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HELEN FIELDING

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more...
SETH GRAHAME-SMITH It is a truth universally acknowledged that one only comes up with clever, cutting remarks long afte...
LAUREN WILLIG It is a truth universally acknowledged that a fairy in possesion of a good appetite must be in want ...
LISA MANTCHEV It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be i...
MICHELLE COOPER

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be i...
JANE AUSTEN

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a sane employee in possession of his wits must be in wan...
CHARLES STROSS

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a married man in possession of a good fortune must be in...
JULIA QUINN It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single girl in possesion of a pashon for fashon, must ...
HEATHER VOGEL FREDERICK It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single girl of high standing at Longbourn Academy mus...
ELIZABETH EULBERG Few writers can rival Helen Fielding when it comes to fully capturing the modern woman.
SONNY MEHTA It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a large ego must be in wan...
MELISSA NATHAN It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good riding crop must b...
WILLIAM CODPIECE THWACKERY

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a thirty-something woman in possession of a satisfying c...
SHANNON HALE

To paraphrase Jane Austen, it is a truth universally acknowledged that a married man in possession o...
BRUCE FEIRSTEIN

It's a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in...
JANE AUSTEN When truth knocks it usually falls on deaf ears. When falsehood fails in its plans it usually reache...
APURVA GAGLANI

It is a truth universally acknowledged that from puberty onwards, the female body is disgusting and ...
STELLA YOUNG

I don’t know why it’s not universally acknowledged that looking back is a terrible idea. It only...
AMANDA BOUCHET It's a truth universally acknowledged that an FBI special agent in possession of great skill and tal...
JULIE JAMES That moment when your heart falls into pieces, not because he broke it but because you fell to piece...
GINA JAMMAL I never minded the random scribblings of other readers, found them interesting in fact. It is a trut...
TARA BRAY SMITH

It is a truth universally acknowledge that there will always be a gentleman to dance with, except at...
ANNA GODBERSEN

I believe it is universally understood and acknowledged that all men will ever act correctly, unless...
ABRAHAM LINCOLN

You have to learn where your weaknesses end and your strengths starts or you will spend your life fo...
NIKKI ROWE

So in order to understand everything that happened, you have to start from the premise that high sch...
JESSE ANDREWS When one door closes another one falls on top of you.
ANGUS DEAYTON

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be...
JANE AUSTEN Life is weird and wonderful like that, is it not.
SONYA.E.WILLIAMS You never begin a new life. It's a mistake to think that you end one part of your life and start...
RUDY GIULIANI It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be i...
JANE AUSTEN It is a lie.
ARTHUR MILLER Life is like a crystal ball of fortune. When it falls into pieces, the people try to grab it. Someon...
KAZERONNIE MAK Your glass seems like it will always be half full even it falls down and shatters to pieces
KEVIN JARED HOSEIN The universe does not shed tears when a star falls from the sky; it gives birth to another one.
MATSHONA DHLIWAYO It's one thing to know a truth in your head but another to understand it in your heart.
CARRIE RYAN You are stuck with me till the world falls to pieces, and if we’re not still standing even then we...
OTTILIE WEBER One important lesson is this: It is okay to try and fail at something, but it isn't okay to not ...
BILL RANCIC Life is not all about sticking or stopping your thoughts to old memories but LIFE STARTS when you st...
NEHA KOTHARI Maintain your integrity! Live life in such a way that when another person tells his or her truth, yo...
ISRAELMORE AYIVOR a story is ready when it falls from your face
STEVE AYLETT The truth is you don't know what is going to happen tomorrow. Life is a crazy ride, and nothing ...
EMINEM I wanted to write about the moment when your addictions no longer hide the truth from you. When your...
CHUCK PALAHNIUK Pain has its own noble joy, when it starts a strong consciousness of life, from a stagnant one.
JOHN STERLING Change is nature. It's the part that we influence and it starts when we decide.
NIXON JUSTINIANI My life is a mosaic, and there's no room in between pieces at all.
MARCIA CLARK When weight loss becomes a goal in your life, eating right and exercising are just two pieces of the...
ALI VINCENT And when you mess with one part of a person's life, you're not messing with just that part. When you...
JAY ASHER When all of us are acknowledged as the human equals that we really are, there will be no space left ...
JASON MRAZ Stop worrying what you have to loose,start focusing on what you have to gain. Life is not about wait...
DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA You don’t know what goes on in anyone’s life but your own. And when you mess with one part of a ...
JAY ASHER If your life works, and you work in it, then it’s okay, whatever is happening is okay.
LAURELL K. HAMILTON It's one thing to show your love for someone when everything is going fine and life is smooth. B...
PATTI DAVIS Sometimes you’re going to
shine like the sun; sometimes you’re going to crumble to pieces....
SHEILA BURKE Sometimes you’re going to
shine like the sun; sometimes you’re going to crumble to pieces....
SHEILA M. BURKE Why does anyone stay in an unhappy relationship? Because people do. They do it all the time. And the...
SARAH DUNN Everyone agrees to that; but when we come to define truth, dissension starts.
SAMUEL E. MORISON Your real journey starts from the point when you realize that your life, ambition, success, dreams, ...
MUHAMMAD TALHA Blaming alleged victims is not okay, no matter whose side starts it.
DANA PERINO One of those pieces of his hair is going to snap off. It doesn't move.
AUBRIE APPLE You think your life is going one way and then suddenly, you're on another track.
LIAM NEESON The Hardest Part

