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SKYLAR Now, it’s not that you’re not apologising; like everyone else I have long accepted that you’re... DANIEL HANNAN This book will take you two days to read. Did you even see the cover? It’s mostly pink. If you’r... MINDY KALING When you see only problems, you’re not seeing clearly. PHIL KNIGHT As long as it’s what you’re passionate about, go for it. JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT It’s hard to go out and love sinners like Jesus did when you’re still afraid of your own sin. DANNY SILK When you drink ayahuasca, and you get to see divinity, you can almost never speak of it because it�... GERARD ARMOND POWELL I think it’s the books that you read when you’re young that live with you forever. J.K. ROWLING You need to think about all that, Sam,” Dekka said. “You’re the leader, after all.” “... MICHAEL GRANT You’re not alone, and you’re not the one in charge,” Mother said gently. “Ask for help when ... KRISTIN HANNAH You’re not just different, you’re exceptional. And I think it’s time that I make you feel that... KANDI STEINER For what it’s worth: it’s never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life yo... ERIC ROTH It’s funny how fate plays games with our lives. Sometimes we never see it coming. MARY ELLIS When you resolve to do a thing, you make a decision to act, to go all the way, come hell or high wat... OSCAR AULIQ-ICE You’re a teenager. It’s all complicated. JENNY B. JONES It’s madness to see life as it is and not how it should be. KNIGHT OF THE WOEFUL COUNTENANCE It’s too bad war gets all the attention; it’s too bad the plant is easier to see than the root. CAMERON CONAWAY Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world the... ELNA BAKER It’s funny, really: the older you get, the more you know about the world. The synapses in your bra... T.J. KLUNE Impossible is Nothing,” it said. “Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who f... ELNA BAKER If you’re a church person and not a Jesus person, my heart hurts for you. It’s like being engage... MATT CHANDLER Life’s good when it’s lived for oneself; it’s great when lived for others. The true means of h... ISRAELMORE AYIVOR Gray is not a substitute for black and white. You don’t bump into people without saying you’re s... JON M. HUNTSMAN SR. For eight years I’ve waited for you to realize that. I’ve waited for you to see yourself for who... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT 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 It’s very simple. As you grow, you learn more. If you stayed at twenty-two, you’d always be as i... MITCH ALBOM It is real, isn’t it? It’s not a joke? Petunia says you’re lying to me. Petunia says th... J.K. ROWLING you’re ignoring me so loud that it’s deafening. This silence is so deep that it’s echoin... ANNA JAE Because I’m attracted to you. Because you’re the poster child for contradictions and I enjoy eac... N.D. JONES If you’re in your life, chance. Viewed from the outside, like a book you’re reading, it’s fate... DAVID MITCHELL How to uplift others. It’s not a pie, it’s a cake. It’s not a ladder, it’s a bridge. RICHIE NORTON And I know when you’re a teenager everybody feels different and alien to the other people around t... SEAN KENNEDY If you’re reading it in a book, folks, it ain’t self-help. It’s help. GEORGE CARLIN Where are the people?” resumed the little prince at last. “It’s a little lonely in the desert�... ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPéRY It’s more believable that a cop would get involved in solving these murders. I mean, you’re talk... JOSH LANYON It’s much easier not to know things sometimes. STEPHEN CHBOSKY When it’s slow, trade it slow, when it’s quick, trade it quick and when it’s not moving, go to... 50PIPS It’s hard when you’re missing your family. You wake up every morning like someone took one of yo... LEMONY SNICKET If you’re feeling empty, it’s because you refuse to fill in your own space. SUSIE L HILL It’s like, how did Columbus discover America when the Indians were already here? What kind of shit... MILES DAVIS Bijli fails in the dead of night / Won’t help to call “I need a light” / You’re in Karachi n... KAMILA SHAMSIE You’re mental,” said George, trying to push it back at Harry. “No, I’m not,” said Har... FRED AND GEORGE WEASLEY If you think you’re good people, and if you are, how would you know? Is it something you always kn... JEN WANG Beauty is the light within. Only when you see the light within yourself will others see it in you. F. JOHNSON This life’s hard, but it’s harder if you’re stupid. GEORGE V. HIGGINS Always walk as if you’re running late, it’s healthier. BENNY BELLAMACINA It’s like when you are excited about a girl and you see a couple holding hands, and you feel so ha... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Like Mom, Zoe thought–like Mom used to. And that’s where they differed, for Zoe wrote quiet poet... ANNETTE CURTIS KLAUSE Don’t try to make a joke just to make a joke. Sometimes, as human beings, we so want to fit in and... SUSAN C. YOUNG So you’re reluctant, I said to myself. Many, many people are reluctant. It’s like having feet. I... LEMONY SNICKET Because I have ‘chosen’ to see something as impossible, there’s a good chance that it’s not. CRAIG D. LOUNSBROUGH Love your neighbor, even the ones who do not show you the same courtesy. You can’t expect to recei... ALEXANDRA ELLE It’s not hard to recognise something special when life’s thrown a lotta shit your way NICOLE WILLIAMS If someone says to you, “you’re a sight for sore eyes”—make sure it’s a compliment. CLIFFORD COHEN You’re disgusting when you eat,” Chuck said, sitting on the bench next to him. “It’s like wa... JAMES DASHNER How come when it’s us, it’s an abortion, and when it’s a chicken, it’s an omelette? GEORGE CARLIN When it’s right you can’t remember. Every time you read it again it comes as a great and unbelie... ERNEST HEMINGWAY You’re different, and I know that’s probably the most cliché response ever given, but it’s th... CAROLINE GEORGE
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ISABEL ALLENDE He realized...that the loudest are the least sincere, that arrogance is a quality of the ignorant, a... ISABEL ALLENDE If you write nonfiction, a historical account of what really happened, first of all, it's always... ISABEL ALLENDE What's supposed to happen, at the end of a quest? Cheers and accolades, Josh knew; people throw thei... ISABEL HOVING Newton was asked as a mathematician, not as a moralist. He replied 'Gentlemen, in applied mathematic... ISABEL PATERSON I was very comfortable having a steady job on a hit show, and who knew if 'The Jeffersons' w... ISABEL SANFORD My father left when I was three, and I have no memory of him. The most significant male figures in m... ISABEL ALLENDE If you are heartbroken and can't face the world, you need something with a fantastic plot. You w... ISABEL GILLIES I eat lots of veggies and pasta and nuts, tofu and soups. Works well for my body, and I also feel mo... ISABEL LUCAS I've no idea when I'm going to wear it, the girl replied calmly. I only knew that I had to have it. ... ISABEL WOLFF I have travelled all over the world and one thing that amazes me is that I can communicate with peop... ISABEL ALLENDE Erotica is using a feather; pornograpy is using the whole chicken. ISABEL ALLENDE La memoria imprime en blanco y negro, los grises se pierden por el camino. ISABEL ALLENDE The longer I live, the more uninformed I feel. Only the young have an explanation for everything. ISABEL ALLENDE I didn't think anything I wrote was going to get published. I'm a dyslexic kid who had tutor... ISABEL GILLIES She sowed in my mind the idea that reality is not only what we see on the surface; it has a magical ... ISABEL ALLENDE He had only to touch me to turn my tears into sighs and my anger to desire. How accomodating love is... 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