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HENRY JAMES You're still lovely," Mor said a bit gently. Elain offered a half smile. "I suppose that war m... SARAH J. MAAS I don't know if I have a favorite color. KATE MIDDLETON It's very special having a new little girl. KATE MIDDLETON I was very grateful to have heard it again. Because I guess we all forget sometimes. And I think eve... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. But even if... STEPHEN CHBOSKY The issue isn't whether he loved you, it's how much. Too much. Love can be poison SARAH J. MAAS I am broken and healing, but every piece of my heart belong to you. SARAH J. MAAS He thinks he'll be remembered as the villain in the story. But I forgot to tell him that the villain... SARAH J. MAAS Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death. I shall take no wife, hold ... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Hodor," said Hodor. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN You do what you love, what you need SARAH J. MAAS I turned. Rhysand leaned against the archway into the sitting room, arms crossed, wings nowhere... SARAH J. MAAS I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES Because death is the only thing that could have ever kept him from you. ALLY CARTER (All the grief she had suffered over her lifetime had moulded her face into a mask of eternal sadnes... JEAN SASSON Each man lives in his own universe and when he dies the world is over BANGAMBIKI HABYARIMANA She was scarcely a year older than I was, dark-haired, slender, with a face that would break your he... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN I am often asked how it is that I am able to value people to such a deep degree. Apparently, I exhib... C. JOYBELL C. I'm not saying that I'm better than anyone... I'm just saying that I'm one-of-a-kind. C LIONG We die a day at a time BANGAMBIKI HABYARIMANA I was suddenly very aware of the fact it was me standing up in that tunnel with the wind over my fac... STEPHEN CHBOSKY The only perspective is to really be there. STEPHEN CHBOSKY I didn't feel like reading that night, so I went downstairs and watched a half-hour long commercial ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY She made a fence of phrases, which seemed a treachery to herself. ELIZABETH TAYLOR You are the blood of the dragon. You can make a hat. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Absoballylutely top hole, wot. A and B the C of D I'd say. . . Above and Beyond the Call of Duty. BRIAN JACQUES That boy had wanted to be Ser Arthur Dayne, but someplace along the way he had become the Smiling Kn... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN I want to share this bed with you, though," I breathed. "I want you to hold me." Stars flicker... SARAH J. MAAS I wish I was home", She said miserably. She tried so hard to be brave, to be fierce as a... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN History is a wheel, for the nature of man is fundamentally unchanging. What has happened before will... GEORGE R.R. 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QUEEN ELIZABETH II The British constitution has always been puzzling and always will be. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I have behind me not only the splendid traditions and the annals of more than a thousand years but t... QUEEN ELIZABETH II To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in th... QUEEN ELIZABETH II What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass; it is almost exactly 13 years since ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II First, I want to pay tribute to Diana myself. She was an exceptional and gifted human being. In good... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something e... QUEEN ELIZABETH II To all those who have suffered as a consequence of our troubled past I extend my sincere thoughts an... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Grief is the price we pay for love. QUEEN ELIZABETH II The upward course of a nation's history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II At its heart, engineering is about using science to find creative, practical solutions. It is a nobl... QUEEN ELIZABETH II At Christmas, I am always struck by how the spirit of togetherness lies also at the heart of the Chr... QUEEN ELIZABETH II For many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first. QUEEN ELIZABETH II The lessons from the peace process are clear; whatever life throws at us, our individual responses w... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your s... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Therefore I am sure that this, my Coronation, is not the symbol of a power and a splendor that are g... QUEEN ELIZABETH II We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the man... 