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“A good story is a good story no matter who wrote it.”
― Anne McCaffrey

“Who wills, Can.
Who tries, Does.
Who loves, Lives.”
― Anne McCaffrey

“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.”
― Dalai Lama XIV

“If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.”
― Dalai Lama XIV

“My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.”
― Dalai Lama XIV

“Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively.”
― Dalai Lama XIV

“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.”
― Dalai Lama XIV

“You don't change what you love or you never loved it to begin with.”
― Lora Leigh, Nauti Dreams

“The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.”
― Terry Pratchett, Diggers

“Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, with a sign on it saying 'End-of-the-World Switch. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH', the paint wouldn't even have time to dry.”
― Terry Pratchett, Thief of Time

“It's not worth doing something unless someone, somewhere, would much rather you weren't doing it.”
― Terry Pratchett

“Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one.”
― Terry Pratchett

“If you have enough book space, I don't want to talk to you.”
― Terry Pratchett

“Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.”
― Terry Pratchett, Hogfather

“The gods of the Disc have never bothered much about judging the souls of the dead, and so people only go to hell if that's where they believe, in their deepest heart, that they deserve to go. Which they won't do if they don't know about it. This explains why it is so important to shoot missionaries on sight.”
― Terry Pratchett, Eric

“To save the world takes one cold son of a bitch.”
― Terry Pratchett

“Even if it's not your fault, it's your responsibility.”
― Terry Pratchett, A Hat Full of Sky

“And vampires never sparkle unless they just ate a stripper.”
― James R. Tuck, Blood and Bullets

“When you tell the children tales of the Baba Yaga on a cold winter’s night, you might remember to mention that whether or not the witch is wicked often depends on who is telling the story.”
― Deborah Blake, Wickedly Magical

“You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.”
― Ray Bradbury

“Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life

“The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.”
― G.K. Chesterton