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    It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our
    “It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
    ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
    tags: abilities
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    Confucius
    “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”
    ― Confucius
    tags: education, inspirational, life, perseverance
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    J.R.R. Tolkien
    “Not all those who wander are lost.”
    ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
    tags: bilbo, journey, lost, quest, travel, wander
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    I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.
    “I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.”
    ― Jorge Luis Borges
    tags: books, library
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    Johnny Cash
    “All your life, you will be faced with a choice. You can choose love or hate…I choose love.”
    ― Johnny Cash
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    Khaled Hosseini
    “I suspect the truth is that we are waiting, all of us, against insurmountable odds, for something extraordinary to happen to us.”
    ― Khaled Hosseini, And the Mountains Echoed
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    Erica Jong
    “Everyone has talent. What's rare is the courage to follow it to the dark places where it leads.”
    ― Erica Jong
    tags: courage, talent
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    E.Y. Harburg
    “Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue, and the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true.”
    ― E.Y. Harburg
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    Karen Marie Moning
    “One day you will kiss a man you can't breathe without, and find that breath is of little consequence.”
    ― Karen Marie Moning, Bloodfever
    tags: kiss, love
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    Simon Pegg
    “Being a geek is all about being honest about what you enjoy and not being afraid to demonstrate that affection. It means never having to play it cool about how much you like something. It’s basically a license to proudly emote on a somewhat childish level rather than behave like a supposed adult. Being a geek is extremely liberating.”
    ― Simon Pegg
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    Edward Gorey
    “The helpful thought for which you look
    Is written somewhere in a book.”
    ― Edward Gorey
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    I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.
    “I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.”
    ― Sarah Williams
    tags: night, poetry
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    Maya Angelou
    “My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.”
    ― Maya Angelou
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    Books fall open, you fall in.
    “Books fall open, you fall in.”
    ― David T.W. McCord
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    Colum McCann
    “The world spins. We stumble on. It is enough.”
    ― Colum McCann, Let the Great World Spin
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    Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
    “One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.”
    ― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship
    tags: art, good-life, music, poetry, self-improvement
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    Carolyn Turgeon
    “Tous mes anciens amours vont me revenir.'
    - All my old loves will be returned to me”
    ― Carolyn Turgeon, Godmother: The Secret Cinderella Story
    tags: age, beauty, cinderella, fairy-tale, french, godmother, hope, love
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    Be a rainbow in somebody else's cloud.
    “Be a rainbow in somebody else's cloud.”
    ― Maya Angelou
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    The true alchemists do not change lead into gold; they change the world into words.
    “The true alchemists do not change lead into gold; they change the world into words.”
    ― William H. Gass, A Temple of Texts
    tags: alchemy, writing
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    J.R.R. Tolkien
    “Never laugh at live dragons, Bilbo you fool!”
    ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
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    Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.
    “Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.”
    ― Thich Nhat Hanh, Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
    tags: buddhism, gratitude, joy, mindfulness, zen
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    Alan M. Turing
    “Sometimes it is the people no one can imagine anything of who do the things no one can imagine.”
    ― Alan Turing
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    Let our scars fall in love.
    “Let our scars fall in love.”
    ― Galway Kinnell
    tags: poetry
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    Dr. Seuss
    “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.”
    ― Dr. Seuss, I Can Read with My Eyes Shut!
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    Marcus Tullius Cicero
    “A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
    ― Marcus Tullius Cicero
    tags: attributed-no-source, books, simile, soul
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    I am not pretty. I am not beautiful. I am as radiant as the sun.
    “I am not pretty. I am not beautiful. I am as radiant as the sun.”
    ― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games
    tags: truth
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    Harper Lee
    “Atticus told me to delete the adjectives and I'd have the facts.”
    ― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird
    tags: writing-advice
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    Augusten Burroughs
    “I, myself, am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions.”
    ― Augusten Burroughs
    tags: flaws, individuality
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    Brian Moore
    “Love isn't an act, it's a whole life.”
    ― Brian Moore
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  • #30
    Maybe some people are just meant to be in the same story.
    “Maybe some people are just meant to be in the same story.”
    ― Jandy Nelson, I'll Give You the Sun
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