Third Quotes

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There are four simple ways for the observant to tell Mr. Croup and Mr. Vandemar apart: first, Mr. Vandemar is two and a half heads… — Neil Gaiman
Olivia: What's a drunken man like, fool? Feste: Like a drowned man, a fool, and a madman: one draught above heat makes him a fool;… — William Shakespeare
We should always aim to read something different=not only the writers with whom we agree, but those with whom we are ready to do battle.… — J. Oswald Sanders
Burns from dropped matches, Ms. Lane? Matches one might have dropped while flirting with a pernicious Fae, Ms. Lane? Have you any idea the value… — Karen Marie Moning
...that one most perilous and long voyage ended, only begins a second; and a second ended, only begins a third, and so on, for ever… — Herman Melville
I enjoy the presence of a woman in the house for brief periods of time. They fall into two categories: the organizers and the slobs.… — Nelson DeMille
According to Adams, Jefferson proposed that he, Adams, do the writing [pf the Declaration of Independence], but that he declined, telling Jefferson he must do… — David McCullough
I was a coward. I used to be haunted by the fear of thieves, ghosts and serpents. I did not dare to stir out of… — Mahatma Gandhi
The acts of the mind, wherein it exerts its power over simple ideas, are chiefly these three: 1. Combining several simple ideas into one compound… — John Locke
the growth of intimacy is like that. First one gives off his best picture, the bright and finished product mended with bluff and falsehood and… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
THIRD WATCHER Let her speak. Don't interrupt. She knows words that mermaids taught her...I'm falling asleep in order to hear her...Go on, sister, go on...My… — Fernando Pessoa
The good news is that by the second year, those cravings were about as half as frequent, and by the third year, half as much… — Anthony Kiedis
She is a cat with a burning tail, an ant under a microscope, a fly about to lose its wings to the curious plucking fingers… — Stephen King
The fundamental rights of [humanity] are, first: the right of habitation; second, the right to move freely; third, the right to the soil and subsoil,… — Albert Schweitzer
Save one-third, live on one-third, and give away one-third — Angelina Jolie
Aw, fudge,' floated down to me, as a couple of golden eyes peered over a third-floor window ledge. 'You're a freaking dhampir. Why are you… — Karen Chance
Other people, so I have read, treasure memorable moments in their lives: the time one climbed the Parthenon at sunrise, the summer night one met… — Walker Percy
About three things I was absolutely positive. First, Edward was a vampire. Second, there was a part of him-and I didnâ€™t know how potent that… — Stephenie Meyer
if you offer wisdom from a third party, it seems less arrogant and more acceptable. — Randy Pausch
What are you grinning at?" Katsa demanded for the third or fourth time. "Is the ceiling about to cave in on my head or something?… — Kristin Cashore

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