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Related The true writer, the born writer, will scribble words on scraps of litter, the back of a bus tickets... DAVID NICHOLLS She drinks pints of coffee and writes little observations and ideas for stories with her best founta... DAVID NICHOLLS (All the grief she had suffered over her lifetime had moulded her face into a mask of eternal sadnes... JEAN SASSON You must save what you can of your life; you musn't lose it all simply because you've lost a part. HENRY JAMES 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 I thought I would write a love letter. But then, I wrote a book." - Suzy Davies, on "Johari's Window SUZY DAVIES She wasn't bitter. She was sad, though. But it was a hopeful kind of sad. The kind of sad that just ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY So, I guess we are who we are for alot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. But even... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I love my mom so much. I don't care if that's corny to say. I think on my next birthday, I'm going t... STEPHEN CHBOSKY We Are All Infinite STEPHEN CHBOSKY You can't just sit there and put everyone's lives ahead of yours and think that counts as love. You ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I saw other people there. Old men sitting alone. Young girls with blue eye shadow and awkward jaws. ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY That one moment when you know you are not a sad story. You are ALIVE. STEPHAN CHBOSKY Somos quienes somos por un montón de razones.Quizás nunca conozcamos la mayoría de ellas.Pero aun... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Ambos dijeron que tomara asiento y parecían hablar en serio, así que me senté. STEPHEN CHBOSKY I know these will all be stories some day, and our pictures will become old photographs. We all beco... STEPHEN CHBOSKY So I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybewe'll never know most of them. STEPHEN CHBOSKY So I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. STEPHEN CHBOSKY There's nothing like the deep breathes after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world like a sore st... STHEPHEN CHBOSKY no more pencils, no more books, no more teachers' dirty looks, when the teacher rings the bell, drop... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I don't know the significance of this, but I find it very interesting. STEPHEN CHBOSKY Maybe it’s sad that these are now memories. And maybe it’s not sad. STEPHEN CHBOSKY Empathy is the new measurement of everything. It doesn't matter what religion you have, what God you... C. JOYBELL C. 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. The profound ability to use aural and written language has enabled our species to collectively explo... KATHERINE VUCICEVIC I was very grateful to have heard it again. Because I guess we all forget sometimes. And I think eve... STEPHEN CHBOSKY 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 Why is England manufacturing bigger and better airplanes and bombs and at the same time churning out... ANNE FRANK You deserve to be with somebody, who knows you're the one, from that very first moment he lays eyes ... C. JOYBELL C. In a world in which the common rule which binds and regulates what the general masses feel is underm... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH I don't know if I have a favorite color. KATE MIDDLETON It's very special having a new little girl. KATE MIDDLETON Put my head under my pillow, and let the quiet put things where they are supposed to be. STEPHEN CHBOSKY I just want you to know that you’re very special… and the only reason I’m telling you is that ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY The Dream of a Queer Fellow I write the words again and they appear doubly pregnant with meaning. It... JOHN MIDDLETON MURRY If you have read this far in the chronicle of the Baudelaire orphans - and I certainly hope you have... LEMONY SNICKET I'm fucking the grave, I thought, I'm bringing the dead back to life... CHARLES BUKOWSKI From the Kindle Book Reflections in the Mirror of Life: “In a slum somewhere in India As... THE PROPHET OF LIFE We begin to fight. The wind and I. Horns locked. Battling each other with elements. LAURA DOCKRILL His life seemed like a deck of cards, and in the midst of all those two’s and three’s someone ha... TEKOA MANNING Well, you can't know it without something having been sneezed. A.A. MILNE We'll be Friends Forever, won't we, Pooh?' asked Piglet. Even longer,' Pooh answered.” ... A.A. MILNE While a picture paints a thousand words, a thousand words paints a masterpiece. WILLIE HAYNES Farming is the oldest profession on earth SOTONYE ANGA He said it was the kind of book you made your own. STEPHEN CHBOSKY No hay nada como respirar hondo después de reírte tanto. Nada en el mundo como el dolor de estóma... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Sam dropped me off. When she was too far away to see me, I started to cry again. Because she was my ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY He had what he called just a small ration of tools: A painted book. A handful of pencils.<... MARKUS ZUSAK We die a day at a time BANGAMBIKI HABYARIMANA A man drank and became drunk, next he said, now i am delivered from my enemies and then walked into ... SOTONYE ANGA A great future starts with what you can see SOTONYE ANGA Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretche... EMMA LAZARUS The unfortunate thing is that, sometimes, we slip, but, fortunately, consciously or unconsciously, w... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH You're full of contradictions, Ms. Wallace." I looked up at him and arched a brow. "I'm a girl... TAMMARA WEBBER Let your true love be your lifetime treasure and beyond. ANGELICA HOPES Each man lives in his own universe and when he dies the world is over BANGAMBIKI HABYARIMANA Never give up on you. In order to make a difference you would have to somehow be different. JOHNNIE DENT JR. She said 'Over my dead body!' so I took her at her word. DIANA WYNNE JONES The end of the world is a strange concept. The world is always ending, and the end is always being a... NEIL GAIMAN What is the Other?" they ask. The Other is the one who taught me whatI should be like, but not ... PAULO COELHO May I never neither turn left nor turn right in my journey of life, but may I go straight to Christ ... