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Donâ€™t complain, donâ€™t explain. — Raymond Carver
I had to sit down and explain to [her friend] that AA was for quitters — Chelsea Handler
It is obvious enough for the reader to conclude, "She loves young Emerson." A reader in Lucy's place would not find it obvious. Life is… — E. M. Forster
You are the one who gives me reason to wake in the mornings, who infuriates me, who enrages me, who enthralls me. You are my… — Melissa Marr
No two people will ever see or feel things in the same way, Merry. The challenge is to be truthful when you write. Don't approximate.… — Kate Morton
From your results I have determined that you are one of the strongest Divergent, which I say not to compliment you but to explain my… — Veronica Roth
If youâ€™re listening to this, congratulations! You survived Doomsday. Iâ€™d like to apologize straightaway for any inconvenience the end of the world may have caused… — Rick Riordan
Art has always been my salvation. And my gods are Herman Melville, Emily Dickinson, Mozart. I believe in them with all my heart. And when… — Maurice Sendak
Whoa there, Tobias," says the man to my left. "Weren't you raised a Stiff? I thought the most you people did was... graze hands or… — Veronica Roth
We read because they teach us about people, we can see ourselves in them,in their problems.And by seeing ourselves in them, we clarify ourselves, we… — F. Sionil JosÃ©
What did falling in love do for you? Can you ever really explain it? It filled empty spaces I never knew were empty. It cured… — Louise Penny
What do you think dignity's all about?' The directness of the inquiry did, I admit, take me rather by surprise. 'It's rather a hard thing… — Kazuo Ishiguro
Let me explain: there are dragons, and then there are drakons. Drakons are several millennia older than dragons, andmuch larger. They look like giant serpents.… — Rick Riordan
Everyone wants to understand art. Why not try to understand the song of a bird? Why does one love the night, flowers, everything around one,… — Pablo Picasso
Maybe,â€ he said in a slow, rural drawl, â€œyou could explain to me why I found you in the middle of an orgy.â€ â€œWell,â€ I… — Jim Butcher
But there was still something missing. Something that nagged at her-an emptiness she couldn't explain. There were mornings she woke with her heart pounding wildly… — Kirsten Miller
Riley - â€œDonâ€™t worry, there are many safeguards in place. Unless you want me to have Logan explainâ€”â€ Trella - â€œNo! I trust you.â€ He… — Maria V. Snyder
There are some tales not for telling, whether because they are too long, too precious, too laughable, too painful, too easy to need telling or… — Emma Donoghue
You see, Greg, my mother is going through a feline phase. Blinky is a Persian,' Hale said simply, as if that should explain everything. 'Binky… — Ally Carter
Let us consider that we are all insane. It will explain us to each other. It will unriddle many riddles — Mark Twain

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