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    Douglas Adams
    “The story so far:
    In the beginning the Universe was created.
    This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
    ― Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
    tags: humor, scifi
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    Richard Wilbur
    “What is the opposite of two?
    A lonely me, a lonely you.”
    ― Richard Wilbur, Opposites, More Opposites, and a Few Differences
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    Galileo Galilei
    “I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him.”
    ― Galileo Galilei
    tags: inspirational
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    Jules Verne
    “We are of opinion that instead of letting books grow moldy behind an iron grating, far from the vulgar gaze, it is better to let them wear out by being read.”
    ― Jules Verne, Journey to the Center of the Earth
    tags: books, reading
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    Robert Jordan
    “Any fool knows men and women think differently at times, but the biggest difference is this. Men forget, but never forgive; women forgive, but never forget.”
    ― Robert Jordan
    tags: forgiveness, men, women
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    Elbert Hubbard
    “Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit.”
    ― Elbert Hubbard, The Roycroft Dictionary Concocted By Ali Baba And The Bunch On Rainy Days
    tags: foolishness, inspirational
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    Anne Frank
    “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”
    ― Anne Frank, Anne Frank's Tales from the Secret Annex: A Collection of Her Short Stories, Fables, and Lesser-Known Writings
    tags: activism, life, optimism, philosophy, world
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    Anne Frank
    “Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.”
    ― Anne Frank
    tags: anne, beauty, frank, happy
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    Mark Strand
    “Each moment is a place
    you've never been.”
    ― Mark Strand, New Selected Poems
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    Mae West
    “There are no good girls gone wrong - just bad girls found out.”
    ― Mae West
    tags: women
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    Coco Chanel
    “The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.”
    ― Coco Chanel
    tags: courage, dignity, empowerment, freedom, independence, individuality, judgment, self-determination, speaking-out, thought
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    J.K. Rowling
    “I solemnly swear that I am up to no good.”
    ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
    tags: mischief
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    Augustine of Hippo
    “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.”
    ― St. Augustine
    tags: allegory, books, broad-mindedness, classic, education, imagery, travel, world
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    Michael Cunningham
    “The secret of flight is this -- you have to do it immediately, before your body realizes it is defying the laws.”
    ― Michael Cunningham, A Home at the End of the World
    tags: flight, flying
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    George S. Patton Jr.
    “If everybody is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.”
    ― George S. Patton
    tags: herd-mentality, inspiration, patton
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    Arthur C. Clarke
    “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.”
    ― Arthur C. Clarke
    tags: distance, life, loneliness, qotd, sense-of-wonder, universe
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    Dr. Seuss
    “Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before! What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!”
    ― Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
    tags: christmas
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    Lewis Carroll
    “Begin at the beginning," the King said, very gravely, "and go on till you come to the end: then stop.”
    ― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
    tags: humor
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    Wil Wheaton
    “Things every person should have:

    •A nemesis.
    •An evil twin.
    •A secret headquarters.
    •An escape hatch.
    •A partner in crime.
    •A secret identity.”
    ― Wil Wheaton
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    Jan de Hartog
    “Do not commit the error
    so common among the young
    of assuming that if you cannot save
    the whole of mankind,
    you have failed.”
    ― Jan de Hartog
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    James Herriot
    “Cats are connoisseurs of comfort.”
    ― James Herriot, James Herriot's Cat Stories
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    George Orwell
    “Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood.”
    ― George Orwell, 1984
    tags: truth
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  • #23
    John Green
    “What is the point of being alive if you don't at least try to do something remarkable?”
    ― John Green, An Abundance of Katherines
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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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    Anne Frank
    “I've found that there is always some beauty left -- in nature, sunshine, freedom, in yourself; these can all help you.”
    ― Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl
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    John Gilstrap
    “Run,Nathan,run.
    Run as if your life depended on it.”
    ― John Gilstrap, Nathan's Run
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    Maud Hart Lovelace
    “She thought of the library, so shining white and new; the rows and rows of unread books; the bliss of unhurried sojourns there and of going out to a restaurant, alone, to eat.”
    ― Maud Hart Lovelace, Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown
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    Arthur Miller
    “Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!”
    ― Arthur Miller, The Crucible
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