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ROLAND SMITH It looks ancient," - Amy Cahill
JUDE WATSON It SMELLS ancient," - Dan Cahill
JUDE WATSON Palm trees were fanned by a warm, light breeze, and they rolled down their windows to smell the sea.
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RICK RIORDAN Alas, I think I am becoming a god.
TITUS Some men by ancestry are only the shadow of a mighty name.
LUCAN I have a wife, I have sons: all of them hostages given to fate.
LUCAN I used to watch 'Grey's Anatomy' pretty religiously.
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GORDON KORMAN Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.
SENECA Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.
SENECA We never reflect how pleasant it is to ask for nothing.
SENECA Just as I shall select my ship when I am about to go on a voyage, or my house when I propose to take...
SENECA Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.
SENECA Luck is where opportunity meets preparation.
SENECA Friendship always benefits; love sometimes injures.
SENECA I always find Victoria's Secret models a bit weird.
EDIE CAMPBELL I'm proud to say that I was that guy playing the character of Dr. Burke on 'Grey's Anato...
ISAIAH WASHINGTON Before 'Grey's Anatomy,' I was doing musicals, plays, commercials, you name it.
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PAOLA CALASANZ ''DULCINEA'' They got rid of bottled water. We got thermoses that say 'Grey's Anatomy Season 4' with ...
BROOKE SMITH I'm a really big 'Lord of the Rings' fan. I have all the extended editions.
NATHAN KRESS if you can't have the one you love, you can love the one you have
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KEVIN J. ANDERSON I'm definitely of the 'Harry Potter'-transfigured-me-into-a-reader-and-writer generation...
ADAM SILVERA Basically, I have no place in organized politics. By coming to the British Parliament, I've allo...
BERNADETTE DEVLIN It wasn't long before people discovered the final horrors of letting an urchin into Parliament.
BERNADETTE DEVLIN One American said that the most interesting thing about Holy Ireland was that its people hate each o...
BERNADETTE DEVLIN To gain what is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else.
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EMMA CAULFIELD I would love to be in 'The Hunger Games.' I'm one of the few people who haven't read...
CASSI THOMSON I'm a big 'Star Wars' fan and grew up watching the movies. I read all the books and have...
JARED PADALECKI I would ask, 'Have you read '1984'? Have you read 'Brave New World'? If so, I...
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JAMES BLAYLOCK I'm a huge science fiction fan.
EMMA CAULFIELD It's no secret that I'm my dad's biggest fan.
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CESAR ROMERO While I'm a big fan of science fiction, especially as rendered in expensive Hollywood blockbuste...
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON The earth is but one country and mankind its citizens
BAHá'U'LLáH The utterance of God is a lamp, whose light is these words: Ye are the fruits of one tree, and the l...
BAHá'U'LLáH Religious fanaticism and hatred are a world-devouring fire, whose violence none can quench.
BAHá'U'LLáH I write because, if I don't, my characters will murder me in my sleep.
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पर, इसमें भी ...
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RAMDHARI SINGH 'DINKAR' I'm not a great reader of historical fiction; it's not my favourite genre.
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'KINGDOM OF HEAVEN ' THE MOVIE I'm a big 'Firefly' fan. I'm a Nathan Fillion fan because of 'Firefly.'
TARAN KILLAM I'm a big fan of the 'Rocky' series. Given the chance, I'd love to meet Sylvester St...
VIJENDER SINGH One of my good buddies is Marcel Reece with the Raiders. He's a big 'Triple-D' fan; he...
GUY FIERI I'm a very big Faulkner fan 'cause I'm a Southerner.
GREGORY BENFORD I'm a huge fan of 'Eastbound & Down.' It's one of my favorite shows.
IKE BARINHOLTZ I get letters every year from women who think Valentine's Day is an empty exercise, but are iron...
DAN SAVAGE And Shanghai is amazing. I'm a fan of science fiction so when you're there in the night with...
BERENICE MARLOHE I'm a big fan of Samantha Bee's.
RACHAEL HARRIS I'm a big fan of songs like Joe Cocker's 'You Are So Beautiful' and Eric Clapton'...
BRUNO MARS I never know what I'm going to get. A 'Sopranos' fan is very different from a 'Big L...
STEVE BUSCEMI As a child I read all kinds of stuff, whether it was 'Asterix and Obelix' and 'Tin Tin...
MOHSIN HAMID I'm a huge classics fan. I love Ernest Hemingway and J.D. Salinger. I'm that guy who rereads...
JOHN KRASINSKI I wasn't a big science-fiction fan growing up. But I loved Jules Verne and Sherlock Holmes. Both...
CHRIS CARTER I'm a big, big movie fan. I watch 'The Ten Commandments' and the original 'Planet of...
TRACY MORGAN Hopefully, after 'Victorious' has lived a long and beautiful life, I would like to go into m...
ELIZABETH GILLIES I'm a huge classics fan. I love Ernest Hemingway and J. D. Salinger. I'm that guy who reread...
