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    Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
    “Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand.”
    ― Kurt Vonnegut
    tags: humour, telekinetics
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    Ray Bradbury
    “I have never listened to anyone who criticized my taste in space travel, sideshows or gorillas. When this occurs, I pack up my dinosaurs and leave the room.”
    ― Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You
    tags: humour, individuality, science-fiction
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    Douglas Adams
    “The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don't.”
    ― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
    tags: humour
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    Irina Dunn
    “A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.”
    ― Irina Dunn
    tags: feminism, humour, misattributed-gloria-steinem
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    Matt Smith
    “Big flashy things have my name written all over them. Well... not yet, give me time and a crayon.”
    ― Matt Smith
    tags: a-christmas-carol, big-flashy-things, doctor-who, humour, matt-smith
    361 likes

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  • #6
    Terry Pratchett
    “Don't look back!"
    "Why not?"
    "Because I just did! Run faster!”
    ― Terry Pratchett, Nation
    tags: humour
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    J.K. Rowling
    “If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
    ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
    tags: charles-bayard-mitchell
    101648 likes

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  • #8
    William Shakespeare
    “The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
    ― William Shakespeare, As You Like It
    tags: wisdom
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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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  • #10
    It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our
    “It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
    ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
    tags: abilities
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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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    Rita Mae Brown
    “The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four people is suffering from a mental illness. Look at your 3 best friends. If they're ok, then it's you.”
    ― Rita Mae Brown
    tags: humor, insanity
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    C.E.M. Joad
    “Creativity is knowing how to hide your sources”
    ― C.E.M. Joad
    tags: creativity, humor, misattributed-to-einstein, paraphrased
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  • #14
    “Have you ever noticed how ‘What the hell’ is always the right decision to make?”
    ― Terry Johnson, Insignificance
    tags: humor, misattributed-to-marilyn-monroe, philosophy
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    Markus Herz
    “Be careful about reading health books. Some fine day you'll die of a misprint.”
    ― Markus Herz
    tags: books, health, humor, misattributed-mark-twain, misprints
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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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    Charles J. Sykes
    “Be nice to nerds. You may end up working for them. We all could.”
    ― Charles J. Sykes, Dumbing Down Our Kids: Why American Children Feel Good About Themselves But Can't Read, Write or Add
    tags: humor, misattributed-to-bill-gates, nerd, nerds, work
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    Woody Allen
    “I'm not afraid of death; I just don't want to be there when it happens.”
    ― Woody Allen
    tags: death, fear, humor, life
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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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    Alexandre Dumas fils
    “The difference between genius and stupidity is: genius has its limits.”
    ― Alexandre Dumas-fils
    tags: misattributed-to-einstein
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    Steve Martin
    “A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.”
    ― Steve Martin
    tags: humor, obvious, simile
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    Groucho Marx
    “Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”
    ― Groucho Marx, The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx
    tags: animals, books, dogs, friends, humor
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    J.K. Rowling
    “An Unbreakable Vow?" said Ron, looking stunned. "Nah, he can’t have.... Are you sure?"
    "Yes I’m sure," said Harry. "Why, what does it mean?"
    "Well, you can’t break an Unbreakable Vow..."
    "I’d worked that much out for myself, funnily enough.”
    ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
    tags: harry-potter, humor, malfoy, ron-weasley, snape, unbreakable-vow
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  • #24
    George Carlin
    “Meow” means “woof” in cat.”
    ― George Carlin
    tags: animals, cats, dogs, humor, language
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    D.J. MacHale
    “There are two types of people in this world. People who hate clowns...and clowns. (Bobby Pendragon)”
    ― D. J. MacHale, The Quillan Games
    tags: clowns, humor, people
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    Thomas Harris
    “A census taker tried to quantify me once. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a big Amarone. Go back to school, little Starling.”
    ― Thomas Harris
    tags: cannibalism, doctor, hannibal-lecter, psychologist
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    George R.R. Martin
    “A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.”
    ― George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons
    tags: read, readers, reading, reading-books
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    George R.R. Martin
    “... a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.”
    ― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
    tags: books, mind
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    George R.R. Martin
    “Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.”
    ― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
    tags: identity
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    George R.R. Martin
    “Bran thought about it. 'Can a man still be brave if he's afraid?'
    'That is the only time a man can be brave,' his father told him.”
    ― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
    tags: bravery, courage, fear
    7279 likes



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