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“If colons and semicolons give themselves airs and graces, at least they also confer airs and graces that the language would be lost without.”
― Lynne Truss, Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation

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“Goodbye -- Because I love you.”
― Kate Chopin, The Awakening

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“Despite being depicted in innumerable cartoons as apelike brutes living in caves, Neanderthals had brains slightly larger than our own. They were also the first humans to leave behind strong evidence of burying their dead and caring for their sick.”
― Jared Diamond, Guns, Germs, and Steel

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“The finest of pleasures are always the unexpected ones.”
― Erin Morgenstern, The Night Circus

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“The man took another long look at the dogs. "When they start chewing on things, try to steer them over to that chair, would you?" He jerked his thumb at an overstuffed armchair in the corner. It was upholstered in orange and brown. Images of ducks were involved in the pattern. "I hate that chair," he said. Edgar looked at him, trying to decide if he was making a joke.”
― David Wroblewski, The Story of Edgar Sawtelle

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