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    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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    Jane Austen
    “In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.”
    ― Jane Austen, Pride And Prejudice
    tags: love, mr-darcy
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    Douglas McGrath
    “Perhaps it is our imperfections that make us so perfect for one another!”
    ― Douglas McGrath
    tags: adaptation, emma, movie-quote, mr-knightley
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    Douglas Adams
    “I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.”
    ― Douglas Adams, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
    tags: life, navigation
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    Patrick Rothfuss
    “There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.”
    ― Patrick Rothfuss, The Wise Man's Fear
    tags: fear, name-of-the-wind, patrick-rothfuss, wisdom
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    Patrick Rothfuss
    “It had flaws, but what does that matter when it comes to matters of the heart? We love what we love. Reason does not enter into it. In many ways, unwise love is the truest love. Anyone can love a thing because. That's as easy as putting a penny in your pocket. But to love something despite. To know the flaws and love them too. That is rare and pure and perfect.”
    ― Patrick Rothfuss, The Wise Man's Fear
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    Neal Stephenson
    “Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game because they almost always turn out to be—or to be indistinguishable from—self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time.”
    ― Neal Stephenson, Cryptonomicon
    tags: argument, trolls
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    Neal Stephenson
    “Talent was not rare; the ability to survive having it was.”
    ― Neal Stephenson, Quicksilver
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    Neal Stephenson
    “How could your cover be blown in Canada? Why even bother going dark there? How could you tell?”
    ― Neal Stephenson, Reamde
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    Jim Butcher
    “Life is a journey. Time is a river. The door is ajar”
    ― Jim Butcher, Dead Beat
    tags: humor, life, metaphor, zen
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    Jim Butcher
    “Of course Evil's afoot. If it had switched to the metric system it'd be up to a meter by now. ”
    ― Jim Butcher
    tags: dresden-files-books
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    Jim Butcher
    “Laugh whenever you can. Keeps you from killing yourself when things are bad. That and vodka.”
    ― Jim Butcher, Changes
    tags: changes, drinking, harry-dresden, laughter, sanity, sanya
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    Jim Butcher
    “Evil isn’t the real threat to the world. Stupid is just as destructive as Evil, maybe more so, and it’s a hell of a lot more common. What we really need is a crusade against Stupid. That might actually make a difference.”
    ― Jim Butcher, Vignette
    tags: evil, harry-dresden, stupidity
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    Jim Butcher
    “But the only way never to do the wrong thing is never to do anything.”
    ― Jim Butcher, White Night
    tags: cowardice, harry-dresden, inaction, life, molly-carpenter
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    Jim Butcher
    “There are old swordsmen and bold swordsmen. But few old, bold swordsmen.”
    ― Jim Butcher, Academ's Fury
    tags: academs, fury
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    Jim Butcher
    “Are you always a smartass?'

    Nope. Sometimes I'm asleep.”
    ― Jim Butcher, Blood Rites
    tags: humor, impudence, sarcasm, smartass
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    Jim Butcher
    “Anger is just anger. It isn't good. It isn't bad. It just is. What you do with it is what matters. It's like anything else. You can use it to build or to destroy. You just have to make the choice."

    Constructive anger," the demon said, her voice dripping sarcasm.

    Also known as passion," I said quietly. "Passion has overthrown tyrants and freed prisoners and slaves. Passion has brought justice where there was savagery. Passion has created freedom where there was nothing but fear. Passion has helped souls rise from the ashes of their horrible lives and build something better, stronger, more beautiful.”
    ― Jim Butcher, White Night
    tags: anger, harry-dresden, lasciel, passion
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    Jim Butcher
    “You're in America now," I said. "Our idea of diplomacy is showing up with a gun in one hand and a sandwich in the other and asking which you'd prefer.”
    ― Jim Butcher, Turn Coat
    tags: america, diplomacy
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    Jim Butcher
    “If I need you I'll give you a signal.'
    'What signal?'
    'I'll imitate the scream of a terrified little girl”
    ― Jim Butcher
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    Jim Butcher
    “Jobs are a part of life. Maybe you've heard of the concept. It's called work? See, what happens is that you suffer through doing annoying and humiliating things until you get paid not enough money. Like those Japanese game shows, only without all the glory.”
    ― Jim Butcher, Blood Rites
    tags: harry-dresden, thomas-raith, work
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    Jim Butcher
    “Ack!" I said.

    Fearless master of the witty dialogue, that's me.”
    ― Jim Butcher, Changes
    tags: harry-dresden, humor, wit
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    Jim Butcher
    “You rush a miracle worker, you get lousy miracles!”
    ― Jim Butcher, Small Favor
    tags: harry-dresden, humor
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    Jim Butcher
    “In the action business, when you don't want to say you ran like a mouse, you call it 'taking cover.' It's more heroic.”
    ― Jim Butcher, Dead Beat
    tags: harry-dresden, heroism, humor
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    Jim Butcher
    “A technicality I'm prepared to hide wildly behind.”
    ― Jim Butcher, Storm Front
    tags: witty
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    Jim Butcher
    “Sullen monosyllabism, a sure sign of sleep deprivation.”
    ― Jim Butcher, Death Masks
    tags: harry-dresden, humor, waldo-butters
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    Jim Butcher
    “I know it's not thematically in tune with my new job and all, but I find it effective. Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day," I say. "But set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life. Tao of Pratchett. I live by it.”
    ― Jim Butcher, Cold Days
    tags: cold-days, harry-dresden, terry-pratchett
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    Jim Butcher
    “No one just starts giggling and wearing black and signs up to become a villainous monster. How the hell do you think it happens? It happens to people. Just people. They make questionable choices, for what might be very good reasons. They make choice after choice, and none of them is slaughtering roomfuls of saints, or murdering hundreds of baby seals, or rubber-room irrational. But it adds up. And then one day they look around and realized that they're so far over the line that they can't remember where it was.”
    ― Jim Butcher, Cold Days
    tags: bad-guys, dresden-files, evil, good-and-evil, villains
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    Jim Butcher
    “Wait. You work for me?"
    "I prefer to think of it as managing your incompetence.”
    ― Jim Butcher, Cold Days
    tags: administrative-assistant, assistant, executive-assistant, incompetence, management, valets
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    Jim Butcher
    “Because even if they are doing something immoral, I'd be an idiot to start criticizing them for it if I wasn't perfect myself. Smoking is self-destructive. Drinking is self-destructive. Losing your temper and yelling at people is wrong. Lying is wrong. Cheating is wrong. Stealing is wrong. But people do that stuff all the time. Soon as I figure out how to be a perfect human being, then I'm qualified to go lecture other people about how they live their lives.”
    ― Jim Butcher, Cold Days
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    Chuck Palahniuk
    “Hysteria is impossible without an audience. Panicking by yourself is the same as laughing alone in an empty room. You feel really silly.”
    ― Chuck Palahniuk, Invisible Monsters
    tags: panic
    818 likes



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