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The sad truth is that certain types of things can't go backward. Once they start going forward, no matter what you do, they can't go… — Haruki Murakami
Not bad in short, though the last one [understanding the language of animals], isn't half as useful as you might expect, since when all's said… — Jonathan Stroud
In matters of the heart as well, a certain level of negativity and suspicion is universally recommended. You may try to project a thoroughly positive… — Barbara Ehrenreich
Once she was certain, she didn't waiver. I had to make her stop for water or a bite to eat. She obeyed, but she was… — Tamora Pierce
Even where the affections are not strongly moved by any superior excellence, the companions of our childhood always possess a certain power over our minds… — Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
I wonder if our names determine our destiny, or if destiny leads us to choose certain names. — Michelle Moran
When I find myself focusing overmuch on the anticipated future happiness of arriving at a certain goal, I remind myself to 'Enjoy now'. If I… — Gretchen Rubin
Black is the absence of all color. White is the presence of all colors. I suppose life must be one or the other. On the… — Mary Balogh
I believe the defining moment was when certain persons, who shall remain nameless, objected to my fuchsia silk striped waistcoat. I loved that waistcoat. I… — Gail Carriger
And maybe she had certain beliefs that if you love somebody, [you're] gonna like them too. And that isn't necessarily true. — Tori Amos
Religion is not about accepting twenty impossible propositions before breakfast, but about doing things that change you. It is a moral aesthetic, an ethical alchemy.… — Karen Armstrong
Certain blood was being shed for uncertain reasons. — Tim O'Brien
One of the marks of a certain type of bad man is that he cannot give up a thing himself without wanting every one else… — C.S. Lewis
What I like about cooking is that, so long as you follow the recipe exactly, everything always turns out perfect. Itâ€™s too bad thereâ€™s no… — Josh Lanyon
So we face our final hours...and all that was once certain has become uncertain. Except for defeat. That, as always, is the end of all… — Tad Williams
My own terror of appearing sentimental is so strong that Iâ€™ve decided to fight against it, some; but the terror is still there. . .… — David Foster Wallace
What I'm certain I don't want is to find myself someday in a new century, an old bitter woman looking back, wishing that right now… — Charles Frazier
But there were too many points at which the other self could invade the self he wanted to preserve, and there were too many forms… — Patricia Highsmith
I'm certain, as we filled down the great staircase, that I appeared the same as ever, a moping twelve years-old, all arms and legs. But… — Patti Smith
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

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