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One could not count the moons that shimmer on her roofs, Or the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls. — Khaled Hosseini
And now each night, I count the stars. And each night I get the same number. And when the stars won't come to be counted,… — Amiri Baraka
Do you think there is any chance the Lord would have inspired his prophets to prophesy about us, only to then take a chance on… — Sheri L. Dew
Long ago I yearned to be a hero without knowing, in truth, what a hero was. Now, perhaps, I understand it a little better. A… — Lloyd Alexander
O God, I could be bound in a nutshell, and count myself a king of infinite space – were it not that I have bad… — William Shakespeare
You think this is a trap then?" the Count asked. "I always think everything is a trap until proven otherwise," the Prince answered. "Which is… — William Goldman
With the arrogance of youth, I determined to do no less than to transform the world with Beauty. If I have succeeded in some small… — William Morris
My greatest personal mistake is ever to allow a word or moment that “doesn’t count,” i.e., that I do not refer to my own basic… — Ayn Rand
Gandalf! I thought you were dead! But then I thought I was dead myself. Is everything sad going to come untrue? What's happened to the… — J.R.R. Tolkien
Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears. — John Lennon
This, this indeed is to be accursed, For if we mortals love, or if we sing, We count our joys not by what we have,… — Paul Laurence Dunbar
I collect ex-boyfriends -- and more than five, at last count. — Jasper Fforde
What I’ve realized is that life doesn’t count for much unless you’re willing to do your small part to leave our children — all of… — Barack Obama
If it wasn’t for the mist we could see your home across the bay," said Gatsby. "You always have a green light that burns at… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
Six hundred and forty fish later, the only thing I know is everything you love will die. The first time you meet someone special, you… — Chuck Palahniuk
Unusual financial activity: none, unless you count the fact that someone in the family is way too into Civil War biographies. (Can this be a… — Ally Carter
Only men you can count on these days are Ben and Jerry. — Janet Evanovich
I couldn't help but wonder if that was what love was -- believing that someone was going to come through, in the end, and that… — Laura Dave
Most uncomfortable! Did we lose anyone? Head count! Lee Ark, Leetu, and Brunstetter. Three. Should we count the meech egg? No, I think not. Don't… — Donita K. Paul
I cannot count the good people I know who to my mind would be even better if they bent their spirits to the study of… — M.F.K. Fisher
I have a history of making decisions very quickly about men. I have always fallen in love fast and without measuring risks. I have a… — Elizabeth Gilbert
Woman wants monogamy; Man delights in novelty. Love is woman's moon and sun; Man has other forms of fun. Woman lives but in her lord;… — Dorothy Parker
No, I slept as I always do when I am bored and have not the courage to amuse myself, or when I am hungry and… — Alexandre Dumas
I am lost if I attempt to take count of chronology. When I think over the past, I am like a person whose eyes cannot… — Andre Gide
Don’t let yourself be. Find something new to try, something to change. Count how often it succeeds and how often it doesn’t. Write about it.… — Atul Gawande

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