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She's afraid to tell me anything important, knowing I'll only turn around and write about it. In my mind, I'm like a friendly junkman, building… — David Sedaris
At the evident risk of seeming ridiculous, I want to begin by saying that I have tried for much of my life to write as… — Christopher Hitchens
When you start to really know someone, all his physical characteristics start to disappear. You begin to dwell in his energy, recognize the scent of… — Lisa Unger
I wasn't ready for this, but then I probably never would be, and this year, like so much else, wouldn't wait. I had no choice… — Sarah Dessen
Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. He is rich who owns the day, and no one… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I have a strong propensity in me to begin this chapter very nonsensically, and I will not balk my fancy.--Accordingly I set off thus: — Laurence Sterne
When you believe that you are not worthwhile in and of yourself, in the back of your mind you also begin to believe that life… — Marya Hornbacher
To begin with, poor peopleÂ´s memory is less nourished than that of a rich; it has fewer landmarks in space because they seldom leave the… — Albert Camus
I want to explore the art of pleasure in Italy, the art of devotion in India and, in Indonesia, the art of balancing the two.… — Elizabeth Gilbert
Morality did not begin by one man saying to another, "I will not hit you if you do not hit me"; there is no trace… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
If this were a made-up story, it would begin at night, with a storm blowing and owls hooting and rattling noises under the bed. — Darren Shan
I threw up again that night, half-afraid that my eyeballs would explode. But it was, by far, more important that I get rid of dinner.… — Marya Hornbacher
When you're five and you hurt, you make a big noise in the world. At ten you whimper. But by the time you make fifteen… — Stephen King
Transformation Isn't easy when most of the people in your life think you're already perfect, and want you to stay just how they see you.… — Ellen Hopkins
As soon as coffee is in your stomach, there is a general commotion. Ideas begin to moveâ€¦similes arise, the paper is covered. Coffee is your… — Honore de Balzac
It's a weakness to apologize before hearing what the other person's grievances are. You don't want to end up creating new grievances where there were… — Gabrielle Zevin
If a man is alive, there is always danger that he may die, though the danger must be allowed to be less in proportion as… — Henry David Thoreau
We can begin the restructuring of thought by declaring legitimate what we have denied for so long. Lets us declare Nature to be legitimate. The… — Terence McKenna
Now I am depressed myself,' I said. 'That's why I never think about these things. I never think and yet when I begin to talk… — Ernest Hemingway
I almost tell him that I'd never be able to do something like that, just take out my instrument and begin playing on a street… — Andrew Clements

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