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Melyssa’s Quotes

“I don't know much about being a millionaire, but I'll bet I'd be darling at it.”
― Dorothy Parker

tags: humor

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“Begin at the beginning," the King said, very gravely, "and go on till you come to the end: then stop.”
― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

tags: humor

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“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”
― E.E. Cummings

tags: attributed-no-source, courage

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“There are so many ways to go wrong. All we've got are metaphors, and they're never exactly right. You can never just Say. The. Thing.”
― Jennifer Egan, A Visit from the Goon Squad

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“I don't think any day is worth living without thinking about what you're going to eat next at all times.”
― Nora Ephron

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