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Above all, he liked it that everything was one's own fault. There was only oneself to praise or blame. Luck was a servant and not… — Ian Fleming
Luck in all its moods had to be loved and not feared Bond saw luck as a woman, to be softly wooed or brutally ravaged,… — Ian Fleming
The art of music is good, for the reason, among others, that it produces pleasure; but what proof is it possible to give that pleasure… — John Stuart Mill
The city was bigger than its buildings, bigger than its inhabitants too. It had its own nuances. It accepted whatever came its way, the crime… — Colum McCann
The will of the people, moreover, practically means the will of the most numerous or the most active part of the people; the majority, or… — John Stuart Mill
it was love, of course, though I didn't know it then and Finn was both its subject and object. He accepted love instinctively, without responsibility… — Meg Rosoff
Filipinos are not a reading people, and despite the compulsory course on the life and works of Rizal today, from the elementary to the university… — Ambeth R. Ocampo
Whether I or anyone else accepted the concept of alcoholism as a disease didn't matter; what mattered was that when treated as a disease, those… — Craig Ferguson
Eyes watching always Shadows in shadows they wait A black feather falls First accepted, loved Then betrayed-spit in the face Vengeance sweet like dots. — P. C. Cast
Faith, in the sense in which I am here using the word, is the art of holding on to things your reason has once accepted,… — C.S. Lewis
Sh!t. F_ck sh!t.'.... 'Sh!t f_ck would have also been accepted. — Ilona Andrews
She accepted it from then on. Books liked her. Books wanted to look after her. — Sarah Addison Allen
Madame Lefoux accepted a cup of tea and sat on another little settee, next to the relocated calico cat. The cat clearly believed Madame Lefoux… — Gail Carriger
How can a person deal with anxiety? You might try what one fellow did. He worried so much that he decided to hire someone to… — Max Lucado
I really don't see anything romantic in proposing. It is very romantic to be in love. But there is nothing romantic about a definite proposal.… — Oscar Wilde
Just because you have so much to give does not mean that they'll all be accepted. There's more to giving than just giving. — F. Sionil JosÃ©
GENTLE READER: You, sir, are an anarchist, and Miss Manners is frightened to have anything to do with you. It is true that questioning the… — Judith Martin
Beatrix puts a distance between herself and the rest of the world. Sheâ€™s very engaging, but also quite private in nature. I see the same… — Lisa Kleypas
Caution in handling generally accepted opinions that claim to explain whole trends of history is especially important for the historian of modern times, because the… — Hannah Arendt
Hello Angel,'Michael rumbled, and leaned over to give the woman a kiss on the cheek. She accepted it with all the loving tolerance of a… — Jim Butcher

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