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QUEEN ELIZABETH II Knowledge causes depression and a lot of pressure. DEYTH BANGER I just want you to know that you’re very special… and the only reason I’m telling you is that ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I thought I would write a love letter. But then, I wrote a book." - Suzy Davies, on "Johari's Window SUZY DAVIES Many atrocities, have been done in the name of the greater good. SARAH J. MAAS The mightiest power of death is not that it can make people die, but that it can make the people you... FREDRIK BACKMAN Closed eyes, heart not beating, but a living love. AVIS COREA it's okay to feel things. And be who you are about them. STEPHEN CHOBOSKY I don’t want to start thinking again. Not like I have this last week. I can’t think again. Not e... STEPHEN CHBOSKY It's strange to describe reading a book as a really great experience, but that's kind of how it felt... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I’m caught between trying to live my life, and trying to run from it. STEPHEN CHBOSKY I don't want to be somebody's crush.if somebody likes me, i want them to like the real me, not what ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Swift as a deer. Quiet as a shadow. Fear cuts deeper than swords. Quick as a snake. Calm as still wa... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN You know nothing, Jon Snow. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Like a deep sad note played beneath the ocean waving through the orb the memories of ... PAWAN MISHRA I was not a pet, not a doll, not an animal. I was a survivor, and I was strong. I would no... SARAH J. MAAS I sipped from my wine. "And if he had grabbed me?" There was nothing but uncompromising w... SARAH J. MAAS There you are. I've been looking for you. His first words to me— not a lie at a... SARAH J. MAAS I was not prey any longer, I decided as I eased up to that door. And I was not a mouse. I ... SARAH J. MAAS No one was my master— but I might be master of everything, if I wished. If I dared. SARAH J. MAAS
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WENDELL PIERCE We always see abhorrent behavior and say why, but then we get mad when somebody tries to answer. WENDELL PIERCE It was really great to also see the response that people were having to 'Treme' 'cause y... WENDELL PIERCE Gregory Hines was the most talented man I've ever met or seen. Gregory Hines is one of those peo... WENDELL PIERCE One of the real worries I had before the first season of 'Treme' aired was that, man, people... WENDELL PIERCE New Orleans, more than many places I know, actually tangibly lives its culture. It's not just a ... WENDELL PIERCE At Julliard we had some voice classes. It was really just so you could carry a tune. It always just ... WENDELL PIERCE I played trumpet for about two weeks. Sixth grade. And I didn't practice. Maybe a little longer ... WENDELL PIERCE 'The Wire' really is an American classic, and I think that's something to be very proud ... WENDELL PIERCE A lot of cats in New Orleans, very soulful, very soulful musicians and they assume that they're ... WENDELL PIERCE The power of a sports team in a community it's almost indescribable. WENDELL PIERCE What thoughts are to the individual, art is to the community as a whole. That's where you reflec... WENDELL PIERCE The role of culture is that it's the form through which we as a society reflect on who we are, w... WENDELL PIERCE And that's what art is, a form in which people can reflect on who we are as human beings and com... WENDELL PIERCE The NFL is such a large, multibillion dollar enterprise with fan loyalty because they have provided ... WENDELL PIERCE Be your true self. Because if you're not, there are consequences to be paid. WENDELL PIERCE With the Union my best and dearest earthly hopes are entwined. FRANKLIN PIERCE I have some wonderful suits in my closet, a lovely car, some refined watches. PIERCE BROSNAN Oh, humiliation is poisonous. It's one of the deepest pains of being human. PIERCE BROSNAN Daniel Craig is brilliant as Bond: there is no question about that. But it's a different Bond. I... PIERCE BROSNAN You always bump into politics in life, and as a man, I'm party to a number of environmental issu... PIERCE BROSNAN There are few colonial nations anymore. Instead, we are colonized by financial institutions beyond o... CHARLIE PIERCE Movies are somewhat diminished by blockbusters, which are great, but there's not enough choice. PIERCE BROSNAN Daja: "He and Rosethorn work together? They hate each other." Lark: "I didn't say they liked i... TAMORA PIERCE Curiosity killed the cat,” Fesgao remarked, his dark eyes unreadable. Aly rolled her eyes. Wh... TAMORA PIERCE Alan, you seem to think we won't like you unless you do things just like everyone else. Have you eve... TAMORA PIERCE I--buy, and I sell." "You're a thief. TAMORA PIERCE George looked at her for a long moment. Finally he replied, "And why do you find it so hard to think... TAMORA PIERCE Her free hand was clenched in a fist. I held still, waiting for her to say something, to tell me she... TAMORA PIERCE You're more trouble than you're worth." "I'm a girl. That's my job. TAMORA PIERCE This may be my only chance to see humans before these two are made into fertilizer for Moonwind's ro... TAMORA PIERCE I would have lived in peace. But my enemies brought me war. PIERCE BROWN Alanna: All I know is that I'm to jump when I'm told and I have no free time. TAMORA PIERCE The bravest person I know is afraid of the dark. She sleeps with a night lamp always, but if her fri... TAMORA PIERCE You do not follow me because I am the strongest. Pax is. You do not follow me because I am the brigh... PIERCE BROWN