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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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    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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    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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    J.K. Rowling
    “If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
    ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
    tags: charles-bayard-mitchell
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  • #6
    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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    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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    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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  • #9
    Alexandre Dumas fils
    “The difference between genius and stupidity is: genius has its limits.”
    ― Alexandre Dumas-fils
    tags: misattributed-to-einstein
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  • #10
    Suzanne Collins
    “You love me. Real or not real?"
    I tell him, "Real.”
    ― Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay
    tags: katniss, love, peeta, suzanne-collins, the-hunger-games
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  • #11
    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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    Emily Brontë
    “If all else perished, and he remained, I should still continue to be; and if all else remained, and he were annihilated, the universe would turn to a mighty stranger.”
    ― Emily Jane Brontë , Wuthering Heights
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    Emily Brontë
    “He's more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.”
    ― Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights
    tags: love
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  • #14
    “If you were half as funny as you think you are, you'd be twice as funny as you really are.”
    ― H.N. Turteltaub, The Sacred Land
    tags: misattributed-cassandra-clare, misattributed-jace
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    Cassandra Clare
    “It means 'Shadowhunters: Looking Better in Black Than the Widows of our Enemies Since 1234'.”
    ― Cassandra Clare, City of Bones
    tags: humor, jace-wayland, sarcasm
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    Richelle Mead
    “Life, unfortunately, doesn't seem to care what we want.”
    ― Richelle Mead, Last Sacrifice
    tags: bhie, last-sacrifice, life, richelle-mead, sonya-karp, vampire-academy
    605 likes

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    Richelle Mead
    “I loved you!" he yelled. He jumped up out of his chair so quickly I never saw it coming. "I loved you, and you destroyed me. You took my heart and ripped it up.”
    ― Richelle Mead, Last Sacrifice
    tags: adrian-ivashkov
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  • #18
    Joseph Conrad
    “It was written I should be loyal to the nightmare of my choice.”
    ― Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness
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  • #19
    Raymond Carver
    “Woke up this morning with a terrific urge to lie in bed all day and read.”
    ― Raymond Carver
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  • #20
    Franz Kafka
    “I am a cage, in search of a bird.”
    ― Franz Kafka
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  • #21
    Bill Watterson
    “It's not denial. I'm just selective about the reality I accept.”
    ― Bill Watterson
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    Elizabeth Gilbert
    “You’re wishin’ too much, baby. You gotta stop wearing your wishbone where your backbone oughtta be.”
    ― Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love
    tags: wish
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  • #23
    Italo Calvino
    “Melancholy is sadness that has taken on lightness.”
    ― Italo Calvino
    tags: melancholy
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  • #24
    George R.R. Martin
    “Sleep is good, he said, and books are better.”
    ― George R. R. Martin
    tags: books, reading
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  • #25
    Isabel Allende
    “The library is inhabited by spirits that come out of the pages at night.”
    ― Isabel Allende
    tags: books
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    Jeanette Winterson
    “Book collecting is an obsession, an occupation, a disease, an addiction, a fascination, an absurdity, a fate. It is not a hobby. Those who do it must do it.”
    ― Jeanette Winterson
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    A.A. Milne
    “Some people care too much. I think it's called love.”
    ― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh
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  • #28
    William Golding
    “Maybe there is a beast… maybe it's only us.”
    ― William Golding, Lord of the Flies
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  • #29
    “Read, read, read. That's all I can say.”
    ― Carolyn Keene, The Secret of the Old Clock
    tags: nancy-drew
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  • #30
    Shel Silverstein
    “There are no happy endings.
    Endings are the saddest part,
    So just give me a happy middle
    And a very happy start.”
    ― Shel Silverstein, Every Thing on It
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  • #31
    Rosamunde Pilcher
    “She believed, of course ... because without something to believe in, life would be intolerable.”
    ― Rosamunde Pilcher, The Shell Seekers
    1930 likes



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