Not the loving, but the part
just after—
the remembering NEENA H BRAR Imagine your life is a big canvas. Picture it in your mind and think about the beginnning of your pa...
STEPHEN BIRO I wanted to write about the moment when your addictions no longer hide the truth from you. When your...
CHUCK PALAHNIUK I'm going to miss the job. When something's been a part of your life for so many years and now all o...
DALLAS HEDRICK When one of your friends falls by the wayside, everybody takes the hit. There is something missing.
JOE PACK No one tells you that your life is effectively over when you have a child: that you're never goi...
ANNE LAMOTT It is one thing to show a man that he is in an error, and another to put him in possession of truth
JOHN LOCKE When It Feels Like Your Life Is Falling Apart, Maybe It's Simply God Rearranging The Pieces As He In...
BELINDA EGAN In some types of music I'm working out all the chords one bar at a time - the whole structure, b...
DANNY ELFMAN One may preach a covenant of grace more clearly than another... But when they preach a covenant of w...
ANNE HUTCHINSON Every person with ADHD already knows that destination addiction is part of their disorder. However, ...
SHANNON L. ALDER He's one kind of person, you're another. When life is going along normally, you're sort of the same....
MICHAEL GRANT Working out should be a key part of your life but not your whole life. When it is all a man could ta...
VALERIE AZLYNN In art, one idea is as good as another. If one takes the idea of trembling, for instance, all of a s...
WILLEM DE KOONING In art, one idea is as good as another. If one takes the idea of trembling, for instance, all of a s...
PAUL GAUGUIN When it (the price) falls to between one or up to two times the price of steel then it (aluminum) wi...
MARK WHITE Whether or not Darius is pleased doesn't matter.' Griffin's voice took on a hard edge, and for a mom...
MICHELLE ZINK You've become my friend, and I love you."
It was right and true and that made saying it easy. MICHELLE ZINK Don't you see, Helen? There would be no life for me now without you in it."
He covered her hand...
MICHELLE ZINK He's a clever little thing, isn't he?"
She leaned in to drop a kiss on the kitten's soft head, ...
MICHELLE ZINK it is a sad truth in life that when someone has lost a loved one, friends sometimes avoid the person...
LEMONY SNICKET Every step in life is merely part of a game. Every piece is necessary, but if you do not know how to...
LIONEL SUGGS That's one of the things I resent the most violently. To have to take your own life and give it ...
IDA LUPINO Crying is NOT a weakness. Cry as much as you have to. Don’t be afraid or ashamed to let your tears...
STEPHANIE LAHART One of the most basic factors in sports is that winning becomes a habit, and losing is the same way....
HUNTER S. THOMPSON Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it...
COLIN POWELL Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it...
JOHN RENMERDE Well, we're catching the ball, so that is a start. We've had some difficulties fielding the ball in ...
JEFF FISHER It is one thing to show a man that he is in an error, and another to put him in possession of the tr...
JOHN LOCKE Reading is one form of escape. Running for your life is another.
LEMONY SNICKET The constituents of tragedy may be universally acknowledged, easily invoked and deeply felt, but the...
PAUL DI FILIPPO 22. Faith in God is like believing a man can walk over Niagara Falls on a tightrope while pushing a ...
JAMES C. DOBSON Life is like a collage. Its individual pieces are arranged to create harmony. Appreciate the artwork...
AMY LEIGH MERCREE I must confess I will miss your... proximity when jumping together.'
'Well,' she said, answerin...
MICHELLE ZINK I'm only trying to pull my own weight. I don't want to be a liability.'
She reached out, smili...
MICHELLE ZINK I think I should learn to jump on my own soon, don't you?'
'And deprive myself of the opportuni...
MICHELLE ZINK I'm not very good with anything physical...' she began as they turned down a hallway she had never s...
MICHELLE ZINK Life is a series of chapters, and one leads to another to another to another, and God knows what it ...
BOB BECKEL

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FRED F. FIELDING It became evident to me that there was a very serious political element at work. I know that the ter...
FRED F. FIELDING Theology in general, instead of acting as a beacon-light to guide the people of God, the laity, as t...
O. FIELDING CLARKE Commemoration of Swithun, Bishop of Winchester, c.862 Commemoration of Bonaventure, Franciscan Fria...
O. FIELDING CLARKE The last eight years have created a lot of deep-seated hostility. People take political decisions ve...
FRED F. FIELDING Satan has control now. No matter where you look, he is in control, even in our own land. He is guidi...
JOSEPH FIELDING SMITH But look, you did not have to be well versed in politics to know that some stupid things were going ...
FRED F. FIELDING Mice are very difficult to do front on, but they have nicely human little hands and feet, and whiske...
HELEN CRAIG Your sweetheart calls you by another's name. His eyes linger too long on your best friend. He ta...
HELEN FISHER To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian ...
HELEN KELLER When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life o...
HELEN KELLER All the world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming.
HELEN KELLER The worst constructed play is a Bach fugue when compared to life.
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It is a truth universally acknowledged that when one part of your life starts going okay, another falls spectacularly to pieces.

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It is a truth universally acknowledged that when one part of your life starts going okay, another falls spectacularly to pieces.

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