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I've always held that early marriage is a sure indication of second-rate goods that had to be sold in a hurry." - Martin Harris — Lucy Maud Montgomery
Poor, unhappy Erik! Shall we pity him? Shall we curse him? He asked only to be 'some one,' like everybody else. But he was too… — Gaston Leroux
Tightly held by rocks Through winter, the ice today Begins to come undone: A way-seeker also is the water, Melting, murmuring from the moss. — SaigyÅ
Still in my coat and hat, I sank onto the stair to read the letter. (I never read without making sure I am in a… — Diane Setterfield
His eyes were bright, and, indeed, he scarcely knew whether they held dreams or realities...and in five minutes she had filled the shell of the… — Virginia Woolf
It was curious to think that the sky was the same for everybody, in Eurasia or Eastasia as well as here. And the people under… — George Orwell
I took my coffee into the dining room and settled down with the morning paper. A woman in New York had had twins in a… — Shirley Jackson
Who knew that better than I, who had presided over the death of my own body, seeing all I called human wither and die only… — Anne Rice
Chapter One. The Bride." He held up the book then. "I'm reading it to you for relax." He practically shoved the book in my face.… — William Goldman
He knows that the only way he can accept losing her is if he can continue to hold her or be held by her. If… — Michael Ondaatje
She stood at the window, her arms spread wide, holding on to each side of the frame, it was as if she held a piece… — Ayn Rand
I have always held the old-fashioned opinion that the primary object of work of fiction should be to tell a story. — Wilkie Collins
I do not see why I should eâ€™er turn back, Or those should not set forth upon my track To overtake me, who should miss… — Robert Frost
If each side had been frankly contending for its own real wish, they would all have kept within the bounds of reason and courtesy; but… — C.S. Lewis
Your reason and your passion are your rudder and sails of your seafaring soul, if either your sails or your rudder be broken, you can… — Khalil Gibran
There was her face, like a summer peach, beautiful and warm, and the light of the candles reflected in her dark eyes. [He] held his… — Ray Bradbury
Go back?" he thought. "No good at all! Go sideways? Impossible! Go forward? Only thing to do! On we go!" So up he got, and… — J.R.R. Tolkien
She held herself very straight, like Audrey Hepburn, whom all women idolize and men never think about. — Jeffrey Eugenides
What are you doing?" "Ya!" said Jane, whirling around, her hands held up menacingly. It was Mr. Nobley with coat, hat, and cane, watching her… — Shannon Hale
Look, Gail." Roark got up, reached out, tore a thick branch off a tree, held it in both hands, one fist closed at each end;… — Ayn Rand

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