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I was naturally a loner, content just to live with a woman, eat with her, sleep with her, walk down the street with her. I… — Charles Bukowski
Tr...ooooo...luv...' Fezzik grabbed onto Inigo in panic and they both pivoted, staring at the man in black, who was silent again. '"True love," he said,'… — William Goldman
I am struck by how, except when you're young, you really need to prioritize in life, figuring out in what order you should divide up… — Haruki Murakami
We cut the throat of a calf and hang it up by the heels to bleed to death so that our veal cutlet may be… — George Bernard Shaw
Honesty is always good, except when it's better to lie. — James Patterson
I love those who do not know how to live, except by going under, for they are those who cross over. — Friedrich Nietzsche
What is human behavior, except trying to prove that we're not animals? — Douglas Coupland
Having an eye for beauty isn't the same thing as a weakness...except possibly when it comes to you. — Suzanne Collins
I expected something a little more castle-shaped," said Jamie. Nothing lasts forever," Nick said. "Except demons, of course." Has anyone ever told you that you're… — Sarah Rees Brennan
Outside nature, against nature, without excuse, beyond remedy, except what remedy I find within myself. — Jean-Paul Sartre
A man moves through time. It means nothing except that, like a harpoon, once thrown he will arrive. — Anne Carson
Don't push me I've got a corner at my back I've nowhere to go except over you. — Henry Rollins
People think they know the mystery of living in your skin. They don't. There's no one who knows except the person who carts it around… — Colum McCann
She really started to cry, and the next thing I knew, I was kissing her all over - anywhere - her eyes, her nose, her… — J D Salinger
The Declaration of Independence dogmatically bases all rights on the fact that God created all men equal; and it is right; for if they were… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Yes, men are pigs. Except your brother, of course. He's actually a decent human being. Almost a woman. -Jillian's mother — Gena Showalter
All sins, except a sin against itself, Love should forgive. All lives, save loveless lives, true Love should pardon. — Oscar Wilde
I got a washed out version of Momâ€™s curls and a better copy of Dadâ€™s blue eyes, The rest of me, I guess, is up… — Lilith Saintcrow
I let out a laugh that sounded more like the yip of a startled poodle. "Superp-powers? I wish. My powers aren't winning me a slot… — Kelley Armstrong
A man without hands came to the door to sell me a photograph of my house. Except for the chrome hooks, he was an ordinary-looking… — Raymond Carver

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