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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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    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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    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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    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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    Jim Henson
    “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye.”
    ― Jim Henson
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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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    Bill Watterson
    “Hold it. You know what I'd like to see? I'd like to see the three bears eat the three little pigs, and then the bears join up with the big bad wolf and eat Goldilocks and Little Red Riding Hood! Tell me a story like that, OK?”
    ― Bill Watterson, The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
    tags: stories
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    Bill Watterson
    “Hello Dad! It is now three in the morning. Do you know where I am? ”
    ― Bill Watterson, The Essential Calvin and Hobbes: a Calvin and Hobbes Treasury
    tags: humor
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    Bill Watterson
    “As far as I'm concerned, if something is so complicated that you can't explain it in 10 seconds, then it's probably not worth knowing anyway.”
    ― Bill Watterson, The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes
    tags: humor
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    Bill Watterson
    “The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us.”
    ― Bill Watterson
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    Bill Watterson
    “Hobbes: Do you think there's a God?
    Calvin: Well, somebody's out to get me!”
    ― Bill Watterson
    tags: calvin, god, hobbes, life
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    Bill Watterson
    “Hey Susie Derkins, is that your face, or is a 'possum stuck in your collar?”
    ― Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes
    tags: humor
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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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    Jane Austen
    “I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal.”
    ― Jane Austen, Jane Austen's Letters
    tags: friends, humor, people
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    Cath Crowley
    “I liked that he had hair that was growing without a plan. A grin that came out of nowhere and left the same way.”
    ― Cath Crowley, Graffiti Moon
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    Steph Bowe
    “Sometimes the hardest person in the world to talk to is your best friend, because it matters so much.”
    ― Steph Bowe, Girl Saves Boy
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    Cath Crowley
    “I guess love's kind of like a marshmallow in a microwave on high. After it explodes it's still a marshmallow. but, you know, now it's a complicated marshmallow.”
    ― Cath Crowley, Graffiti Moon
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    Rainbow Rowell
    “I want everyone to meet you. You're my favorite person of all time.”
    ― Rainbow Rowell, Eleanor & Park
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    Rainbow Rowell
    “Holding Eleanor's hand was like holding a butterfly. Or a heartbeat. Like holding something complete, and completely alive.”
    ― Rainbow Rowell, Eleanor & Park
    tags: friendship, high-school, love, relationships, sweet, teenage-love
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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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    Jennifer Niven
    “The problem with people is they forget that most of the time it's the small things that count.”
    ― Jennifer Niven, All the Bright Places
    tags: all-the-bright-places, happiness, inspiration, life
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    Jennifer Niven
    “You have been in every way all that anyone could be.… If anybody could have saved me it would have been you.”
    ― Jennifer Niven, All the Bright Places
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    Jennifer Niven
    “sometimes there’s beauty in the tough words—it’s all in how you read them.”
    ― Jennifer Niven, All the Bright Places
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    Jennifer Niven
    “Sorry wastes time. You have to live your life like you'll never be sorry. It's easier just to do the right thing from the start so there's nothing to apologize for.”
    ― Jennifer Niven, All the Bright Places
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    Rainbow Rowell
    “Things get better — hurt less — over time. If you let them.”
    ― Rainbow Rowell, Attachments
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    Rainbow Rowell
    “Oh, I love period dramas, especially period dramas starring Colin Firth. I'm like Bridget Jones if she were actually fat."
    "Oh... Colin Firth. He should only do period dramas. And period dramas should only star Colin Firth. (One-star upgrade for Colin Firth. Two stars for Colin Firth in a waistcoat.)
    "Keep typing his name, even his name is handsome.”
    ― Rainbow Rowell, Attachments
    111 likes



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