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Curled up at the base of the scales, fast asleep, was the oddest monster I'd seen yet. It had the head of crocodile with a… — Rick Riordan
You think the end justifies the means, however vile. I tell you: the end is the means by which you achieve it. Today's step is… — Wilhelm Reich
My mother is my root, my foundation. She planted the seed that I base my life on, and that is the belief that the ability… — Michael Jordan
Granny Weatherwax was often angry. She considered it one of her strong points. Genuine anger was one of the world's greatest creative forces. But you… — Terry Pratchett
Emerson,' I said, choosing my words with care, 'it is a sheer drop from the cleft down to the base of the cliff. If you… — Barbara Mertz
Anyway, shes still getting to know you," Mike says. "Chicks are like that. They base how much tey like on you an emotional level. They… — Susane Colasanti
All of us failed to match our dreams of perfection. So I rate us on the base of our splendid failure to do the impossible. — William Faulkner
Above the comforts of Base Camp, the expedition in fact became an almost Calvinistic undertaking. The ratio of misery to pleasure was greater by an… — Jon Krakauer
And the flesh is that reprehensible preference for self that lurks within every one of our hearts. It is that base and selfish instinct to… — Eric Ludy
I think that knowledge enslaves us, that at the base of all knowledge there is a servility, the acceptation of a way of life wherein… — Georges Bataille
Sometimes, Edie, a person's feelings aren't rational. At least, they don't seem that way on the surface. You have to dig a little deeper to… — Kate Morton
He was obliged however to throw over Christianity. Those who base their conduct upon what they are rather than upon what they ought to be,… — E. M. Forster
Her father had taught her about hands. About a dog's paws. Whenever her father was alone with a dog in a house he would lean… — Michael Ondaatje
The Constitution. . . illustrates the complexity of the American system: that it serves the interests of a wealthy elite, but also does enough for… — Howard Zinn
This is important! But you have to stay absolutely cool. I may be completely off-base, and panicking prematurely." "I don't think so. I think you're… — Lois McMaster Bujold
Sloppy language and sloppy ways go together. Those who are truly educated have learned more than the sciences, the humanities, law, engineering, and the arts.… — Gordon B. Hinckley
There were other stories and other names. Second Base Stace, who had breasts in fourth grade and let some of the boys feel them. Vincent,… — Stephen Chbosky
Do you really mean to tell me the only reason you try to be good is to gain God's approval and reward, or to avoid… — Richard Dawkins
Whatever you make, base it upon that which is most important to you. Only then will it have depth and meaning, and only then will… — Christopher Paolini
Elvis!" Min shoved herself off the couch to shoo him away. "Stay away from there. There's broken glass." "He did that on purpose," David said,… — Jennifer Crusie

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