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    William W. Purkey
    “You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
    Love like you'll never be hurt,
    Sing like there's nobody listening,
    And live like it's heaven on earth.”
    ― William W. Purkey
    tags: dance, heaven, hurt, inspirational, life, love, sing
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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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  • #4
    “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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    Maurice Switzer
    “It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it.”
    ― Maurice Switzer, Mrs. Goose, Her Book
    tags: misattributed-to-abraham-lincoln, misattributed-to-mark-twain, remaining-silent, wisdom
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    H. Jackson Brown Jr.
    “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
    ― H. Jackson Brown Jr., P.S. I Love You
    tags: actions, disappointed, disappointment, dream, dreams, explore, misattributed-mark-twain, sail
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  • #7
    Robert Frost
    “In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.”
    ― Robert Frost
    tags: life
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    Eleanor Roosevelt
    “A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water.”
    ― Eleanor Roosevelt
    tags: attributed-no-source, misattributed-eleanor-roosevelt
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    Maya Angelou
    “I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
    ― Maya Angelou
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    Bil Keane
    “Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift of God, which is why we call it the present.”
    ― Bill Keane
    tags: attributed-no-source, hope, inspirational, misattributed-eleanor-roosevelt, past, present, widely-misattributed
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  • #11
    I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn
    “I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.”
    ― Marilyn Monroe
    tags: attributed-no-source, misattributed-marilyn-monroe
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  • #12
    Mark Twain
    “Never put off till tomorrow what may be done day after tomorrow just as well.”
    ― Mark Twain
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  • #13
    Friedrich Nietzsche
    “That which does not kill us makes us stronger.”
    ― Friedrich Nietzsche
    tags: paraphrased, strength
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    Jane Austen
    “The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.”
    ― Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey
    tags: aliteracy, books, classic, humor
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    C.S. Lewis
    “I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.”
    ― C.S. Lewis
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    Mitch Albom
    “Lost love is still love. It takes a different form, that's all. You can't see their smile or bring them food or tousle their hair or move them around a dance floor. But when those senses weaken another heightens. Memory. Memory becomes your partner. You nurture it. You hold it. You dance with it.”
    ― Mitch Albom
    tags: love
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    C.S. Lewis
    “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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    Kristan Higgins
    “Granted, I'd waited a long time to hear those words. Would've sold a kidney-maybe two-to have heard them at one point. Now, though...they didn't have the same impact. They were, in fact, an overcooked noodle in the pasta salad of love.”
    ― Kristan Higgins
    tags: break-up, unrequited-love
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    Johanna Lindsey
    “By your father's word has your life been given to me to protect. Now do I give you my life in return, yours to keep until the day I die.

    --Falon to Shanelle”
    ― Johanna Lindsey, Keeper of the Heart
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    Kristan Higgins
    “Quiet down! You're supposed to be dead!" snapped a passing Union soldier.
    "This is a private conversation," Margaret snapped back.
    "This is a battle," he hissed.
    "No, honey, this is called pretending. I hate to break it to you, but we're not really in the Civil War. If you'd like to feel a bit more authentic, I'd be happy to stick this bayonet up your ass.”
    ― Kristan Higgins, Too Good to Be True
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    Kristan Higgins
    “I fold my laundry discretely, putting my jeans and tops on anything I don’t want the guys to see. I sneak a look at Malone every once in a while, and each time I do, he seems to know. Blushing becomes my permanent facial state. I pretend to watch the game, though the Sox could have all been murdered and left disemboweled on the field for all the attention I truly pay.”
    ― Kristan Higgins, Catch of the Day
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    Nora Roberts
    “Don't give up on your own happy-evers.”
    ― Nora Roberts, Genuine Lies
    tags: happy
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    Johanna Lindsey
    “And here I thought you were actually going to behave yourself," he said.
    "It's going to get worse if they don't keep their hands off you."
    "I suppose you're going to tell me now that only you have the right to touch me."
    "I see we understand each other.”
    ― Johanna Lindsey, You Belong to Me
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    Johanna Lindsey
    “My mother helped me to get past that. She was always there for me, until she dies. I remember she told me once, about big hearts and small hearts, and that not everyone could be blessed with a big one that had room to care for a lot of people. She promised me that mine was big, and that I was the lucky one for it.”
    ― Johanna Lindsey, A Man to Call My Own
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    Debbie Macomber
    “I generally read every night before I fall asleep: Brad does too. I find it comforting to lie beside my husband, each of us with a book in our hands. I see it as a period of calm and intimacy, and as the perfect metaphor-together, yet individual-for our marriage.”
    ― Debbie Macomber, Summer on Blossom Street
    tags: books-reading, marriage-husbands
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  • #26
    Kristan Higgins
    “If we’re not going to get married, we need to break up. So…shit or get off the pot,
    honey.”
    “That was beautiful,” murmured Father Bruce as he opened a menu.”
    ― Kristan Higgins, My One and Only
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  • #27
    Johanna Lindsey
    “A word, Sir Jamie. Quickly!"
    You may speak freely, Alwyn," Jamie sighed. "You are always making too mcuh of minor incidents."
    You're no' going to believe it, Sir Jamie," Alwyn gasped. "But I swear every male Fergusson alive is outside our gate.”
    ― Johanna Lindsey, A Gentle Feuding
    tags: highlanders, humor, raid
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  • #28
    Darynda Jones
    “This guy in high school tried to run me over with his dad’s SUV.
    Bad shoved the vehicle through a store window.” The memory brought a smile to
    my face.”
    ― Darynda Jones, First Grave on the Right
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  • #29
    Johanna Lindsey
    “What is a friend if not someone you feel close to, someone you like being with, someone you can confide in and share pleasure with.

    -Jeremy Malory-”
    ― Johanna lindsey, A Loving Scoundrel
    tags: danny, friendship, jeremy-malory, love
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  • #30
    Johanna Lindsey
    “Don't make me have to chase after you again, because there's no way in hell you can get away from me, lady.”
    ― Johanna Lindsey, A Heart so Wild
    tags: love
    91 likes



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