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It’s my job.”

“Then thanks for showing up at work today.


Shannon K. Butcher

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Acknowledgements!
My thanks to Hollywood
When you showed me John Rambo
Stitching up ...
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“My favorite day,�...
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SETH GODIN The heart that gives thanks is a happy one, for we cannot feel thankful and unhappy at the same time...
DOUGLAS WOOD What I want from you is simple. I want today only.

If it’s laughter, I want it. If it�...
D. LOVE I have a lot of work to do today;
I need to slaughter memory,
Turn my living soul to sto...
ANNA AKHMATOVA A sip of wine, a cigarette,
And then it’s time to go.
I tidied up the kitchenette;
...
LEONARD COHEN I held my hand out. “Give me a grenade.”

Andrea pulled open her backpack and slid a g...
ILONA ANDREWS If today is not your day,
then be happy
for this day shall never return.
And if to...
KAMAND KOJOURI And when I don’t feel it, it’s pointless.
Think about getting up it’s pointless.
Thi...
SARAH KANE But my heart is an old house
(the kind my mother
grew up in)
hell to heat and cool CLEMENTINE VON RADICS Hang tight
Hold on
Look up
Stay strong
Hang on
Hold tight
Look strong<...
TAHEREH MAFI Life is the muse which perfectly rhymes,
Plays with the words and fills empty lines.

NINO VARSIMASHVILI Night falls fast.
Today is in the past.

Blown from the dark hill hither to my door EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY It doesn't bother me
That less than brimming is my cup.
Today is crowned with great success! ANON. Alfred, I need ice and that vitamin K goop. To the nursery. Stat."

"I loathe you, Master ...
TIFFANY REISZ You want to become a better person?
Just give thanks.
Give thanks for all of it.
KAMAND KOJOURI I got you a present."

"Did you?"

"It's a book of poetry--romancy stuff. I thou...
J.D. ROBB I had a thing for you since the night of that first fight.”
“What?” I said with a dubiou...
JAMIE MCGUIRE kisses explode
when...
someone
believes in me

when my heart cries out ...
SANOBER KHAN He sighed contentedly. “How are you feeling, my dear?”

“I feel like punching you fo...
KIERA CASS Mal,"I whispered into the night.
"What?"
"Thanks for finding me."
"Always.
LEIGH BARDUGO A garter. You’re supposed to take it off and keep it as a memento. K-k-kinda like a trophy
fo...
SIMONE ELKELES Hog butcher for the world,
Tool maker, stacker of wheat,
Player with railroads and the nation'...
CARL SANDBURG Unwrapping the paper carefully so it doesn’t tear, I find a beautiful red leather
box. Cartie...
E.L. JAMES When

When it’s over, it’s over, and we don’t know
any of us, what happens th...
MARY OLIVER If chaos is a masterpiece,
Then you should see my heart.
If battle scars are beautiful, KYRA JACKSON It’s easy to give up,
It’s hard to fight,
A gentle soft kiss makes you feel delight.
BAJRANG SULTANIA If you think of the moon as already used, it’s not as difficult to take in,
because then it�...
ADRIANNA STEPIANO I watch the trees all dressed up in the Spring,
While posing as they stand in line,
Pla...
CHARMAINE J FORDE Um, I don’t know your name but -”
“Knight,”
“Right, Mr. Knight-”
“No, K...
KRISTEN ASHLEY Just for today, I release all anger Just for today, I release all worry Just for today, I give thank...
DR.'S RICK AND SUSANN CRAWFORD I will go tell him of Hermia's flight:
Then to the wood will he to-morrow night
Pursue her...
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Hugged my son today
I'm not used to hugging up
RICHARD L. RATLIFF I’m not sure,” she said. “There’s no one answer to that. You have to
find your own way....
JERRY SPINELLI Ahmed turned, and leaned into him. Kissed him on the mouth again.
“I’m pretty fucked up,”...
KAMERON HURLEY Vic knelt by Lucas's side. 'You look like crap, by the way.'

