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Englishmen rarely cry, except under the pressure of the acutest grief; whereas in some parts of the Continent the men shed tears much more readily… — Charles Darwin
Because after the haze of not being kissed cleared I was forced to face the facts that: 1. Jack was a very bad guy. 2.… — Michele Jaffe
His movements could be called cat-like, except that he did not stop to spray urine up against things. — Terry Pratchett
we’re allowed to make a lot of mistakes in our lives, except the mistake that destroy us — Paulo Coelho
Harris said, however, that the river would suit him to a "T." I don't know what a "T" is (except a sixpenny one, which includes… — Jerome K. Jerome
I am not going to get into it myself, except to say (1) if I am writing "boy fiction," who are all those boys with… — George R. R. Martin
Surely it is an odd way to spend your life - sitting alone in a room with a pen in your hand, hour after hour,… — Paul Auster
A theory is something nobody believes, except the person who made it. An experiment is something everybody believes, except the person who made it. — Albert Einstein
I have never cared about setting world records, or filling my boat with fish, or, for that matter, even catching fish. I go for the… — Jimmy Buffett
there's no defense except all the errors made — Charles Bukowski
Thomas swallowed, wondering how he could ever go out there. His desire to become a Runner had taken a major blow. But he had to… — James Dashner
Now-what’s our game plan?” Coach Hedge belched. He’d already had three espressos and a plate of doughnuts, along with two napkins and another flower from… — Rick Riordan
Top Trumps appeared to be a game in which you got cards, and the cards had a picture (in this case, of a horse), and… — Maureen Johnson
Friendship is a Spackle in itself. You'll forgive your friends a lot, and if you're a woman, you'll forgive your straight male friends even more.… — Sloane Crosley
life's kind of like a painting. A really bizarre, abstract painting. You could look at it and think that all it is, is a blur.… — Cecelia Ahern
He's never going to sit at my feet and write me poems, which is good because I hate poetry, except dirty ones that rhyme. — Ann Aguirre
He would conclude that nothing was real except chance. — Paul Auster
No other formula gives your baby a better start in life except that stuff that comes out of you for free. — Tina Fey
I have watched them all day and they are the same men that we are. I believe that I could walk up to the mill… — Ernest Hemingway
Marriage would change hardly anything between us, except that we would end our arguments in a much more satisfying way. And of course I would… — Lisa Kleypas
Victories and defeats form part of everyone's life - everyone, that is, except cowards, as you call them, because they never lose or win. — Paulo Coelho
Michael has never cried during a Broadway show. Except in that scene where Tarzan's ape father is brutally murdered. And that was only because he… — Meg Cabot
It's actually a rather romantic and dramatic story --- one I would eagerly tell you, except for the fact that I recently forgot it, based… — Brandon Sanderson
But it was Valentine. I saw him. In fact, he had the Sword with him when he came down to the cells and taunted me… — Cassandra Clare
Everytime he brushes me with his fingers, time seems to tether for a second, like it is in danger of dissolving. The whole world is… — Lauren Oliver

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