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> [“What a face this girl possessed!—could I not gaze at it every day I would need to recreate it through painting, sculpture,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roman-payne/what-a-face-this-girl-possessed-could-i-not-gaze-at-it-every-day-i/)

[Roman Payne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roman-payne/)

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> [“I happened to pen some literature, alas, in an utterly unliterary era.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-s-murthy/i-happened-to-pen-some-literature-alas-in-an-utterly-unliterary-era/)

[B.S. Murthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-s-murthy/)

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> [“It's a truth universally acknowledged...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-austen/it-s-a-truth-universally-acknowledged/)

[Jane Austen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-austen/)

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> [“You can’t save anyone who wouldn’t save themselves without you. It’s the hardest lesson to learn in life, take it from me.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-jampole/you-can-t-save-anyone-who-wouldn-t-save-themselves-without-you-it-s/)

[Marc Jampole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-jampole/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfe/marc-jampole-100986_common-sense_you-can-t-save-anyone-who-wouldn-t-save_1379202.jpg)

> [“Senor Sempere believed that God lives, to a smaller or greater extent, in books, and that is why he devoted his life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz-zafon/senor-sempere-believed-that-god-lives-to-a-smaller-or-greater-extent/)

[Carlos Ruiz Zafón](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz-zafon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d96/carlos-ruiz-zafon-126_inspiration_senor-sempere-believed-that-god-lives-to_2065213.jpg)

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