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    Lois McMaster Bujold
    “Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself.”
    ― Lois McMaster Bujold, A Civil Campaign
    tags: inspirational, sci-fi, vorkosigan
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    Woody Allen
    “I don't know the question, but sex is definitely the answer.”
    ― Woody Allen
    tags: humor, life, sex
    6561 likes

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    Stephen R. Donaldson
    “I respect my limitations, but I don't use them as an excuse. ”
    ― Stephen R. Donaldson
    tags: writing-struggles
    60 likes

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    Terry Pratchett
    “Steal five dollars and you're a common thief. Steal thousands and you're either the government or a hero.”
    ― Terry Pratchett, Going Postal
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    Ben Jonson
    “Drink today, and drown all sorrow;
    You shall perhaps not do it tomorrow;
    Best, while you have it, use your breath;
    There is no drinking after death.”
    ― Ben Jonson
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    Winston S. Churchill
    “Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result.”
    ― Winston Churchill
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    Arthur Conan Doyle
    “Sólo ha pasado una cosa importante durante los últimos tres días, y es que nada ha pasado".”
    ― Sir Arthur Connan Doyle, Classic Sherlock Holmes
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    Norman Mailer
    “Writing books is the closest men ever come to childbearing.”
    ― Norman Mailer
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    Terry Pratchett
    “In fact, the mere act of opening the box will determine the state of the
    cat, although in this case there were three determinate states the cat
    could be in: these being Alive, Dead, and Bloody Furious.”
    ― Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies
    tags: chaos-theory, quantum-physics, schrodinger-s-cat, wisdom
    630 likes

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    Robert A. Heinlein
    “Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.”
    ― Robert A. Heinlein
    tags: cats, humor, women
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    William Shakespeare
    “Doubt thou the stars are fire;
    Doubt that the sun doth move;
    Doubt truth to be a liar;
    But never doubt I love.”
    ― William Shakespeare, Hamlet
    tags: love
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    Javier Negrete
    “Los humanos juraban cumplir su palabra poniendo por testigos a los dioses, pero ¿ante quién podrían jurar los propios inmortales?”
    ― Javier Negrete, Señores del Olimpo
    tags: fantasy, mithology, mitología
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    Joseph Joubert
    “The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.”
    ― Joseph Joubert
    tags: books, reading
    2360 likes

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    Juan Luis Ortiz Hidalgo
    “#quote A la hora de la diversión todos nos mostramos muy dispuestos, pero cuando empiezan las dificultades hay "amigos" que salen huyendo.”
    ― Juan Luis Ortiz Hidalgo, Las mil vidas del profesor Bonham
    tags: life-lessons
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    Amelia Earhart
    “Adventure is worthwhile in itself.”
    ― Amelia Earhart
    2169 likes

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    Arturo Pérez-Reverte
    “Never trust a man who reads only one book.”
    ― Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Purity of Blood
    tags: books
    280 likes

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    Oscar Wilde
    “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
    ― Oscar Wilde
    tags: attributed-no-source, be-yourself, gilbert-perreira, honesty, inspirational, misattributed-oscar-wilde, quote-investigator
    176060 likes

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    Paolo Bacigalupi
    “Politics is ugly. Never doubt what small men will do for great power.”
    ― Paolo Bacigalupi, The Windup Girl
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    Mae West
    “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
    ― Mae West
    tags: humor, life
    118752 likes

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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
    147968 likes

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    Oscar Wilde
    “Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.”
    ― Oscar Wilde
    tags: attributed-no-source, enemies, forgiveness, strategy
    81646 likes

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    Laini Taylor
    “Have you ever asked yourself, do monsters make war, or does war make monsters?”
    ― Laini Taylor, Daughter of Smoke & Bone
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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
    8665 likes

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    Fannie Flagg
    “Remember if people talk behind your back, it only means you are two steps ahead.”
    ― Fannie Flagg, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
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    Russell T. Davies
    “Doctor Who: You want weapons? We're in a library. Books are the best weapon in the world. This room's the greatest arsenal we could have. Arm yourself!

    (from Tooth and Claw in Season 2)”
    ― Russell T. Davies
    tags: books, doctor-who, knowledge, library, reading, weapons
    1863 likes

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    Juan Gómez-Jurado
    “Hay una diferencia entre participar e implicarse. En un plato de huevos fritos con chorizo, la gallina participa. El cerdo se implica.”
    ― Juan Gomez-Jurado, La leyenda del ladrón
    48 likes

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    Isaac Asimov
    “Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.”
    ― Isaac Asimov, Foundation
    tags: violence
    1822 likes

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    Isaac Asimov
    “Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.”
    ― Isaac Asimov
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    Frank Zappa
    “So many books, so little time.”
    ― Frank Zappa
    tags: books, humor
    150600 likes

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    Richard Price
    “You don't write about the horrors of war. No. You write about a kid's burnt socks lying in the road.”
    ― Richard Price
    tags: writing
    1194 likes



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