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So he lived, not knowing and not seeing any chance of knowing what he was and for what purpose he had been placed in the… — Leo Tolstoy
The night we met-I'm not like that guy." His jaw was rigid. "I know tha-" He placed a finger over my lips, his expression softening.… — Tammara Webber
On the way from the Renaissance to our days we have enriched our experience, but we have lost the concept of a Supreme Complete Entity… — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
I have a sense that God is unfair and preferentially punishes his weak, his dumb, his fat, his lazy. I believe he takes more pleasure… — George Saunders
Whoever is born in New York is ill-equipped to deal with any other city: all other cities seem, at best, a mistake, and, at worst,… — James A. Baldwin
You are wrong if you think Joy emanates only or principally from human relationships. God has placed it all around us. It is in everything… — Jon Krakauer
We have all been placed on this earth to discover our own path, and we will never be happy if we live someone else's idea… — James Van Praagh
I look for myself but find no one. I belong to the chrysanthemum hour of bright flowers placed in tall vases. I should make an… — Fernando Pessoa
Whatever soul I had, Katie, I think I placed it in your keeping twenty years ago. And now, it's as if...every time we kiss, you… — Tessa Dare
When...did it become irrational to dislike religion, any religion, even to dislike it vehemently? When did reason get redescribed as unreason? When were the fairy… — Salman Rushdie
She made a sound of regret. â€˜We come second, you and I, Luc-ien,â€™ she said. â€˜Our allegiance is always to our kingdoms. Without that allegiance,… — Melina Marchetta
There were events that stuck in my mind. One, for example, was the case of the missing palace seal at the beginning of winter.â€™ â€˜Oh… — Melina Marchetta
Then I placed the blade next to the skin on my palm. A tingle arched across my scalp. The floor tipped up at me and… — Patricia McCormick
The very fact that God has placed a certain soul in our way is a sign that God wants us to do something for him… — Mother Teresa
The only miracle we can perform is to go on living, said the woman, to preserve the fragility of life from day to day, as… — Jose Saramago
He didn't believe in a God who sifted through prayers, answering some and ignoring others, no matter how unworthy or worthy a person might be.… — Nicholas Sparks
She gently placed his hand against the beating pulse of her heart. Always, always it beat out of control, and he held his hand to… — Melina Marchetta
Everyday brought me further away from other people, I had been placed out of the world's sight, as if in a cupboard, and I hoped… — Herta Muller
Darkdoom? Darkdoom did this?" Nero was visibly surprised. He placed a hand on his forehead, rubbing his temples. "Oh, why is it always the bald… — Mark Walden
When the woman took the earbud, he didn't ask another question. She was a woman on a mission as she placed the tiny device in… — Ally Carter

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