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He was certain he was anorectic, because every time he looked in a mirror he saw a fat man. It was the Archchancellor, standing behind… — Terry Pratchett
Eros is an issue of boundaries. He exists because certain boundaries do. In the interval between reach and grasp, between glance and counterglance, between ‘I… — Anne Carson
Not that it was beautiful, but that, in the end, there was a certain sense of order there; something worth learning in that narrow diary… — Anne Sexton
In a low whisper she was certain only her friend could hear, she said, "I specifically remember we both promised never to drink from any… — Julie Garwood
Within the mystery of life there is the infinite darkness of the night sky lit by distant orbs of fire, the cobbled skin of an… — Jack Kornfield
I looked at it [revolver] as if it reminded me of a crime I had committed with an irrepressible smile such as rises sometimes to… — Anais Nin
The world concerns me only in so far as I have a certain debt and duty to it, because I have lived in it for… — Vincent Van Gogh
You cannot be firmly certain about anything. You can only have enough courage and strength to do what you consider to be right. Maybe it… — Irving Stone
love is undying,of that I feel certain.I mean deep,abiding,cherishing love.The love that gives protection even as you,my guardian angel,gave me protection long after you had… — Ruskin Bond
What is an "I", and why are such things found (at least so far) only in association with, as poet Russell Edson once wonderfully phrased… — Douglas Hofstadter
Certain people have said that the world is like a calm pond, and that anytime a person does even the smallest thing, it is as… — Daniel Handler
Definition of a relationship - an enduring, mutually-agreed upon connection or union, which fulfills certain needs of the individuals involved and the society in which… — Leo Buscaglia
There's a place for everything and everyone, you know. That is the mistake they make above. They think that only certain people have a place.… — Lauren Oliver
I think that at a certain age, say fifteen or sixteen, poetry is like masturbation. But later in life good poets burn their early poetry,… — Umberto Eco
There is a certain embarrassment about being a storyteller in these times when stories are considered not quite as satisfying as statements and statements not… — Flannery O'Connor
And then, when he’s been underwater so long I feel certain he’s drowned, his head pops up right next to me and I start. “Don’t… — Suzanne Collins
I shall do one thing in this life-one thing certain-this is, love you, and long of you, and keep wanting you till I die. — Thomas Hardy
Funny how certain things stay with you. — Lauren Oliver
The trouble with him was that he was without imagination. He was quick and alert in the things of life, but only in the things,… — Jack London
Good and bad is tricky," she said. "I ain't too certain about where people stand. P'raps what matters is which way you face. — Terry Pratchett
Satan frequently steals the will of God from us due to reasoning. The Lord may direct us to do a certain thing, but if it… — Joyce Meyer
In life there are certain sores which, like a kind of canker, slowly erode the soul in solitude. — Sadegh Hedayat
The best stories I have heard were pointless, the best books those whose plot I can never remember, the best individuals those whom I never… — Henry Miller
I experience religious dread whenever I find myself thinking that I know the limits of God’s grace, since I am utterly certain it exceeds any… — Marilynne Robinson
A certain amount of volatility and drama can me healthy and keep things fun and interesting if you're willing at any moment during a fight… — Anthony Kiedis

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