'Thanks for breaking it to m...
CLAUDIA GRAY But I didn't know about the other story."
"What other story?”
"About how you and Adrian ...
RICHELLE MEAD I fell for her in summer, my lovely summer girl,
From summer she is made, my lovely summer girl...
MAGGIE STIEFVATER An angel for some,
a demon for some,
for me, it’s heart of the one.
Never want to h...
ABHISHEK KUMAR SINGH The word landed with a stony thud
Onto my still-beating breast.
Nevermind, I was prepare...
ANNA AKHMATOVA When it’s over, I want to say: all my life
I was a bride married to amazement.
I was a b...
MARY OLIVER A kiss….
….. is just a kiss….
Until it’s all you reminisce.
(Then the memory ...
RANATA SUZUKI So at the end of this day, we give thanks
For being betrothed to the unknown.
JOHN O'DONOHUE So it’s your death suit.”
“Correct. Don’t you have a death outfit?”
“Yeah,”...
JOHN GREEN For a long time,’ Nico said, ‘I had a crush on you. I just wanted you to know.’ Percy looked a...
RICK RIORDAN Just tell yourself they're only stories.

Pamela K. Kinney (Spectre Nightmares and Visita...
PAMELA K. KINNEY Isabelle tugged her tank top back down and glared at her brother. “You don’t knock now?”
...
CASSANDRA CLARE O, weary angels,
don’t look at me with those eyes.
If that is your state
then wha...
KAMAND KOJOURI It’s the fire in my eyes,
And the flash of my teeth,
The swing in my waist,
And ...
MAYA ANGELOU We decide how much we want our past to be a part of our present.

I stopped inviting the p...
SCOTT STABILE I have a fetish for damsels in distress.”
“Don’t be sexist.”
“Not at all. My ser...
CASSANDRA CLARE Some times we need
to work hard
to get the JOB done
SARVESH It’s today: all of yesterday was falling
between fingers of light and sleepy eyes,
PABLO NERUDA He’d hung up.
The words end call printed across the screen on my phone confirmed it.
A...
RACHEL VINCENT sometimes when everything seems at
its worst
when all conspires
and gnaws
and th...
CHARLES BUKOWSKI It’s my birthday, Horus insisted. Wish me happy birthday!
“Happy birthday!” I yelled. “...
RICK RIORDAN You nervous about doing this on camera?”

Chance tilted his head a little, considering. ...
AMY LANE The rain battered the cottage. Valkyrie risked a look up at Skulduggery.
“What is it?” she ...
DEREK LANDY CHOCOLATE DAY POEM:
"Chocolate, dark or light..
Makes me smile bright.
Chocolate, whe...
VIKRMN What did he do to you?”

“This,” I said, holding up my hand. There was a shattering...
CHELSEA M. CAMERON Make-up? What happened? You look almost female."
"Thanks. You look almost straight.
SUSAN ELIZABETH PHILLIPS NEVER GIVE UP
No matter what is going on
Never give up
Develop the heart
Too muc...
DALAI LAMA XIV Work is satisfying.

Staying up late until your eyes beg you for sleep, sitting constantly...
VISHAL OSTWAL I work at a retirement home. I'm a CNA.”
“What's that?”
“It stands for Certified...
RICHARD PAUL EVANS You know I'll be
Your Life
Your Voice
Your Reason To Be
My Love
My Heart...
ONE DIRECTION Thanks for giving me a place to sleep last night,
and for the extra blanket.
Vi.<...
JESSICA SHIRVINGTON For you, my love, I would endeavor to pluck the stars from the sky, only to shower them at your feet...
SYLVAIN REYNARD One second, we are surrounded by angels holding their swords. The next second, one of their arms dro...
SUSAN EE Breaking the circle”

My eyes darken when I see my new lover. Fresh prey.
My body d...
ASPER BLURRY When, in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes...
Haply I think on thee, and then my state,
L...
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE I have spent so many nights out under the stars
Euphoria running through my veins and alcohol c...
MORRIS R. GATES Whenever Percy stopped by to see [Annabeth], she was so lost in thought that the conversation went s...
RICK RIORDAN Whatever she says to you, it’s your job
not to let her make you mad.
HARPER LEE I hate you! (Artemis)
Don’t keep saying that, Artie. It’s cruel to get my hopes up. (Achero...
SHERRILYN KENYON Wake up.
If your eyes are sleeping
then wipe them gently.
You need to be awake for...
KAMAND KOJOURI No one thanks you for showing them the light.
MICHAEL R. FLETCHER 7am

They said that I’d forget you,
and I knew it wasn’t true.
But sometimes...
COCO J. GINGER If you prefer smoke over fire
then get up now and leave.
For I do not intend to perfume ADYASHANTI I wouldn’t know what to do with daughters,' he says. 'Exchange them for sons?'

