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#1

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde

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#2

“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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#3

“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

tags: books, humor

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#4

“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
― Mae West

tags: humor, life

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#5

“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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#6

“I can't stand just sitting here not doing anything. You can't solve a problem by remote control.”
― Lisa Scottoline, Every Fifteen Minutes

tags: every-fifteen-minutes, lisa-scottoline

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#7

“Once you have read a book you care about, some part of it is always with you.”
― Louis L'Amour, Matagorda/The First Fast Draw: Two Novels in One Volume

tags: books, inspirational, reading

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#8

“I've found that there is always some beauty left -- in nature, sunshine, freedom, in yourself; these can all help you.”
― Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl

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#9

“The greatest danger to our future is apathy.”
― Jane Goodall

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#10

“Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you.”
― Joseph Heller, Catch-22

tags: misattributed-kurt-cobain

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#11

“Burdens are for shoulders strong enough to carry them.”
― Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind

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#12

“Laugh and the world laughs with you, snore and you sleep alone.”
― anthony burgess

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#13

“Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact.”
― George Eliot, Impressions of Theophrastus Such

tags: loquacity, remaining-silent, silence

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#14

“Woke up this morning with a terrific urge to lie in bed all day and read.”
― Raymond Carver

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#15

“Ending a novel is almost like putting a child to sleep—it can't be done abruptly.”
― Colm Tóibín

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#16

“I would rather walk with a friend in the dark, than alone in the light.”
― Helen Keller

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#17

“I can't imagine a man really enjoying a book and reading it only once.”
― C.S. Lewis

tags: books-reading

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#18

“Honestly, if you were any slower, you’d be going backward.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

tags: draco-malfoy, stupidity

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#19

“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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#20

“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.”
― Charles M. Schulz

tags: chocolate, food, humor

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#21

“Even the strongest and bravest must sometimes weep. It shows they have a great heart, one that can feel compassion for others.”
― Brian Jacques, Redwall

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#22

“Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change.”
― Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein

tags: change, human

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#23

“If you don't like someone's story, write your own.”
― Chinua Achebe

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#24

“The past is a candle at great distance: too close to let you quit, too far to comfort you.”
― Amy Bloom, Away

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#25

“When your rage is choking you, it is best to say nothing.”
― Octavia E. Butler, Fledgling

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#26

“‎Though nobody can go back and make a new beginning... Anyone can start over and make a new ending.”
― Chico Xavier

tags: inspirational, life-lessons

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#27

“She generally gave herself very good advice, (though she very seldom followed it).”
― Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass

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