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If we can't think for ourselves, if we're unwilling to question authority, then we're just putty in the hands of those in power. But if… — Carl Sagan
The past does not only draw us back to the past. There are certain memories of the past that have strong steel springs and, when… — Yukio Mishima
Love is tricky. It is never mundane or daily. You can never get used to it. You have to walk with it, then let it… — Amy Tan
If one is to deal with people on a large scale and say what one thinks, how can one avoid melancholy? I donâ€™t admit to… — Virginia Woolf
And then, well . . . He might have slept for a bit. He rather hoped he was sleeping, because he was quite certain heâ€™d… — Julia Quinn
By telling stories, you objectify your own experience. You separate it from yourself. You pin down certain truths. You make up others. You start sometimes… — Tim O'Brien
Something keeps me moving forward, though. A lifetime of watching the Hunger Games lets me know that certain areas of the arena are rigged for… — Suzanne Collins
I shall have one, too," he told her. "So that you don't feel alone." She tried not to smile. "That is most generous of you."… — Julia Quinn
Should, is the worst word in the English language. People always think things "should" be a certain way, and when they're not, they're disappointed. — Candace Bushnell
In Gethsemane the holiest of all petitioners prayed three times that a certain cup might pass from Him. It did not. — C.S. Lewis
Is it because they are so comfortable, they already know what the other is thinking? Or is it because after a certain point, there is… — Jodi Picoult
I go to my Room and I drink and I smoke some cigarettes and I think about her. I drink and I smoke and I… — James Frey
It would be the death of you to come with me, Sam," said Frodo, "and I could not have borne that." "Not as certain as… — J.R.R. Tolkien
My breathing slowed. I shaded her thick chestnut hair resting in a smooth curve against her face, a large bruise blazing across her cheek. I… — Ruta Sepetys
Society is the picnic certain individuals leave early, the party they fail to enjoy, the musical comedy they find not worth the price of admission. — Joyce Carol Oates
You must behave as if return is certain, not a matter of chance", Jem said. — Cassandra Clare
The answers were maddeningly absentâ€”it was like trying to remember a song that you knew made you feel a certain way, without a title, artist,… — Jennifer Egan
I guess my life hasnâ€™t always been happy, or easy, or exactly what I want. At a certain point, I just have to try not… — Jonathan Franzen
Things look different depending on your perspective. As I see it, fighting to bridge those gaps isn't what really matters. The most important thing is… — Banana Yoshimoto
Now I was more certain than ever of my decision. I could not love a man who did not love Jane Austen. — Deanna Raybourn

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