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    Gordon B. Hinckley
    “True love is not so much a matter of romance as it is a matter of anxious concern for the well-being of one's companion.”
    ― Gordon B. Hinckley, Stand a Little Taller: Counsel and Inspiration for Each Day of the Year
    tags: inspirational, love
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    Erin Morgenstern
    “Only the ship is made of books, its sails thousands of overlapping pages, and the sea it floats upon is dark black ink.”
    ― Erin Morgenstern, The Night Circus
    tags: books, ships, the-night-circus
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    Erin Morgenstern
    “You may tell a tale that takes up residence in someone's soul, becomes their blood and self and purpose. That tale will move them and drive them and who knows that they might do because of it, because of your words. That is your role, your gift.”
    ― Erin Morgenstern, The Night Circus
    tags: inspirational, story-teller, storytelling, your-gift
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    Erin Morgenstern
    “You're in the right place at the right time, and you care enough to do what needs to be done. Sometimes that's enough.”
    ― Erin Morgenstern, The Night Circus
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    Alexandre Dumas
    “Moral wounds have this peculiarity - they may be hidden, but they never close; always painful, always ready to bleed when touched, they remain fresh and open in the heart.”
    ― Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo
    tags: life, pain
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    Alexandre Dumas
    “Life is a storm, my young friend. You will bask in the sunlight one moment, be shattered on the rocks the next. What makes you a man is what you do when that storm comes. You must look into that storm and shout as you did in Rome. Do your worst, for I will do mine! Then the fates will know you as we know you”
    ― Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo
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    Alexandre Dumas
    “All human wisdom is contained in these two words--"Wait and Hope.”
    ― Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo
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    Alexandre Dumas
    “Woman is sacred; the woman one loves is holy.”
    ― Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo
    tags: love, women, worship
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    Alexandre Dumas
    “As a general rule...people ask for advice only in order not to follow it; or if they do follow it, in order to have someone to blame for giving it.”
    ― Alexandre Dumas
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    Alexandre Dumas
    “When you compare the sorrows of real life to the pleasures of the imaginary one, you will never want to live again, only to dream forever.”
    ― Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo
    tags: dreams, fantasy, life, living, pain, suffering
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    Maya Angelou
    “A woman's heart should be so hidden in God that a man has to seek Him just to find her.”
    ― Maya Angelou
    tags: inspirational
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    Maya Angelou
    “Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.”
    ― Maya Angelou
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    Maya Angelou
    “What you're supposed to do when you don't like a thing is change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. Don't complain.”
    ― Maya Angelou, Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now
    tags: 1993, advice, complaining, inspirational
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    Maya Angelou
    “Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.”
    ― Maya Angelou
    tags: books, inspirational, library
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    Maya Angelou
    “Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good.”
    ― Maya Angelou, Celebrations: Rituals of Peace and Prayer
    tags: birthday, gratitude, maya-angelou, oprah
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    Maya Angelou
    “When I look back, I am so impressed again with the life-giving power of literature. If I were a young person today, trying to gain a sense of myself in the world, I would do that again by reading, just as I did when I was young.”
    ― Maya Angelou
    tags: literature, reading, self-discovery, youth
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    Charles M. Schulz
    “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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    Mother Teresa
    “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”
    ― Mother Teresa
    tags: misattributed-to-mother-teresa, paraphrased
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    I love mankind ... it's people I can't stand!!
    “I love mankind ... it's people I can't stand!!”
    ― Charles M. Schulz
    tags: humor, mankind, people
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    Harper Lee
    “Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”
    ― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird
    tags: reading
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    George Orwell
    “Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood.”
    ― George Orwell, 1984
    tags: truth
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    J.D. Salinger
    “What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it. That doesn't happen much, though.”
    ― J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye
    tags: authors, books, literature, reading, writing
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    John Green
    “Books are the ultimate Dumpees: put them down and they’ll wait for you forever; pay attention to them and they always love you back.”
    ― John Green, An Abundance of Katherines
    tags: books, reading
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    Jane Austen
    “I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! -- When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.”
    ― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
    tags: books, library, reading
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    C.S. Lewis
    “Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.”
    ― C.S. Lewis
    tags: age, fairytales, growing-up
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    Stephen King
    “Books are a uniquely portable magic.”
    ― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
    tags: books, magic, reading
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    Charles William Eliot
    “Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.”
    ― Charles W. Eliot
    tags: books, friends, reading, teachers
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    William Styron
    “A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading.”
    ― William Styron, Conversations with William Styron
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    C.S. Lewis
    “A children's story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children's story in the slightest.”
    ― C.S. Lewis
    tags: books, children-s-books, reading
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    Francis Bacon
    “Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly.”
    ― Sir Francis Bacon
    tags: books, reading
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