Richard Derus
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Book cover for Something Fabulous (Something Fabulous, #1)
“Why shouldn’t life be romantic?” he demanded. “Why can’t it be?” “It is not a question of what life should or can be. It is a question of what it is.”
Richard Derus
Oh dear. Romantickall vs Realist seldom lasts but is usually fun
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“In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.”
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“Consciousness was upon him before he could get out of the way.”
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“An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.”
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Arthur Schopenhauer
“Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see.”
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William Shakespeare
“My bounty is as boundless as the sea,
My love as deep; the more I give to thee,
The more I have, for both are infinite.”
William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

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