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I am there where it is spoken that the universe is a defect in the purity of non-being. — Jacques Lacan
I suppose love is never a sure thing, no matter what words are spoken. Love requires a leap of faith into the abyss, every time. — Tammara Webber
It was like the Wizard of Oz had spoken, and what he said was too ludicrous to take seriously. — Anthony Kiedis
As one does a bear riding a bicycle. One sees it so rarely. (Spoken by Volger, on Deryn) — Scott Westerfeld
They were governed by private loyalties which they did not question. What mattered were individual relationships, and a completely helpless gesture, an embrace, a tear,… — George Orwell
Yet you told him you loved him?" "Yes, I did." Bridgid was clearly impressed. "You're more courageous than I am. The fear of being rejected… — Julie Garwood
For the rest of his life, Oliver Twist remembers a single word of blessing spoken to him by another child because this word stood out… — Charles Dickens
Our view of man will remain superficial so long as we fail to go back to that origin [of silence], so long as we fail… — Maurice Merleau-Ponty
But the kind of love that God created and demonstrated is a costly one because it involves sacrifice and presence. It's a love that operates… — Bob Goff
Utterance" Sitting over words Very late I have heard a kind of whispered sighing Not far Like a night wind in pines or like the… — W S Merwin
An increasing number of people who lead mental lives of great intensity, people who are sensitive by nature, notice the steadily more frequent appearance in… — Knut Hamsun
I had always imagined Rosa Parks as a stately woman with a bold temperament, someone who could easily stand up to a busload of glowering… — Susan Cain
In the end it was Shadowhunting they had bonded over—a shared love of sharp-edged weapons, gleaming seraph blades, the painful pleasure of burning Marks, the… — Cassandra Clare
He kissed each finger, and with each one of them spoken a word. Five kisses, five words. His last. — Cassandra Clare
I often think of the image only I can see now, and of which I’ve never spoken. It’s always there, in the same silence, amazing.… — Marguerite Duras
This time of year, I live and breathe the beach. My cheeks feel raw with the wind throwing sand against them. My thighs sting from… — Maggie Stiefvater
It is easy to sympathize at a distance,' said an old gentleman with a beard. 'I value more the kind word that is spoken close… — E. M. Forster
Many a true word hath been spoken in jest. — William Shakespeare
My name is Jared Howe. I haven't spoken to another human being in more than two years, so I'm sure I must seem...a little crazy… — Stephenie Meyer
Her honor will come to no harm at my hands,” Jack said. “’Tis not her honor but her tender heart that I worry about,” Alexander… — Karen Hawkins
We will meet; and there we may rehearse most obscenely and courageously. Shakespeare, Midsummer Night's Dream. Spoken by Bottom, Act I Sc. 2 — William Shakespeare
Truth doesn't have to be liked. It only has to be spoken. Speak it out. The truth may hurt you, but it will set you… — Amish Tripathi
Make sure you have your own life before becoming someone's wife ~spoken to Oprah in an interview — Beyonce Knowles
I don't know why they are all so eager to be remembered. What good will it do them? There are some things that should be… — Margaret Atwood
The written word endures, the spoken word disappears — Neil Postman

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