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And books which told me everything about the wasp, except why. — Dylan Thomas
They say you are not you except in terms of relation to other people. If there weren't any other people there wouldn't be any you… — Robert Penn Warren
There is no beauty or romance or mystery in the sea except for the men that sail abroad upon it, and those who stay at… — Lord Dunsany
I need to capture my sprite with trembling hands. Except I could crush her. Wonder how many small things of beauty - flowers, seashells, dragonflies… — Ellen Hopkins
Yes, of course, there's something fishy about describing people's feelings. You try hard to be accurate, but as soon as you start to define such… — Iris Murdoch
Victor smiled through the pain and the blood. "Of course you have. I used to think Belikov was the savage one, but it's really you,… — Richelle Mead
There you'll find the place I love most in the world. The place where I grew thin from dreaming. My village, rising from the plain.… — Juan Rulfo
Everyone is an idiot," I stated. "Except me. — Sherwood Smith
You know, Aunt Tasha makes jokes about how youÊ¹d actually be a better queen than the others, except sometimes . . . I donÊ¹t think… — Richelle Mead
And, you know, politics aside, the success of Sarah Palin and women like her is good for all women - except, of course â€”those who… — Tina Fey
He [Uncle Vernon] held up the envelope in which Mrs. Weasleyâ€™s letter had come, and Harry had to fight down a laugh. Every bit of… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
He lifted the arm covering his eyes and turned his head to glare at her. "I knew you were trouble the first time I saw… — Linda Howard
Paranoia is a survival trait when you run in my circles. It gives you something to do in your spare time, coming up with solutions… — Jim Butcher
Everything was believed except the truth. — Alexandre Dumas-fils
We do know that no person can be saved except through Christ. We do not know that only those who know Him can be saved… — C.S. Lewis
There was nothing I could say in retaliation except something that would confuse her. — E. Lockhart
One of the chief things which my typical man has to learn is that the mental faculties are capable of a continuous hard activity; they… — Arnold Bennett
Bitten? You mean you're a-" "A werewolf," said the girl. "Like everyone else here. Except you, and the asshole. And the asshole's sister. — Cassandra Clare
It was like a bad movie except he didnâ€™t actually twirl his mustache.â€ -Jace to Maryse about Valentine, pg.122- — Cassandra Clare
Nothing endures, nothing is precise and certain (except the mind of a pedant), perfection is the mere repudiation of that ineluctable marginal inexactitude which is… — H.G. Wells

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