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MAAS you have to be the prude or the slut, and if you pick one, other people hate you for it, and you can... NED VIZZINI Absoballylutely top hole, wot. A and B the C of D I'd say. . . Above and Beyond the Call of Duty. BRIAN JACQUES If you're not really having a good time, it's not worth it. KYLE CHANDLER I just finished an episode of a new show called 'Century City.' It's like 'Law &... CAYDEN BOYD You must save what you can of your life; you musn't lose it all simply because you've lost a part. HENRY JAMES Each man lives in his own universe and when he dies the world is over BANGAMBIKI HABYARIMANA Empathy is the new measurement of everything. It doesn't matter what religion you have, what God you... C. JOYBELL C. Anyways, that very same night there was a fight in the casino on B Deck. Some of the passengers got ... CHRISTINA ENGELA 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. We made it clear that time was ticking, there was a lot of progress to be done and a lot of work ahe... DAN SENOR It is a small world. You do not have to live in it particuarly long to learn that for yourself. Ther... NEIL GAIMAN It was very difficult when I was trying to figure out how to have a marriage and babies and do this ... PAT BENATAR When a lot of voices, make up a noise, the man who is silent represents a voice. APURVA GAGLANI I frowned at the eye in my palm. "What, literally shout at the tattoo?" "You could try rubbing ... SARAH J. MAAS 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 What do you do if you've got everything? There's only one thing you can do. More. PETE WATERMAN When we moved to Seattle, everybody kind of disappeared into different corners of the city and it wa... BEN GIBBARD Language is my whore, my mistress, my wife, my pen-friend, my check-out girl. Language is a complime... STEPHEN FRY Because death is the only thing that could have ever kept him from you. ALLY CARTER To the people who look at the stars and wish, Rhys." Rhys clinked his glass against mine. “To... SARAH J. MAAS Males are horrible creatures, aren’t they? SARAH J. MAAS When you spend so long trapped in darkness, you find that the darkness begins to stare back. SARAH J. MAAS Many atrocities, have been done in the name of the greater good. SARAH J. MAAS Aemon’s blind white eyes came open. “Egg?” he said, as the rain streamed down his cheeks. “E... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN But I forgot to tell him,” I said quietly, opening the door, “that the villain is usually the pe... SARAH J. MAAS Kehidupan perempuan itu sembilan bagian kacau dan satu bagian ajaib, kau akan segera mengetahuinya..... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Jaime smiled knowingly. Men will read all sorts of things into a knowing smile if you let them. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Being thrown into the fire and getting the thing turned around in a hurry made it more difficult. Th... JOHN ELWAY I appreciate the fact that you have one redeeming quality, Jack, but that is all it is. Just a hint ... K.A. LINDE I started to ride when I was very young, and it's a sport I have practised for a very long time. CHARLOTTE CASIRAGHI Gromit was the name of a cat. When I started modeling the cat I just didn't feel it was quite ri... NICK PARK He wanted to argue like this forever. This was better than nothing. There was no exhausting his ange... DAVID DUCHOVNY Our government should have done everything, should have spoken up very, very loudly, very, very publ... BRIAN DEEGAN She was infamous once upon a time. She's legendary now. 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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 I guess if I had to attribute it (the turnaround), it was just the fact that the kids have done what... GARY MINER A servant who serves excellently from his whole heart with due courage and humility is never a serva... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH Something did happen, and I really don't feel proud of it. DEYTH BANGER We die a day at a time BANGAMBIKI HABYARIMANA You silly," said Abdul, "those clouds don' mean nothing. I see'd them plenty a'ready. It was jus' co... THEO ENGELA A day will come when you think yourself safe and happy, and suddenly your joy will turn to ashes in ... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN We got a very detailed report of what was tested, how they tested it and what was done to exploit th... JASMINE MORGAN You should never give up a happy middle in the hopes of a happy ending, because there is no such thi... JOHN GREEN He had a really hard time, it was very difficult for him. MARCIA BARCELLI
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PATRICK DEWITT Humorous writing is often thought of as substandard in comparison to work with a more dramatic or tr... PATRICK DEWITT By the time I left the bar, I was 30. I was a dishwasher. They call it a bar-back, but essentially, ... PATRICK DEWITT The question about my Canadianness comes up a lot, and I'm never quite sure what to say about it... PATRICK DEWITT Looking around, I saw so many unhappy adults, people who loathed their jobs, and I didn't want t... PATRICK DEWITT At the age of seventeen, I decided I would spend my life writing fiction. I didn't know what thi... PATRICK DEWITT I carry a small spiral notebook with me at all times and have been doing this for many years. There&... PATRICK DEWITT I felt like love has been underrepresented - unironic love, just actually really falling in love. PATRICK DEWITT Whenever we changed schools, we had to make a new set of friends. At the time, of course, I hated it... PATRICK DEWITT More and more, I find myself turning away from everything relating to contemporary society. I don... PATRICK DEWITT All of my close friends are emotional train wrecks. This is what makes our lives interesting - const... PATRICK DEWITT Love is dangerous; it's not something to be trifled with. As good as it feels on the way in, it ... PATRICK DEWITT Lies can be wonderful things, and when a lie is told artfully, if it's done with a degree of cra... PATRICK DEWITT I've stopped reading about the death of books because it's wasteful and morbid and insulting... PATRICK DEWITT As a reader I want to be present and entertained. I don't want to be taught lessons, and I don... PATRICK DEWITT I think of myself as somebody who, in a moment-to-moment way, I'm quite happy. But I think I am ... PATRICK DEWITT I don't necessarily want to make people stomp and clap. I simply want to engage people. PATRICK DEWITT When I left Maine, I always wanted to be a working actor. I never cared too much about being the sta... PATRICK DEMPSEY My big thing is to make sure the lipsticks taste good when you kiss. And, well, so far they taste pr... PATRICK DEMPSEY My wife and I try not to get into each other's work too much. PATRICK DEMPSEY In Los Angeles, as I gained and lost celebrity, then gained it again, I often found myself wondering... PATRICK DEMPSEY I was 17 when I left the small Maine town where I'd grown up. I wanted to do something I thought... PATRICK DEMPSEY With bikes, it is absolutely the case that you will get what you pay for. Invest in quality so it wi... PATRICK DEMPSEY If I can sleep in until 9 A.M. - wow, what a luxury. PATRICK DEMPSEY The best part about being married is feeling centered. Nothing else matters so much as long as you c... PATRICK DEMPSEY Drama is easier to do because you just have to have the emotion and not get caught acting, but comed... PATRICK DEMPSEY You'll go insane if you try to have a picture-book house. PATRICK DEMPSEY I have a specialized racing bike, which is great because it has a solid build, is comfortable to rid... PATRICK DEMPSEY I know it can be dangerous, but I love racing. I worry my wife, but she knows it's important to ... PATRICK DEMPSEY I grew up in a house full of women. I have two older sisters and my mum who is a very strong woman. PATRICK DEMPSEY People sometimes mistake being serious with being taken seriously. PATRICK DEMPSEY