I was always amazed by the wild diversity of language on display. The men tended to sign more aggressively, more assertively than the women. The outgoing personalities signed expansively, while the shy tended to make smaller, more guarded
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“Ron," said Hermione in a dignified voice, "you are the most insensitive wart I have ever had the misfortune to meet.”
― Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
― Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
“It was important, Dumbledore said, to fight, and fight again, and keep fighting, for only then could evil be kept at bay, though never quite eradicated. . . .”
― Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
― Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
“While many theories were put forth, there was one common factor that researchers recognized in all great performers: they practiced so hard and intensely that it hurt.”
― Nikola Tesla: Imagination and the Man That Invented the 20th Century
― Nikola Tesla: Imagination and the Man That Invented the 20th Century
“Forgive me. I continue to underestimate the breadth of your ignorance.”
― Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
― Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
“I tested the brackets by hitting them with rocks. This kind of sophistication is what we interplanetary scientists are known for.”
― The Martian
― The Martian
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