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“It does little good to regret a choice. So often people say, “If only I had known,” implying they would’ve acted differently in a given situation. It is true that desires of the moment can blind one’s sight of the future. Revenge is not as sweet as the adage claims. Yet who could pass a chance to taste it? And if the chance were allowed to slip by, would the fool regret his lack of action? ”
― Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
― Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

“The past always seems better when you look back on it than it did at the time. And the present never looks as good as it will in the future.”
― Jaws
― Jaws

“We know there's going to be nothing but pain, but we go back again and again.”
― The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror
― The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror

“The goodness of people depends on the intentions of their brains and not on their religion or ancestry.”
― A Dowryless Wedding
― A Dowryless Wedding

“These are the facts: The Walker boat smashed into Sam’s boat. Sam was shot and killed in the water. Katherine Barlow was rescued against her wishes. When they returned to the shore, she saw Mary Lou’s body lying on the ground. The donkey had been shot in the head. That all happened one hundred and ten years ago. Since then, not one drop of rain has fallen on Green Lake. You make the decision: Whom did God punish?”
― Holes
― Holes
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