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“No! Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try.”
― George Lucas, The Star Wars Trilogy

“Perhaps there are twin versions of us all somewhere in another universe, living out the destinies of which we’ve been robbed.”
― S.K. Falls, World of Shell and Bone

“All your life, other people will try to take your accomplishments away from you. Don't you take it away from yourself.”
― Michael Crichton, The Lost World

“All your life people will tell you things. And most of the time, probably ninety-five percent of the time, what they'll tell you will be wrong.”
― Michael Crichton, The Lost World

“Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

“The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

“We are born, we are shadows, we cast shadows of own, and then we are gone. All anyone can hope for is to be remembered two shadows deep.”
― Hugh Howey, Wool Omnibus

“Even in the darkness, his smile threw shadows.”
― Hugh Howey, Wool Omnibus

“People were like machines. They broke down. They rattled. They could burn you or maim you if you weren't careful. Her job was not only to figure out why this happened and who was to blame, but also to listen for the signs of it coming. Being sheriff, like being a mechanic, was as much the fine art of preventive maintenance as it was the cleaning up after a breakdown.”
― Hugh Howey, Wool Omnibus

“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.”
― Mark Twain

“Mental work is like a vitamin a person needs every day. A muscle that otherwise atrophies with disuse.”
― A.G. Riddle, Winter World