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    Joshua Slocum
    “I had already found that it was not good to be alone, and so made companionship with what there was around me, sometimes with the universe and sometimes with my own insignificant self; but my books were always my friends, let fail all else.”
    ― Joshua Slocum, Sailing Alone around the World
    tags: alone, books, friends, solitude
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    I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control
    “I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
    ― Marilyn Monroe
    tags: attributed-no-source, best, life, love, misattributed-marilyn-monroe, mistakes, out-of-control, truth, worst
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    Bernard M. Baruch
    “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
    ― Bernard M. Baruch
    tags: ataraxy, be-yourself, confidence, fitting-in, individuality, misattributed-dr-seuss, those-who-matter
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    “Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results.”
    ― Narcotics Anonymous
    tags: humor, insanity, life, misattributed-ben-franklin, misattributed-mark-twain, misattributed-to-einstein
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    Temple Grandin
    “I am different, not less.”
    ― Temple Grandin
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    Albert Einstein
    “Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
    ― Albert Einstein
    tags: attributed-no-source, human-nature, humor, infinity, philosophy, science, stupidity, universe
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    Dr. Seuss
    “You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”
    ― Dr. Seuss
    tags: attributed-no-source, dreams, love, reality, sleep
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    Frank Zappa
    “So many books, so little time.”
    ― Frank Zappa
    tags: books, humor
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    Maureen Corrigan
    “It's not that I don't like people. It's just that when I'm in the company of others - even my nearest and dearest - there always comes a moment when I'd rather be reading a book.”
    ― Maureen Corrigan, Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading: Finding and Losing Myself in Books
    tags: books, people, reading
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    Richard Paul Evans
    “Chocolate is God's apology for brocolli”
    ― Richard Paul Evans, The Sunflower
    tags: humor
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    L. Frank Baum
    “Never give up... No one knows what's going to happen next.”
    ― L. Frank Baum
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    Gail Carson Levine
    “In books and in life, you need to read several pages before someone's true character is revealed.”
    ― Gail Carson Levine
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    John W. Campbell Jr.
    “History does not always repeat itself. Sometimes it just yells, 'Can't you remember anything I told you?' and lets fly with a club.”
    ― John W. Campbell Jr.
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    Mary Higgins Clark
    “Funny, when you finally faced reality, it was amazing how clearly you could see things.”
    ― Mary Higgins Clark, Loves Music, Loves to Dance
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    “The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off.”
    ― Joe Klaas, The Twelve Steps to Happiness: A Practical Handbook for Understanding and Working the Twelve Step Programs for Alcoholism, Codependency, Eating Disorders, and Other Addictions
    tags: anger, freedom, misattributed-gloria-steinem, truth
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    Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
    “Well-behaved women seldom make history.”
    ― Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History
    tags: inspirational, misattributed-eleanor-roosevelt, women
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    Agostinho da Silva
    “I am not interested in being original. I am interested in being true.”
    ― Agostinho da Silva
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