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    Julian Barnes
    “Books say: She did this because. Life says: She did this. Books are where things are explained to you; life is where things aren't. I'm not surprised some people prefer books.”
    ― Julian Barnes, Flaubert's Parrot
    tags: books, life
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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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    Marcus Tullius Cicero
    “A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
    ― Marcus Tullius Cicero
    tags: attributed-no-source, books, simile, soul
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    Oscar Wilde
    “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
    ― Oscar Wilde
    tags: attributed-no-source, be-yourself, gilbert-perreira, honesty, inspirational, misattributed-oscar-wilde, quote-investigator
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    Frank Zappa
    “So many books, so little time.”
    ― Frank Zappa
    tags: books, humor
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    “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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    Oscar Wilde
    “Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.”
    ― Oscar Wilde
    tags: attributed-no-source, enemies, forgiveness, strategy
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    Mark Twain
    “Never put off till tomorrow what may be done day after tomorrow just as well.”
    ― Mark Twain
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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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    “You know, it's hard work to write a book. I can't tell you how many times I really get going on an idea, then my quill breaks. Or I spill ink all over my writing tunic.”
    ― Ellen DeGeneres, The Funny Thing Is...
    tags: book, writing
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    Oscar Wilde
    “I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.”
    ― Oscar Wilde, The Happy Prince and Other Stories
    tags: intelligence, self-deprecation
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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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    Mark Twain
    “The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.”
    ― Mark Twain
    tags: aliteracy, attributed-no-source, literacy
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    Dr. Seuss
    “I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.”
    ― Dr. Seuss
    tags: fantasy
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    Douglas Adams
    “I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”
    ― Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
    tags: deadlines, humor, humour, work, writing
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    Thomas A. Edison
    “I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.”
    ― Thomas A. Edison
    tags: edison, failure, inspirational, paraphrased
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    “Whenever I feel the need to exercise, I lie down until it goes away.”
    ― Paul Terry
    tags: exercise, humor, laziness, misattributed-to-hutchins
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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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    Patricia A. McKillip
    “Imagination is the golden-eyed monster that never sleeps. It must be fed; it cannot be ignored.”
    ― Patricia A. McKillip
    tags: imagination
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    Rachel Caine
    “Claire stretched out against the wall and kissed it. "Glad to see you, too," she whispered, and pressed her cheek against the smooth surface. It almost felt like it hugged her back.
    "Dude, it's a house," Shane said from behind her. "Hug somebody who cares.”
    ― Rachel Caine, Lord of Misrule
    tags: claire-danvers, glass, house, morganville-vampires, shane-collins
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    Rachel Caine
    “Better be," Eve said. She mock-bit at his finger. "I could totally date somebody else, you know."
    "And I could rent out your room."
    "And I could put your game console on eBay."
    "Hey," Shane protested. "Now you're just being mean.”
    ― Rachel Caine, Lord of Misrule
    tags: claire-danvers, eve-rosser, michael-glass, morganville-vampires
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    Rachel Caine
    “Eve: She told me last!
    Shane: Boyfriend!
    Michael: Landlord!
    Eve: Crap. Right. Next time you sell your soul to the devil, I get first contact!”
    ― Rachel Caine, Midnight Alley
    tags: claire-danvers, eve-rosser, michael-glass, morganville-vampires
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    Rachel Caine
    “If you ask me if I'm okay again, I'm going to smack myself in the face just to punish you.”
    ― Rachel Caine, Midnight Alley
    tags: morganville-vampires, shane-collins
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    Rachel Caine
    “You're kidding. I thought all geniuses read Latin. Isn't that the international language for smart people?"-Shane (Glass Houses)”
    ― Rachel Caine, Glass Houses
    tags: latin, morganville-vampires
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    Rachel Caine
    “Claire. Wake up.” She blinked and realized that her head was on Shane’s shoulder, and Michael was nowhere to be seen. Her first thought was, Oh my God, am I drooling? Her second was that she hadn’t realized she was so close to him, snuggled in. Her third was that although Michael’s part of the couch was empty, Shane hadn’t moved away. And he was watching her with warm, friendly eyes. Oh. Oh, wow, that was nice.”
    ― Rachel Caine, Glass Houses
    tags: morganville-vampires, sweet
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    Rachel Caine
    “That's it? That's your big goodbye?" Eve asked.
    Claire looked at Eve mystified. "I think I need guy CliffNotes."
    "Guys aren't deep enough to need CliffNotes."
    "What were you waiting for, flowery poetry?" Shane snorted. "I hugged. I'm done.”
    ― Rachel Caine, Lord of Misrule
    tags: men-and-women, morganville-vampires
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    Rachel Caine
    “Silver nitrate and water in a super soaker," he told her. "My own invention. Ought to be good at twenty feet, kind of like wasp spray."
    Oh. "You get me the nicest things."
    "Anybody can get jewelry. Posers”
    ― Rachel Caine, Fade Out
    tags: claire-danvers, morganville-vampires, presents, shane-collins
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    Rachel Caine
    “As she turned to concentrate on the portal, Eve tugged on Claire's shirt. "What?"
    "Ask him where he got the boots."
    "You ask." Personally, Claire wanted the vampire bunny slippers.”
    ― Rachel Caine, Fade Out
    tags: claire-danvers, eve-rosser, morganville-vampires
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    Rachel Caine
    “Where's your sense of adventure?"
    "Off on a beach somewhere with your sanity?”
    ― Rachel Caine, Midnight Alley
    tags: morganville-vampires
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    Rachel Caine
    “Anybody else think that was weird?' Shane asked as they got into the car. Eve sent him an exasperated glance; the three of them were, of course, in the backseat. Amelie had the front, with Michael.

    'Ya think? In general, or in particular?'

    'Weird that we got through the entire thing, and I didn’t have to hit anybody.'

    There was a moment of silence. Michael said, as he started the car, 'You’re right, Shane. That is strange.”
    ― Rachel Caine, Fade Out
    tags: claire-danvers, eve-rosser, michael-glass, shane-collins
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