I am the luckiest novelist in the world. I was a first-time novelist who wasn't awash in rejection slips, whose manuscript didn't… — Vikas Swarup Copy Share Image
My grandmother would shanghai pilots at the Havana airport so they'd bring me cartons of mango baby food - the only kind… — Gloria Estefan Copy Share Image
October turned my maple's leaves to gold; The most are gone now; here and there one lingers: Soon these will slip from… — Thomas Bailey Aldrich Copy Share Image
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You're more likely to slip up when you're trying to accomplish your goals by yourself. It may be that you don't have… — Lauren Mackler Copy Share Image
Experience is the Lord's school, and they who are taught by Him usually learn by the mistakes they make that in themselves… — John Newton Copy Share Image
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For some time now the impression has been growing upon me that everyone is dead. It happens when I speak to people.… — Walker Percy Copy Share Image
It's amazing how much time and money can be saved in the world of dating by close attention to detail. A white… — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
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I was a smoker for years. Occasionally I slip and have a cigarette. Remarkably, my voice has held up. I'm grateful, obviously.… — Loudon Wainwright III Copy Share Image
What we do with this peace-whether we preserve it and defend it, or whether we lose it and let it slip away-will… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
Under every burden, …God will slip His hand. Every gulf of sorrow, …His great love has spanned, Into every heart-ache, …God will… — Frances J Roberts Copy Share Image
I will stand on, and continue to use, the figures I have used, because I believe they are correct. Now, I'm not… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
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[On William Lyon Phelps's Happiness:] It is second only to a rubber duck as the ideal bathtub companion. It may be held… — Dorothy Parker Copy Share Image
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Don't pressure yourself to target a market. Hit the mark instead. Pay homage to your own connection. Quantity flocks to quality and… — Tama J. Kieves Copy Share Image
There never is any such thing as one truth to be found in dramatic art. There are many. These truths challenge each… — Harold Pinter Copy Share Image
Goddesses never die. They slip in and out of the world's cities, in and out of our dreams, century after century, answering… — Phyllis Chesler Copy Share Image
I don't think unfriending your old crush on Facebook will do much other than remove him from your Facebook feed. Don't beat… — Mallory Ortberg Copy Share Image
It fortifies my soul to know That, though I perish, Truth is so: That, howsoe'er I stray and range, Whate'er I do,… — Arthur Hugh Clough Copy Share Image
For a while I shall still be leaving, looking back at you as you slip away into the magic islands of the… — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
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Never suffer an exception to occur till the new habit is securely rooted in your life. Each lapse is like the letting… — William James Copy Share Image
Sometimes all you need in love is to make each other happy, to make each other laugh. So long as you can… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
Oh, dear friend, if you love your children, I charge you, do not let the early impression of a habit of prayer… — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
All I know is when I start getting serious about songwriting... it's like a playground. All responsibilities slip away and you're with… — Laura Nyro Copy Share Image
We sail within a vast sphere, ever drifting in uncertainty, driven from end to end. When we think to attach ourselves to… — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
How did we go - in a relatively short amount of time - from Audrey Hepburn to Kim Kardashian? I don't know… — Laura Benanti Copy Share Image
Seize every opportunity you have to learn. Keep your eyes and ears wide open and seize life — don't let the moments… — Richie Sambora Copy Share Image
Understand, I'll slip quietly away from the noisy crowd when I see the pale stars rising, blooming, over the oaks. I'll pursue… — Rainer Maria Rilke Copy Share Image
I'm not even sure there is a clear distinction between "spirits" and "extra-terrestrials". At least I think extra-terrestrials may be able to… — Susan Schneider Copy Share Image
Single people slip out of the dating market for many social, economic, psychological, and ideological reasons including marriage, illness, bankruptcy, job promotion,… — Linda Sunshine Copy Share Image
In heaven I'll wish with all my heart that I could reclaim a thousandth part of the time I've let slip through… — Billy Graham Copy Share Image
If I'm wearing jeans all day at work, it's [hard] to slip into a dress and make yourself feel like you were… — Debby Ryan Copy Share Image
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