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The great French Marshall Lyautey once asked his gardener to plant a tree. The gardner objected that the tree was slow growing and wouldn't reach… — John F. Kennedy
A fight is going on inside me," said an old man to his son. "It is a terrible fight between two wolves. One wolf is… — Wendy Mass
Itt iss Eevill…" "What is going to happen?" "Wee wwill cconnttinnue tto ffightt!"… "And we’re not alone, you know, children," came Mrs.Whatsit, the comforter. "…some… — Madeleine L'Engle
When the poet Paul Valery once asked Albert Einstein if he kept a notebook to record his ideas, Einstein looked at him with mild but… — Bill Bryson
Mom told us we would have to go shoplifting. Isn't that a sin?" I asked Mom. Not exactly," Mom said. "God doesn't mind you bending… — Jeannette Walls
When some drunken fool asked if she was a lesbian, she would say, 'In everything but sexual preference. — Michael Chabon
What does it mean to be yourself?” he asked. “If it means to do what you think you ought to do, then you’re doing that… — Scott Adams
Is it still there?" I asked, staring at his head, bent over, as he wedged the stethoscope beneath my left breast. And then, before I… — Jennifer Weiner
The waitress brought me another drink. She wanted to light my hurricane lamp again. I wouldn't let her. "Can you see anything in the dark,… — Kurt Vonnegut
If ever asked to look at yourself, don't. — Bob Dylan
She said, 'I'm so afraid.' And I said, 'why?,' and she said, 'Because I'm so profoundly happy, Dr. Rasul. Happiness like this is frightening.' I… — Khaled Hosseini
Yo! You’re my dope dealer not my thesis adviser. If I wanted your opinion about my dissertation, I’d have asked for it, Motherfucker! — Mark Leyner
To have her meals, and her daily walk, and her fill of novels, and to be left alone, was all that she asked of the… — Anthony Trollope
When asked, "Why do you always wear black?", he said, "I am mourning for my life. — Anton Chekhov
The efficiency of the cleaning solution in liquefying wizards suggested the operation of an antithetical principal,which-" "Did you have to get him started?" Cimorene asked… — Patricia C. Wrede
I had hardly begun to read I asked how can you ever be sure that what you write is really any good at all and… — W S Merwin
When you asked me how I was doing, was that some kind of joke — Bob Dylan
How're we getting to King's Cross tomorrow, Dad?" asked Fred as they dug into a sumptuous pudding. "The Ministry's providing a couple of cars," said… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Poor, unhappy Erik! Shall we pity him? Shall we curse him? He asked only to be 'some one,' like everybody else. But he was too… — Gaston Leroux
Terry Kitchen asked me one time why, since I had so few gifts as a husband and father, I had gotten married. And I heard… — Kurt Vonnegut
A Native American elder once described his own inner struggles in this manner: Inside of me there are two dogs. One of the dogs is… — George Bernard Shaw
It was my friend Frank, a writer in San Francisco, who finally set me straight. When asked about my new look he put down his… — David Sedaris
Tibby was shaking her head. "What?" Bailey asked. "Nothing. Just that you suprise me every day," Tibby said. Bailey smiled at her. "I like that… — Ann Brashares
I have my own set of survival techniques. I am patient. I know how to pack light. But my one might travel talent is that… — Elizabeth Gilbert
A wager?" I repeated. "Yes," he said, and gave me a slow smile, bright with challenge. ... "Stake?" I asked cautiously. He was still smiling,… — Sherwood Smith

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