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For it is not Histories that I am writing, but Lives; and in the most illustrious deeds there is not always a manifestation of virtue or vice, nay, a slight thing like a phrase or a jest often makes a greater revelation of character than battles where thousands fall, or the greatest armaments, or sieges of cities.


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CRAIG GROESCHEL Life is not a game. Still, in this life, we choose the games we live to play.
J.R. RIM You must save what you can of your life; you musn't lose it all simply because you've lost a part.
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C. JOYBELL C. Like a deep sad note
played beneath the ocean
waving through the orb
the memories of ...
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GARY F EVANS... Life Is a Misconception.
DEYTH BANGER Life is a desire!
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SARAH J. MAAS I am broken and healing, but every piece of my heart belong to you.
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GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Hodor," said Hodor.
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SARAH J. MAAS I turned.
Rhysand leaned against the archway into the sitting room, arms crossed, wings nowhere...
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DEYTH BANGER Be grateful for every moment and every breath.
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Even longer,' Pooh answered.”
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