JOHN KRASINSKI I'm a big fan of period pieces, and I'm a big fan of the old-time westerns.
GIANCARLO ESPOSITO I'm a huge NASCAR fan, but I'm not a gearhead. I've never been into fixing cars. It'...
LARRY THE CABLE GUY I think 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy has a very satisfying ending, and there's not re...
DAMON LINDELOF That's the thing I'm worst at: resting. I have to be forced to do it. Sometimes I think of l...
RONDA ROUSEY I'm a walking advertisement for PBS and for the Discovery Channel. All of my DVR settings are pr...
THOMAS SADOSKI I think they should create a holiday for friends-with-benefits relationships. Because I feel like Va...
ELIZABETH MERIWETHER Discover how to visit the past and bring yesterday's stories into our lives today
GILLIAN HOVELL, 'VISITING THE PAST' I'm Canadian, so I'm a big fan of the Canadian tuxedo - that's what we call it. I wear i...
BRAD GORESKI I'm not a science fiction writer, I'm a physicist.
MICHIO KAKU I'm such a big TLC fan, so I love singing 'Waterfalls' in the shower.
BECKY G I definitely love 'Camelot.' It's my favorite show. I'm a big 'True Blood' f...
TAMALA JONES I'm a big fan of 'Woody Allen' movies, so I like all the actresses in his movies like ...
EMILY PERKINS Obviously I'm a big fan of 'South Park', but it gets tiring at times when there's so...
SETH MACFARLANE I'm not a big fan of Putin. I'm not a big fan of Russia.
DAN COATS Some books I've kept because the binding is beautiful - I'm unlikely ever to read my grandmo...
HARI KUNZRU I'm a big 'Goosebumps' fan - 'Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes.' My favorites are the ...
TYLER, THE CREATOR I'm not a big crime reader, but I'm reading Michael Connelly's 'The Reversal.' I...
JO NESBO I'm lucky to have my dad in my life. He's very brilliant, I think he's really a smart ma...
CODY HORN I'm not a very big fan of 'Slumdog Millionaire.' I think it's visually brilliant. Bu...
SALMAN RUSHDIE I'm a huge fan of Taio Cruz. I'm really liking what he's doing at the moment. I'd lo...
FLO RIDA 'Promiscuous' implies that I'm not choosy. In fact I'm very choosy. I just happen to...
JACKI WEAVER I'm from New York, so I'm a big Howard Stern fan.
STEPHEN ROOT I'm very promiscuous in my tastes.
EDWARD ZWICK I'm a big fan of a lot of graphic novels - 'Fables,' 'Y: The Last Man' and '...
COBIE SMULDERS I like science fiction. Arthur C. Clarke, Philip K. Dick and Vonnegut, and I really like Margaret At...
CONOR OBERST I'm a big fan of Elvis, man. I got 'Heartbreak Hotel' tattooed on my chest.
ED WESTWICK I'm a huge Marvel Comics fan, and I'm a huge 'Wolverine' fan, I like the 'X-Men&...
JASON DAVID FRANK I was in 'Cliffhanger' years ago, so I'm a massive fan of the big event movies - the goo...
CRAIG FAIRBRASS I'd already started directing short films when we were doing 'Lord of the Rings,' then v...
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MARGO STAHL They had the foresight and donated the land.
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MARGO WOOTAN I work in this area, and I don't even know what some of those things are referring to.
MARGO WOOTAN Schools can make money without selling junk food.
MARGO WOOTAN The definition is out of date and out of sync with current nutritional concerns for children,
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MARGO WOOTAN This means that the policy effectively does not address high schools at all because it won't affect ...
MARGO WOOTAN It's impressive that Kraft was able to do two 100 percent whole-grain cookies.
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MARGO WOOTAN This is a good step toward reducing artery-clogging fat in french fries, but it doesn't make french ...
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MARGO DEWKETT It was great that we came from behind and had some adversity. It was a big win for us.
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MARGO RODRIGUEZ Disco-era nutrition standards don't make sense in 2006.
MARGO WOOTAN Privilege is provisional. It can be denied, withheld, offered grudgingly, and summarily withdrawn.
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MARGO JEFFERSON Sweet Jane.
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MARGO T. ROSE Did you say all that you meant to
Before the curtain closed?
Or did you feel so much more<...
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My peers break into.
They rearrange my furniture,
And...
MARGO T. ROSE It doesn't mean anything;
It doesn't change anything,
Except the way I see myself,
An...
MARGO T. ROSE I'm still looking for someone
Who said they were here for me,
And I thought I was once the...
MARGO T. ROSE I know you're feeling worried,
But I promise I'm okay.
You think I'm missing all the fun,<...
MARGO T. ROSE We met at a cross-roads in life,
But we were going different directions.
We were part of e...
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You've done nothing wrong.
I'm just not sure why I'm staying
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I know t...
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You always say tomorrow,
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It's time I stopped pretending.
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Don't you cry.
It's enough
That you tried.
I love you,
And ...
MARGO T. ROSE