeth, percy
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    J.K. Rowling
    “It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.”
    ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
    tags: dreams, life
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    J.R.R. Tolkien
    “Never laugh at live dragons.”
    ― J.R.R. Tolkien
    tags: dragons, wisdom
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  • #25
    Rick Riordan
    “With great power... comes great need to take a nap. Wake me up later.”
    ― Rick Riordan, The Last Olympian
    tags: nico
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    Elbert Hubbard
    “Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit.”
    ― Elbert Hubbard, The Roycroft Dictionary Concocted By Ali Baba And The Bunch On Rainy Days
    tags: foolishness, inspirational
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  • #27
    Oscar Wilde
    “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
    ― Oscar Wilde
    tags: attributed-no-source, be-yourself, gilbert-perreira, honesty, inspirational, misattributed-oscar-wilde, quote-investigator
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    Mahatma Gandhi
    “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
    ― Mahatma Gandhi
    tags: carpe-diem, education, inspirational, learning
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  • #29
    J.K. Rowling
    “She's as nutty as squirrel poo. ”
    ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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  • #30
    J.K. Rowling
    “Our Headmaster is taking a short break,' said Professor McGonagall, pointing at the Snape-shaped hole in the window.”
    ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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