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I am not a mechanism, an assembly of various sections. and it is not because the mechanism is working wrongly, that I am ill. I… — D. H. Lawrence
No exclusive,” I said aloud, watching Al for his opinion and seeing him shake his head and hold his hands out in a “bigger” gesture.… — Kim Harrison
Mother used to say escape is never further than the nearest book. Well, Mumsy, no, not really. Your beloved large-print sagas of rags, riches, and… — David Mitchell
The emancipation of woman will only be possible when woman can take part in production on a large, social scale, and domestic work no longer… — Friedrich Engels
Solitude will be welcomed or endured or avoided, according as a man's personal value is large or small. — Arthur Schopenhauer
[Tyson] looked him over with that massive baby-brown eye. “You are not dead. I like it when you are not dead.” Ella fluttered to the… — Rick Riordan
It felt as if maybe the curse had lifted, the tide had shifted, but then the breeze picked up and a skeet took a very… — Ally Carter
He turned and reached behind him for the chocolate bar, then he turned back again and handed it to Charlie. Charlie grabbed it and quickly… — Roald Dahl
It's an honor and privilege to be next to the great mysteries, and that's what I get to do every day. Why are we here?… — Carole Maso
One of the biggest problems with the world today is that we have large groups of people who will accept whatever they hear on the… — Neil deGrasse Tyson
So we came to understand that small and important thing, that our lives could be large with interesting strangers who would pass us without any… — Michael Ondaatje
Mathematicians deal with large numbers sometimes, but never in their income. — Isaac Asimov
One should do what one is best at on as large a scale as possible. — Gail Carriger
What is suffering? I'm not sure what it is, but I know that suffering is the name we give to the origin of all the… — Jonathan Safran Foer
We took a right at the fork, heading farther north. The charred houses continued. To the right, a large sign nailed to an old telephone… — Ilona Andrews
In poor countries, officials receive explicit bribes; in D.C. they get the sophisticated, implicit, unspoken promise to work for large corporations — Nassim Nicholas Taleb
A dream becomes a reality as a result of your actions, and your actions are controlled, to a large extent, by your habits. — John C. Maxwell
For me, Savannah's resistance to change was its saving grace. The city looked inward, sealed off from the noises and distractions of the world at… — John Berendt
13. 99 percent is a very large percentage. For instance, easily 99 percent of people want a roof over their heads, food on their tables,… — Daniel Handler
It's amazing how large the things are that it's possible to overlook. — Jo Walton
But how can you walk away from something and still come back to it?" "Easy," said the cat. "Think of somebody walking around the world.… — Neil Gaiman
Modern capitalism needs men who cooperate smoothly and in large numbers; who want to consume more and more; and whose tastes are standardized and can… — Erich Fromm
Hello, Harry!” she said. “Er — my name’s Barny,” said Harry, flummoxed. “Oh, have you changed that too?” she asked brightly. “How did you know… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Most of us forget to take time for wonder, praise and gratitude until it is almost too late. Gratitude is a many-colored quality, reaching in… — Faith Baldwin
I never understood how anyone could feel small compared with the universe. After all, man knows how overwhelmingly large it is, and a few others… — Harry Mulisch

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