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There are certain prehistoric things that swim beyond extinction. — Karen Russell
mr youse needn't be so spry concernin questions arty each has his tastes but as for i i likes a certain party gimme the he-man's… — E E Cummings
Patty knew, in her heart, that he was wrong in his impression of her. And the mistake she went to go on to make, the… — Jonathan Franzen
A certain light was beginning to dawn dimly within her,â€”the light which, showing the way, forbids it. — Kate Chopin
The only value of this world lay in its power - at certain times - to suggest another world. — Thomas Ligotti
Schemes are like fruit, they require a certain ripening. — George R. R. Martin
I know one thing for certain; it is much harder to tell whether you are lost than whether you were lost, for, on many occasions,… — Norton Juster
He was marked out by his relentless ability to find fault with others' mediocrity--suggesting that a certain type of intelligence may be at heart nothing… — Alain de Botton
It is certain, I think, that the best government is the one that governs the least. But there is a much-neglected corollary: the best citizen… — Wendell Berry
I thank God daily for the good fortune of my birth, for I am certain I would have made a miserable peasant. — C S Forester
There again," said Syme irritably, "what is there poetical about being in revolt? You might as well say that it is poetical to be sea-sick.… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Everything happens for a reason, and part of that beauty of life is that we're not allowed to know those reasons for certain. — Aron Ralston
But once a dead God, always a dead God, even resurrected. The Son must have the taste of death forever in his mouth. The Trinity… — Yann Martel
Always keep your foes confused. If they are never certain who you are or what you want, they cannot know what you are like to… — George R. R. Martin
Certain sincerely devout and spiritually advanced people believe that the God of their understanding helps them find parking places and gives them advice on Mass.… — David Foster Wallace
Yet how strange a thing is the beauty of music! The brief beauty that the player brings into being transforms a given period of time… — Yukio Mishima
All I do know, for certain, after 53 years in this business, is that writers who sincerely think that their language can represent reality ought… — Gilbert Sorrentino
Iâ€™m not certain youâ€™d know the right sort of man for you if he arrived on our doorstep riding an elephant.â€ â€œI would think the… — Julia Quinn
Thereâ€™s a reason we are drawn to the light. A reason why we fear darkness. Itâ€™s important to be terrified and unnerved about certain things.… — Ted Dekker
Watching him, I thought, not for the first time that night, that maybe it should have felt strange to be with him, here, now. And… — Sarah Dessen

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