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH Mother Superior jump the gun... -The Beatles, Happiness is a Warm Gun LAUREN MYRACLE It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained. QUEEN ELIZABETH II Like all best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and... QUEEN ELIZABETH II My husband has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years, and I owe him a debt greater ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II It is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. Indeed this is quite a popular pastime. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I have to be seen to be believed. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I have in sincerity pledged myself to your service, as so many of you are pledged to mine. Throughou... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I hope that tomorrow we can all, wherever we are, join in expressing our grief at Diana's loss, ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast. 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... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Madam President, speaking here in Dublin Castle it is impossible to ignore the weight of history, as... QUEEN ELIZABETH II These wretched babies don't come until they are ready. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I know of no single formula for success. But over the years I have observed that some attributes of ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II The events that I have attended to mark my Diamond Jubilee have been a humbling experience. It has t... QUEEN ELIZABETH II In remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides, we recognise how precious is the peace ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters... QUEEN ELIZABETH II No one who knew Diana will ever forget her. Millions of others who never met her, but felt they knew... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I have been aware all the time that my peoples, spread far and wide throughout every continent and o... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Somebody once asked,how can I Love another? The reply he got was,do you love yourself? He replied ye... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Si escuchas la canción Asleep, y piensas en esos días en los que hace un clima precioso que te hac... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Absoballylutely top hole, wot. A and B the C of D I'd say. . . Above and Beyond the Call of Duty. BRIAN JACQUES Look, my friends!' he called. 'Here's a pretty hobbit-skin to wrap an elven princeling in! If it wer... J.R.R. TOLKIEN
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DAVID CASSIDY If people respond to the songs, whether they love you or hate you, then you've really done your ... DAVID CASSIDY Anybody who carries the albatross of that teen-idol thing - well, people tend to look and say: '... DAVID CASSIDY I don't want to end up being some joke on a bad TV series. DAVID CASSIDY I just want to continue to produce good work. I don't want to do junk. DAVID CASSIDY Just do me a favor. Don't call me 'former teen heartthrob,' okay? It's as if they we... DAVID CASSIDY I hitched up to Haight-Ashbury in the Summer of Love, you know? And I was very much politically alig... DAVID CASSIDY Contrary to public opinion and the image people have of me, I grew up in a very lower-middle-class, ... DAVID CASSIDY It was amazing for me growing up in the musical decade of the '60s. I saw The Beatles on televis... DAVID CASSIDY Doing musicals and theatrical productions, I never did any of my hits. DAVID CASSIDY I turned up to all my son's performances and baseball games because my father never did that for... DAVID CASSIDY I was very wary of repeating my father's behaviour and did everything not to act like he did. DAVID CASSIDY Most definitely, my dad was my biggest influence. DAVID CASSIDY My first five albums were triple-platinum, and I played a lot of concerts. DAVID CASSIDY The television and film business has never really been kind or compassionate, in general. DAVID CASSIDY It's amazing what happens to your body as you get a little older. DAVID CASSIDY I didn't end up some sad, tragic guy singing in a lounge somewhere. I never went out and took bi... DAVID CASSIDY Nobody likes to be rejected, you know? DAVID CASSIDY I nearly died twice after I replaced Michael Crawford in 'EFX.' DAVID CASSIDY I work for me, 18 hours a day. It's my gig. So I don't have time to get a point of view. DAVID CASSIDY I don't listen to the news or read newspapers. I don't know what's going on in this worl... DAVID CASSIDY You cannot make a teenage idol. DAVID CASSIDY It's a difficult journey when you're going through a divorce, is it not, for anyone? DAVID CASSIDY Thoroughbred racing is really my true passion. I'm living my dream. DAVID CASSIDY I understand the rock star deal having been one and still going out strapping my guitar on and perfo... DAVID CASSIDY If you put the talent of all my brothers together, they wouldn't add up to the talent that was i... DAVID CASSIDY I'm never going to retire and say, 'This is it. This is my last show.' I will not go on ... DAVID CASSIDY I was silver-white by the time I was 35, but having grey hair makes me look washed out. My wife and ... DAVID CASSIDY I look fine. I've had no surgery apart from an operation I had decades ago to remove the fat und... DAVID CASSIDY I have an audience that goes from kids to seventy year olds. DAVID CASSIDY All my big mistakes are when I try to second-guess or please an audience. My work is always stronger... DAVID BOWIE I read in one fan magazine that I was very self-centered. And I am. DAVID CASSIDY