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My mother was very strong. Once, she picked up a coconut and smashed it against my father's head. It taught me about women defending themselves… — Alice Walker
I was a fat little kid with a speech impediment. I used to get beat up, not just picked on. — Herschel Walker
I have had no control over my life. I have lived in a complete bubble. They found me and picked me for the part. And… — Emma Watson
When I first did theatre, I was always doing comedies; it was always my first love. But it wasn't what I was picked for at… — Olivia Wilde
Bill Gates recently picked up the ukulele. And Warren Buffett is a huge ukulele fan. I even got to strum a few chords with Francis… — Jake Shimabukuro
Delia picked at the raw sores of her conscience...Drunk or sober, Delia lived in the small town in her heart, ignoring the world in which… — Dorothy Allison
To be honest, as this world goes, is to be one man picked out of ten thousand. — William Shakespeare
He's picked clean! Eaten by cats! — Lynda Barry
when man determined to destroy himself he picked the was of shall and finding only why smashed it into because. — E E Cummings
There are 10,000 books in my library, and it will keep growing until I die. This has exasperated my daughters, amused my friends and baffled… — Pete Hamill
Once I pulled a job, I was so stupid. I picked a guy's pocket on an airplane and made a run for it. — Rodney Dangerfield
I thought of Gatsby's wonder when he first picked out the green light at the end of Daisy's dock. He had come a long way… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down like a game of solitaire. It is a grand passion.… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I picked up one of the books and flipped through it. Don't get me wrong, I like reading. But some books should come with warning… — Laurie Halse Anderson
The magician stood erect, menacing the attackers with demons, metamorphoses, paralyzing ailments, and secret judo holds. Molly picked up a rock. — Peter S. Beagle
Fear not, nor be dismayed at the appearance that is darkness, at the disguise that is evil, at the empty cloak that is death, for… — Richard Bach
Years later he'd stood in the charred ruins of a library where blackened books lay in pools of water. Shelves tipped over. Some rage at… — Cormac McCarthy
Our Land is alive, Esperanza...This whole valley breathes and lives...He picked up a handful of earth and studied it. Did you know that when you… — Pam MuÃ±oz Ryan
I have never fit into this town, this marriage, this skin. I am the child who was picked last to play tag; I am the… — Jodi Picoult
This piece of rudeness was more than Alice could bear: she got up in great disgust, and walked off; the Dormouse fell asleep instantly, and… — Lewis Carroll
Armel shrugged. "I suppose so, Brother, but why do creatures have to fight?" Demple picked Mudge up and placed him on his shoulder. "Because there's… — Brian Jacques
Oh no. I've just accidently paid a visit to the cakeshop of love. I haven't put back my Italian cakey, but I have accidentally picked… — Louise Rennison
A mermaid found a swimming lad, Picked him up for her own, Pressed her body to his body, Laughed; and plunging down Forgot in cruel… — William Butler Yeats
We shed as we pick up, like travellers who must carry everything in their arms, and what we let fall will be picked up by… — Tom Stoppard
Please believe me when I tell you that I picked up each soul that day as if it were newly born. I even kissed a… — Markus Zusak

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