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    Stephen King
    “Fiction is the truth inside the lie.”
    ― Stephen King
    tags: writing
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    Stephen King
    “Go then, there are other worlds than these.”
    ― Stephen King, The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1) separate
    tags: dark, jon-jake-chambers, stephen-king, tower
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    Oscar Wilde
    “The truth is rarely pure and never simple.”
    ― Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest
    tags: truth
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    Oscar Wilde
    “A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.”
    ― Oscar Wilde
    tags: belief, death, ideals, martyr, truth
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    Flannery O'Connor
    “The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.”
    ― Flannery O'Connor
    tags: truth
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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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    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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    Douglas Adams
    “The story so far:
    In the beginning the Universe was created.
    This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
    ― Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
    tags: humor, scifi
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    Bill Watterson
    “Reality continues to ruin my life.”
    ― Bill Watterson, The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
    tags: calvin-and-hobbes, humor, life
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    Mark Twain
    “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).”
    ― Mark Twain
    tags: individuality, majority, minority, pause, reflect, wisdom
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    Marjorie Pay Hinckley
    “The only way to get through life is to laugh your way through it. You either have to laugh or cry. I prefer to laugh. Crying gives me a headache.”
    ― Marjorie Pay Hinckley
    tags: humour, wisdom
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  • #12
    “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
    13230 likes

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    Margaret Atwood
    “In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.”
    ― Margaret Atwood, Bluebeard's Egg
    tags: nature, spring
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    Theodore Roethke
    “Those who are willing to be vulnerable move among mysteries.”
    ― Theodore Roethke, Straw for the Fire: From the Notebooks of Theodore Roethke
    tags: life, poetry
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    Ursula K. Le Guin
    “People who deny the existence of dragons are often eaten by dragons. From within.”
    ― Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind: Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader and the Imagination
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  • #16
    J. Krishnamurti
    “Tradition becomes our security, and when the mind is secure it is in decay.”
    ― J. Krishnamurti
    tags: security, tradition
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    Steven Moffat
    “There's something that doesn't make sense. Let's go and poke it with a stick.”
    ― Steven Moffat
    tags: doctor, doctor-who, the-doctor
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    Steven Moffat
    “Reinette: One may tolerate a world of demons for the sake of an angel.”
    ― Steven Moffat
    tags: angel, demons, doctor, doctor-who, girl-in-the-fireplace, madame-du-pompadour, reinette, tolerance, who
    833 likes

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    Steven Moffat
    “Rose: Look at you, beaming away like you're Father Christmas!
    The Doctor: Who says I'm not, red-bicycle-when-you-were-twelve?
    Rose: [shocked] What?
    The Doctor: And everybody lives, Rose! Everybody lives! I need more days like this! Go on, ask me anything; I'm on fire!”
    ― Steven Moffat
    tags: doctor-who, rose-tyler
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    Russell T. Davies
    “Rose:i love you
    Doctor:Quite right, and i guess if it's my last chance to say it... Rose Tyler...
    (the doctor fades, him in his TARDIS, with tear tracks and a tear running down his cheek)”
    ― Russell T. Davies
    tags: doctor-who, doomsday, rose-tyler, the-doctor
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    Russell T. Davies
    “Rose: My mum's here.
    The Doctor: Oh, that's just what I need! Don't you dare make this place domestic!
    Mickey Smith: You ruined my life, Doctor. [the Doctor turns and looks at him, irritated] They thought she was dead, I was a murder suspect because of you!
    The Doctor: [looks at Rose] See what I mean? Domestic!
    Mickey: I bet you don't even remember my name!
    The Doctor: Ricky.
    Mickey: It's Mickey!
    The Doctor: No, it's Ricky.
    Mickey: I think I know my own name!
    The Doctor: You think you know your own name? How stupid are you?”
    ― Russell T Davies
    tags: doctor-who
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    Neil Gaiman
    “Biting's excellent. It's like kissing - only there is a winner.”
    ― Neil Gaiman
    tags: biting, doctor-who, idris, kissing, the-doctor, the-doctor-s-wife
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    Neil Gaiman
    “The only water in the forest is the River.”
    ― Neil Gaiman
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    Russell T. Davies
    “Wilf: God bless the cactuses!
    The Doctor: That's cactI.
    Alien: And that's racist!”
    ― Russell T. Davies
    tags: doctor-who, the-end-of-time
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    Steven Moffat
    “We're all stories, in the end.”
    ― Steven Moffat
    tags: amy-pond, doctor-who, eleven, steven-moffat, stories
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  • #26
    Tamora Pierce
    “Every now and then I like to do as I'm told, just to confuse people.”
    ― Tamora Pierce, Melting Stones
    tags: humor, obedience
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    Winston Graham
    “The case is closed, Mr. Poldark. You will kindly step down.” “Otherwise,” said Dr. Halse, “we will have you committed for contempt of court.” Ross bowed slightly. “I can only assure you, sir, that such a committal would be a reading of my inmost thoughts.”
    ― Winston Graham, Ross Poldark
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    Muriel Rukeyser
    “The universe is made of stories, not of atoms.”
    ― Muriel Rukeyser
    tags: craft, inspirational, muriel-rukeyser, writers
    888 likes

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  • #29
    Martin Luther King Jr.
    “Morality cannot be legislated, but behavior can be regulated. Judicial decrees may not change the heart, but they can restrain the heartless.”
    ― Martin Luther King Jr.
    157 likes



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