Trick Quotes

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Maybe love, too, is beautiful because it has a wildness that cannot be tamed. I don't know. All I know is that passion can take… — Deb Caletti
He was not my boyfriend. On the other hand, he wasn't just a friend either. Instead, our relationship was elastic, stretching between those two extremes… — Sarah Dessen
A short story is the ultimate close-up magic trick -- a couple of thousand words to take you around the universe or break your heart. — Neil Gaiman
For a moment she turned in a circle, staring at her hands, which she held high and useless, close to her breast. She bobbed and… — Peter S. Beagle
I'd never been a tall guy, and the girls I'd dated had all been my height--teenaged girls grow faster than guys, which is a cruel… — Cory Doctorow
She had one of those charming faces which, according to the angle from which you see them, look either melancholy or impertinent. Her eyes were… — Elizabeth Bowen
I believe the greatest trick of the devil is not to get us into some sort of evil but rather have us wasting time. This… — Donald Miller
Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes. — Charles Dickens
Anyway, how are you and Ramona doing?' Uh... you know. Pretty good.' Have you said the L-Word yet?' The L-Word? You mean? Lesbian?' Uh... No.… — Bryan Lee O'Malley
... It's perfect! Locke would appreciate it." "Bug," Calo said, "Locke is our brother and our love for him knows no bounds. But the four… — Scott Lynch
Advice,' DoÃ±a Vorchenza chuckled. 'Advice. The years play a sort of alchemical trick, transmuting one's mutterings to a state of respectability. Give advice at forty… — Scott Lynch
If I saw something once that I can't explain, that doesn't make them real. And if a trick of the dark gave me a chill,… — Charlie Huston
It was like that. Sometimes I'd go for a periodâ€”days or weeksâ€”without feeling the full sweep of my loss, and then as unexpected as a… — Bette Greene
Fear is a manipulative emotion that can trick us into living a boring life. — Donald Miller
A lot of people experience the world with the same incredulity as when a magician pulls a rabbit out of a hat.â€¦We know that the… — Jostein Gaarder
It was no mean trick doing the wiring with those mittens on. But I managed it and crawled out, batting spiders into the shadows. I… — Bailey White
Do you think it makes people nasty to be loved? You know it doesnâ€™t! Then why should it make them nice to be loathed? While… — Christopher Isherwood
How to get rid of ego as dictator and turn it into messenger and servant and scout, to be in your service, is the trick. — Joseph Campbell
There was something stubborn in me that didn't want to lose weight to attract a man. If the right man came along, he'd be able… — Edmund White
Self-consciousness, that's what it is. Always my abiding vice. I keep seeing myself. Me watching myself watching others watch me. How do you lose that?… — Stephen Fry

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