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Trying to remember, I have learned, is like trying to clutch a handful of fog. Trying to forget, like trying to hold back the monsoon. — Patricia McCormick
Lying is like trying to hide in a fog: If you move about you're in danger of bumping your head against the truth, and as… — Josh Billings
Can't you just thank me and get over it?" "Thank you." I waited, fuming and expectant. "You're not going to let it go, are you?"… — Stephenie Meyer
Trying to write about love is ultimately like trying to have a dictionary represent life. No matter how many words there are, there will never… — David Levithan
It had not seemed to matter that Rose was only eight years old. "More than eight," said Rose. "Nearly nine." "Darling Rose, even almost nearly… — Hilary McKay
It was like trying to break up with the color orange, or Wednesday, or silent e. It was the most passionate and tumultuous relationship I'd… — Rob Sheffield
Popularity was fickle and elusive, like trying to catch fireflies in a jar. You were either born with it or relegated to wallflower status according… — Melissa de la Cruz
The answers were maddeningly absentâ€”it was like trying to remember a song that you knew made you feel a certain way, without a title, artist,… — Jennifer Egan
The oldest emotion in the world may be that of being moved; but to describe it-just to name it-must have been like trying to catch… — Nicole Krauss
I lacked some essential skill for attracting people, for giving and receiving love easily. It meant too much to me. I seemed to be driving… — Lisa Kleypas
Jem spoke with enormous care; talking to Will about anything personal was like trying not to startle away a wild animal. — Cassandra Clare
Itâ€™s like trying to herd a flock of geese,â€ said Orik. â€œTheyâ€™re always trying to go off on their own, they make an obnoxious noise,… — Christopher Paolini
It was like trying to bail out an ocean of water with a teaspoon. — Jodi Picoult
There are two kinds of people in this world, son. Those who save lives, and those who take lives." "And what of those who protect… — Brandon Sanderson
Trying to describe my life and feelings to you is like trying to describe coulours to the blind, or music to the deaf. It's simply… — Tabitha Suzuma
Things have been a mess for so many years that trying to pin down a starting point is like trying to figure out where your… — Jonathan Tropper
Fighting with him was like trying to solve a crossword and realizing there's no right answer — Taylor Swift
But in the end, fighting for a love that was already gone felt like trying to live in the ruins of a lost city. — Paula McLain
I milked, of course, and did some work around the barn, and tried not to think about Brian, which was like trying not to breathe. — Catherine Gilbert Murdock
This,â€™ whispered the Doctor to Romana, â€˜is going to be like trying to find a book about needles in a room full of books about… — Gareth Roberts

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