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message 701: by [deleted user] (new)

Thanks Melody. That feels so much better!


message 702: by ♥ Rebecca ♥ (new)

 ♥ Rebecca ♥ | 203 comments A typo and lots of missing punctuation in this one.

http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/11305...

“If he fancied her anymore," Saphira said to both Eragon and Roran, "I'd be trying to kiss Arya myself."
"Saphira!" Mortified, Eragon swatted her on the leg.


message 703: by lafon حمزة (new)

lafon حمزة نوفل (lafon) | 3544 comments Fixed 728.


message 704: by ♥ Rebecca ♥ (new)

 ♥ Rebecca ♥ | 203 comments http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/11645...

She gave him a wan smile. "And then you came, Eragon. You and Saphira. After hope had deserted me and I was about to be taken to Galbatorix in Uru'baen, a Rider appeared to rescue me. A rider and a dragon!"

"And Morzan's son," he said. "Both of Morzan's sons."

"Describe it how you will, it was such an improbable rescue, I occasionally think that I did go mad and that I've imagined everything since.”


message 705: by Melody (new)

Melody (runningtune) | 13300 comments Rebecca ♥ Ash, Kishan, Aiden ♥ wrote: "http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/11645...

She gave him a wan smile. "And then you came, Eragon. You and Saphira. After hope had deserted me and I was about ..."

done


message 706: by Aria (new)

Aria | 1 comments http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/52526...

Not Mark Twain. Not even close.


message 707: by Banjomike (new)

Banjomike | 5166 comments Aria wrote: "http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/52526...

Not Mark Twain. Not even close."


Combined with the other 58,000 people who have already liked it.


message 709: by rivka, Former Moderator (new)

rivka | 45177 comments Mod
Zap.


message 711: by rivka, Former Moderator (new)

rivka | 45177 comments Mod
Also zap.


message 712: by Chris (new)

Chris (christalbot) | 4 comments http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/13902...

“We, the unwilling, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much, for so long, with so little, we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.”

attributed to Mother Theresa on Goodreads.com

Official Mother Theresa site denies authorship.

http://www.motherteresa.org/08_info/Q...

Look at the bottom of the English section.


message 713: by Banjomike (new)

Banjomike | 5166 comments Chris wrote: "http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/13902...

“We, the unwilling, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so mu..."


Now attributed to Konstantin Josef Jireček.


message 714: by ♥ Rebecca ♥ (new)

 ♥ Rebecca ♥ | 203 comments Some typos.

http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/58588...

“Good with languages," she murmured. With everything she learned about him, he got more and more interesting. Or more mysterious, depending on how you looked at it. "So, good with languages, shovels, and igloos. Anything else?"

The smug look he tossed at her was so wicked it shivered right down her spine. Walked right into that, hadn't she. She shook her head and, looking away to hide her blush, moved her cardboard forward one spot. Without a doubt, he would be good at...other stuff. Jesus.


message 715: by lafon حمزة (new)

lafon حمزة نوفل (lafon) | 3544 comments 740 fixed.


message 716: by Grace (last edited Dec 25, 2012 11:26PM) (new)

Grace (justonce) | 66 comments http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/19884...

Can't find a proper attribution for this supposed Oscar Wilde quote. Wikiquote lists it under unknown source: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Oscar_Wi...

Here's a discussion of it http://forum.quoteland.com/eve/forums...


message 717: by Stephen (new)

Stephen (havan) | 330 comments Can someone please add self-deception as a quote tag on the following quote:

http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/27462...


message 718: by Banjomike (new)

Banjomike | 5166 comments #743 done


message 719: by Keith (new)

Keith (kgf0) | 377 comments Tags added for #472


message 720: by Banjomike (new)

Banjomike | 5166 comments #742 'be yourself' is like the Monroe 'selfish, impatient and a little insecure' quote. Very little chance either of them said it but huge numbers of Goodreaders are happy to believe it. The only result of deleting the Wilde would be to upset 54000 members and it would be back tomorrow.

Extra tags have been added (teamwork, yay) "attributed, unsourced, unverifiable". Other than that we should probably leave it unless a PTB says otherwise.


message 721: by Grace (new)

Grace (justonce) | 66 comments I see the reasoning, but I still think it's a real shame for Goodreads to contribute to the perception that this is a legitimate Oscar Wilde quote. I feel like the site should be a place to get correct information about books and writers.

Could the attribution be changed from Oscar Wilde to "anonymous"?


message 722: by rivka, Former Moderator (new)

rivka | 45177 comments Mod
Grace wrote: "Could the attribution be changed from Oscar Wilde to "anonymous"?"

No, since we delete anonymous quotes not linked to a specific book.


message 723: by Chris (new)

Chris (christalbot) | 4 comments “We, the unwilling, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so mu..."

Now attributed to Konstantin Josef Jireček.


Thanks.


message 724: by Mel (new)

Mel (soireb) | 224 comments Hello, I don't have experience with fixing quotes and I found that all of the quotes in this page are attributed to the wrong author; they belong to Elizabeth^^^Hunter.

Thank you!


message 726: by Banjomike (new)

Banjomike | 5166 comments Mel wrote: "Hello, I don't have experience with fixing quotes and I found that all of the quotes in this page are attributed to the wrong author; they belong to Elizabeth^^^Hunter.

Thank you!"


Done


message 727: by Mel (new)

Mel (soireb) | 224 comments Banjomike wrote: "Mel wrote: "Hello, I don't have experience with fixing quotes and I found that all of the quotes in this page are attributed to the wrong author; they belong to Elizabeth^^^Hunter.

Thank you!"

Done"


Thank you!


message 728: by vicki_girl (last edited Dec 31, 2012 07:27AM) (new)

vicki_girl | 2764 comments BurningYourBooks wrote: "All of these are quotes that appeared in the musical but not the book.

These ones are for Wicked

http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/95542...

http://www...."


I'm working on moving these to the lyricists for the musicals.

ETA: Done


message 729: by Marie (new)

Marie (mariethea) | 20 comments I think these two quotes may need to be combined. Unless there are two different versions?

http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/searc...


message 730: by rivka, Former Moderator (new)

rivka | 45177 comments Mod
Got 755.


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