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It was a hurting tune, resigned, a cry of heartache for all in the world that fell apart. As ash rose black against the brilliant… — Kristin Cashore
Gazzy: (Hugging himself and jumping up and down) "I'm brilliant! I'm a genius! I can blow up the world!" Max: (Raises her eyebrows) Gazzy: "Not… — James Patterson
It's only those exceptional and rare individuals who have brilliant ideas delivered to them by the muse, complete and gift wrapped. The rest of us… — Alan Moore
There is something in the human spirit that will survive and prevail, there is a tiny and brilliant light burning in the heart of man… — Leo Tolstoy
Some were brilliant bordering on genius. Others, genius bordering on madness — Erich Segal
What I did not know yet about hunger, but would find out over the next twenty-one years, was that brilliant theorists of economics do not… — Muhammad Yunus
Genius is a curse. That's how I look at it. Some think that the brilliant comprehend the universe in a way the rest of us… — Harlan Coben
You can say a lot of bad things about Tiny Cooper. I know, because I have said them. But for a guy who knows absolutely… — John Green
Anyway, madness and genius. They're the disturbed pals of the human condition. The Bonnie and Clyde, the Thelma and Louise, the baking soda and vinegar.… — Deb Caletti
It’s a brilliant song! C’mon…’Every day is like survival. You’re my lover, not my rival.’ What could be more meaningful than that? (Jesse) — Sherrilyn Kenyon
A man can only lead when others accept him as their leader, and he has only as much authority as his subjects give to him.… — Brandon Sanderson
Did I ever mention I used to be a delivery driver too? I was. I can read a map. What’s more, using a brilliant mixture… — Patrick Rothfuss
Ugh! How many stories about love, copulation, marriage and death already exist, not one of which tells the truth! How sick I am of well-constructed… — Sadegh Hedayat
I could not understand how people could not like something as beautiful as the aerodrome. But I had lately become convinced that in general people… — Ismail KadarÃ©
After the rains departed the skies and settled on earth - clear skies; moist brilliant earth - greater clarity returned to life alone with the… — Fernando Pessoa
Now the tattoos," Zia announced. "Brilliant!" I said. "On your tongue," she added. "Excuse me? — Rick Riordan
I wanted to ask her how the same thing could be so ugly and so glorious, and its words and stories so damning and brilliant. — Markus Zusak
Of all the Hathaway sisters,” Cam said equably, “Beatrix is the one most suited to choose her own husband. I trust her judgment.” Beatrix gave… — Lisa Kleypas
I'll be darned!" said Douglas. "I never thought of that. That's brilliant! It's true. Old people never were children!" "And it's kind of sad," said… — Ray Bradbury
He'd only been gone two seconds, but the room got brighter when they were together, as if they were two elements that became brilliant in… — Maggie Stiefvater
Doughboy, we need to talk.” Doughboy opened his wax eyes. “Finally! You realize how stuffy it is in there? At last you’ve remembered that you… — Rick Riordan
What I wanted was to die among strangers, untroubled, beneath a cloudless sky. And yet my desire differed from the sentiments of that ancient Greek… — Yukio Mishima
I’m afraid of love, because it involves things that are beyond our understanding; it sheds such a brilliant light, but the shadow it casts frightens… — Paulo Coelho
Fall leaves are brilliant with gold and red. You can cup them in your hand and wonder at them, be amazed at their uniqueness and… — Rob Thurman
Speak to me...be eloquent, be brilliant for me. Improvise! Rhapsodize!... I ask for cream and you give me milk and water... Please gather your dreams… — Edmond Rostand

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