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I distrust pious phrases, especially when they issue from my mouth. I try militantly never to be affected by the pious language of the faithful… — Flannery O'Connor
Heroism doesn't pay very well. I try to be cold-blooded and money-oriented, but I keep screwing it up. — Jim Butcher
I'm brilliant as well as skilled," he said modestly. "It's a great burden, all of that on top of my angelic good looks. But I… — Jim Butcher
At the tips of the feathers there is air and at their base: blood. I hold up bones; I wish like broken glass they could… — Alice Sebold
I wish to begin again on a daily basis. To be born again every day is something that I try to do. And I'm deadly… — Bono
For I do not want any one to read my book carelessly. I have suffered too much grief in setting down these memories. Six years… — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
I'm still willing to continue living with the burden of this memory. Even though this is a painful memory, even though this memory makes my… — Natsuki Takaya
I try to make a point of being seen. Sometimes when I'm out, I'll buy a juice even when I'm not thirsty. If the store… — Nicole Krauss
I try to avoid having thoughts. They lead to other thoughts, and—if you’re not careful—those lead to actions. Actions make you tired. I have this… — Brandon Sanderson
The word "metaphor" means carrying something from one place to another . . . and it is when you describe something by using a word… — Mark Haddon
First the colours. Then the humans. That’s usually how I see things. Or at least, how I try. — Markus Zusak
Breathe in, breath out. Oxygen is carcinogenic and likely puts a limit on our life span. It would be unwise though, to try to extend… — Jeanette Winterson
I look at people holdings hands in the hallways, and I try to think how it all works. At the school dances, I sit in… — Stephen Chbosky
You are just so helpful, Andrei. (Esperetta) I try to be, Princess. (Andrei) And you fail with such panache. (Esperetta) — Sherrilyn Kenyon
Knot the tie and go to work, unknot the tie and go to sleep. I sleep. I dream. I wake. I sing. I get out… — Richard Siken
I can’t believe you were going to call me a liar and take my place under the guillotine. Next time I try to save you,… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
I try to remind myself that we are never promised anything, and that what control we can exert is not over the events that befall… — Jeanne DuPrau
I wish I could hate you," he said. His voice was light, his mouth curved in an unconcerned half smile, his eyes sick with misery.… — Cassandra Clare
Maybe I'm wrong," Mom said. "Maybe the world really is coming to an end." "Should I try Fox News?" I asked. Mom shuddered. "We're not… — Susan Beth Pfeffer
I try to deny myself any illusions or delusions, and I think that this perhaps entitles me to try and deny the same to others,… — Christopher Hitchens
All afternoon in the deck chair, I try to describe to my notebook the colors of the water and sky. How to translate sunlight into… — Frances Mayes
I'm through accepting limits ''cause someone says they're so Some things I cannot change But till I try, I'll never know! Too long I've been… — Stephen Schwartz
I try to believe in as many as six impossible things before breakfast. Count them, Alice. One, there are drinks that make you shrink. Two,… — Lewis Carroll
It doesn’t matter how many years go by, how much therapy I embark on, how much I try to achieve that elusive thing known as… — Elizabeth Wurtzel
I pull my lower lip all the way in between my teeth. If I try hard enough, maybe I can gobble my whole self this… — Laurie Halse Anderson

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