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    Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them.
    “Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them.”
    ― Lemony Snicket, Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid
    tags: books, reading
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    Dave Barry
    “When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command. Very often, that individual is crazy. ”
    ― Dave Barry, Dave Barry Turns 50
    tags: humor
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    Dave Barry
    “A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person.”
    ― Dave Barry
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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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    Stephen King
    “Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn't carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life.”
    ― Stephen King
    tags: books
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    Stephen King
    “Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.”
    ― Stephen King
    tags: life
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    Stephen King
    “Fiction is the truth inside the lie.”
    ― Stephen King
    tags: writing
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  • #8
    Stephen King
    “Speaking personally, you can have my gun, but you'll take my book when you pry my cold, dead fingers off of the binding.”
    ― Stephen King
    tags: books, guns
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    Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
    “Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand.”
    ― Kurt Vonnegut
    tags: humour, telekinetics
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    Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
    “If I should ever die, God forbid, let this be my epitaph:
    THE ONLY PROOF HE NEEDED
    FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD
    WAS MUSIC”
    ― kurt vonnegut
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  • #11
    Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
    “And so it goes...”
    ― Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five
    tags: classics
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    Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
    “A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.”
    ― Kurt Vonnegut, The Sirens of Titan
    tags: life, love
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    Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
    “Of all the words of mice and men, the saddest are, "It might have been.”
    ― Kurt Vonnegut
    tags: hindsight, regret
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    George Carlin
    “The planet is fine. The people are fucked.”
    ― George Carlin
    tags: funny, humanity, humor
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    George Carlin
    “Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.”
    ― George Carlin
    tags: attributed-no-source, human-nature, humor, misattributed-george-carlin, stupidity
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    George Carlin
    “Religion is like a pair of shoes.....Find one that fits for you, but don't make me wear your shoes.”
    ― George Carlin
    tags: evangelism, freedom-of-religion, religion, tolerance
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    George Carlin
    “I'm completely in favor of the
    separation of Church and State.
    ... These two institutions screw us up enough
    on their own, so both of them together is
    certain death.”
    ― George Carlin
    tags: organized-religion, politics, religion
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  • #18
    George Carlin
    “Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.”
    ― George Carlin
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  • #19
    George Carlin
    “In America, anyone can become president. That's the problem.”
    ― George Carlin
    tags: america, humor, president, qualifications
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  • #20
    George Carlin
    “THINGS YOU NEVER HEAR: 'Please stop sucking my dick or I'll call the police.”
    ― George Carlin, Brain Droppings
    tags: fellatio, humor, sex
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    George Carlin
    “So I say, “Live and let live.” That’s my motto. “Live and let live.” And anyone who can’t go along with that, take him outside and shoot the motherfucker. It’s a simple philosophy, but it’s always worked in our family.”
    ― George Carlin
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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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  • #23
    Frank Zappa
    “So many books, so little time.”
    ― Frank Zappa
    tags: books, humor
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  • #24
    Mae West
    “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
    ― Mae West
    tags: humor, life
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  • #25
    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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  • #26
    Langston Hughes
    “Life is for the living.
    Death is for the dead.
    Let life be like music.
    And death a note unsaid.”
    ― Langston Hughes, The Collected Poems
    tags: death, life, music
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  • #27
    Alice Hoffman
    “Books may well be the only true magic.”
    ― Alice Hoffman
    tags: books
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  • #28
    Stephen King
    “Good books don't give up all their secrets at once.”
    ― Stephen King
    tags: books
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  • #29
    Paul Auster
    “Reading was my escape and my comfort, my consolation, my stimulant of choice: reading for the pure pleasure of it, for the beautiful stillness that surrounds you when you hear an author's words reverberating in your head.”
    ― Paul Auster, The Brooklyn Follies
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  • #30
    Christopher Paolini
    “Books are my friends, my companions. They make me laugh and cry and find meaning in life.”
    ― Christopher Paolini, Eragon
    tags: books, christopher-paolini, eragon, good-reads
    6288 likes



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