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I don't have any regrets, really, except that one. I wanted to write about you, about us, really. Do you know what I mean? I… — Michael Cunningham
People glorify all sorts of bravery except the bravery they might show on behalf of their nearest neighbors. — George Eliot
Clearly, all fear has an element of resistance and a leaning away from the moment. Its dynamic is not unlike that of strong desire except… — Stephen Levine
There is much pain that is quite noiseless; and vibrations that make human agonies are often a mere whisper in the roar of hurrying existence.… — George Eliot
A long time ago, Trinity and I made a list of types of guys you should never date. We add to it every now and… — Adam Selzer
Fiction and nonfiction are not so easily divided. Fiction may not be real, but it's true; it goes beyond the garland of facts to get… — Yann Martel
There is nothing noble about suffering except the love and forgiveness with which we meet it. Many believe that if they are suffering they are… — Stephen Levine
There is no excuse for bad manners, except fast reflexes. — Steven Brust
The girl dreams she is dangerously ill. Suddenly birds come out of her skin and cover her completely ... Swarms of gnats obscure the sun,… — Carl Jung
She sighed. Loudly. "Physical appearance is not what is important." Yeah right. Tell that to any girl who hasn't bothered to put on a presentable… — Vivian Vande Velde
There was a sergeant at a desk. I knew he was a sergeant because I recognized the marks on his uniform, and I knew it… — Steven Brust
I do not love you except because I love you; I go from loving to not loving you, From waiting to not waiting for you… — Pablo Neruda
It is a truth universally acknowledge that there will always be a gentleman to dance with, except at just the moment when you require one… — Anna Godbersen
I sent a lot of publishing ideas to my publisher, about 30 of them. Each time except 3, i got a "rejection letter". This is… — James Dashner
I was tired of chasing ghosts, hollow men who were outside my comfort zone, men who had nothing to give me except a rush. It… — Terry McMillan
In philosophy class I think we finally decided that 'good' is an infinitely recursive term - it can't be defined except in terms of itself.… — Orson Scott Card
Life is short. Short, and not about anything except what you can touch and what touches you. — Woody Allen
Yet, there was once a king worthy of that name. That king was Arthur. It is paramount disgrace of this evil generation that the name… — Stephen R. Lawhead
Like the water of a deep stream, love is always too much. We did not make it. Though we drink till we burst, we cannot… — Wendell Berry
He wanted nothing, for the time being, except to understand .... Without advice, assistance or plan, he began reading an incongruous assortment of books; he… — Ayn Rand

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