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The main courtyard was filled with warriors - mermen with fish tails from the waist down and human bodies from the waist up, except their… — Rick Riordan
*Appendix usually means "small outgrowth from large intestine," but in this case it means "additional information accompanying main text." Or are those really the same… — Pseudonymous Bosch
I never thought I could write this much and now that it's coming to an end, I feel sad that I have to stop, sort… — James Howe
Any civilization where the main symbol of religious veneration is a tool of execution is a bad place to have children. — Charles Stross
The writer's job is to get the main character up a tree, and then once they are up there, throw rocks at them. — Vladimir Nabokov
Upon reflection, I decided I had three main weaknesses: I was confused (evidenced by a lack of facts, an inability to coordinate my thoughts, and… — Julia Child
My country's main exports are stolen cars and sadness. — Aleksandar Hemon
The woman dashed up the staircase toward the library's main doors. Arriving at the top of the stairs, she grabbed the handle and tried desperately… — Dan Brown
A sombrero fell out of the sky and landed on the main street of town in front of the mayor, his cousin, and a person… — Richard Brautigan
If he were allowed contact with foreigners he would discover that they are creatures similar to himself and that most of what he has been… — George Orwell
I don't think he was knowable. I mean, when most people talk about knowing somebody a lot or a little, they're talking about the secrets… — Kurt Vonnegut
Who wants to be used? I love to read, so books are my main friends. They're always available, always friendly, and always interesting, and they… — Lurlene McDaniel
You know, I think the main purpose of the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps is to get poor Americans into clean, pressed, unpatched clothes, so… — Kurt Vonnegut
It is a long-cherished tradition among a certain type of military thinker that huge casualties are the main thing. If they are on the other… — Terry Pratchett
The key to Christian living is a thirst and hunger for God. And one of the main reasons people do not understand or experience the… — John Piper
I don’t feel that it is necessary to know exactly what I am. The main interest in life and work is to become someone else… — Michel Foucault
One of the main reasons that we lose our enthusiasm in life is because we become ungrateful..we let what was once a miracle become common… — Joel Osteen
This principle of nature being very remote from the conceptions of Philosophers, I forbore to describe it in that book, least I should be accounted… — Isaac Newton
The main obligation is to amuse yourself. — S. J. Perelman
you're just a side dish not the main course! — Eric Jerome Dickey
The funny thing about writing is that whether you're doing well or doing it poorly, it looks the exact same. That's actually one of the… — John Green
But when you read books you almost feel like you're out there in the world. Like you're going on this adventure right with the main… — Matt de la Pena
In order to be successful in any undertaking, I think the main thing is for one to grow to the point where he completely forgets… — Booker T. Washington
And now we can't," I said. "Which sucks, but the main thing is that your dad's alive." He smiled, hesitant at first, then a blazing… — Kelley Armstrong
The main thing I feel is a sense of relief. That I can give up this game. That the question of whether I can succeed… — Suzanne Collins

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