Clare Smith
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“I have several close friends who have run marathons, a word that is actually derived from two Swahili words: mara, which means 'to die a horrible death', and thon, which means 'for a stupid T-shirt.' Look it up.”
― You Can't Drink All Day If You Don't Start in the Morning
― You Can't Drink All Day If You Don't Start in the Morning
“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
― Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
― Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
“all a pretty face does is hide the ugly underneath, don’t it?”
― The Red Church
― The Red Church
“Animals don't behave like men,' he said. 'If they have to fight, they fight; and if they have to kill they kill. But they don't sit down and set their wits to work to devise ways of spoiling other creatures' lives and hurting them. They have dignity and animality.”
― Watership Down
― Watership Down
“I had recently come into the possession of a Thesaurus. You would not believe how many words there are! When I opened that book, I was like, whoa! Word party!”
― Nightlight: A Parody
― Nightlight: A Parody
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