'But the...
KAUI HART HEMMINGS Anyone who tells you life has greater value when it comes with an expiration date is full of shit. I...
G.S. JENNSEN Today I was rejected...

...

I hate being rejected... SAYYYYYYYYYY MY FUCKING N...
DEYTH BANGER Thanks from keeping me from being a liar," said Nikolai.
"What?"
"About your having diarrh...
ORSON SCOTT CARD Time is expensive !
Then why it is free for many ??
Time is a gift !
Then why preciou...
ASHA BHOJANI Before you speak "THINK"
T- Is it "True"?
H- Is it "Humble"?
I- Is it "Inspirational"...
ABHINAV KUSHWAHA Hanged"
I hung myself today. Hanged? Whatever,
the point is I hanged myself today and I’...
BO BURNHAM There's a cough behind me, and I find Cheeseburger staring anxiously at my box. I glare at Amanda, t...
STEPHANIE PERKINS Stomp stomp.
Whirr.
Pleased to be of service.
Shut up.
Thank you.
Stomp s...
DOUGLAS ADAMS Today and every day:
I offer the universe my love
I offer the universe my peace
...
DEBASISH MRIDHA She looked at him and smiled. “Hey, you took my advice about the skinnier tie.” She reached up a...
JULIE JAMES I look up, and he’s searching my eyes, just like he did after kissing me for the first time in the...
BETH REVIS I'm
really worried. There are people in my country who believe I humiliated
Zimbabweans ...
MAKOSI MUSAMBASI Orion nodded, then asked, “Dwarf cheese?”
“Cheese made by dwarfs.”
“Oh,” said ...
EOIN COLFER Bad answers for employment questions:

Employer: I see here that you worked for the state ...
NEIL LECKMAN No bacon for you."
"Then no eggs for you. Either of you."
Eve glowered at him. "Prisoner e...
RACHEL CAINE He’s quiet for a minute, then grins again. “I can’t believe you think I’m hot.”
“S...
COLLEEN HOOVER Cole gets up and then says, “Adam. Five texts. I can read them to you.” He pauses. “Unless the...
KIERSTEN WHITE Hearts In Me

If I look to the world with hearts in my eyes
Then surely I’ll be int...
JAY WOODMAN Okay, okay.” I set my hand on top of his and guide it to my chest, so it’s right over my heart. ...
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JIM BUTCHER I died. I died and someone made a clerical error and I am in Heaven.
JIM BUTCHER Most of the bad guys in the real world don't know that they are bad guys. You don't get a flashing w...
JIM BUTCHER The building was on fire, and it wasn’t my fault.
JIM BUTCHER We have now left Reason and Sanity Junction. Next stop, Looneyville.
JIM BUTCHER Every soul is special. They’re all beautiful. They’re all far more significant than anyone on th...
JIM BUTCHER I have nightmares about hell, where all I do is add up numbers and try to have conversations with pe...
JIM BUTCHER There’s nothing that makes you more insane than family. Or more happy. Or more exasperated. Or mor...
JIM BUTCHER I am just another blind man. I do not get the whole picture of what transpires in all places. I am b...
JIM BUTCHER It always shocked me how you could understand so many things and be such a complete idiot about so m...
JIM BUTCHER I brought the Beetle to life with a roar. Well. Not really a roar. A Volkswagen Bug doesn't roar. Bu...
JIM BUTCHER I like dogs. They give Mister something to snack on.
JIM BUTCHER Not that I was worried about anyone stealing my car. I once had a car thief offer to get me somethin...
JIM BUTCHER It's one of the things that makes us different than they are, Harry. The blood on their hands does n...
JIM BUTCHER Some things just aren't meant to go together. Things like oil and water. Orange juice and toothpaste...
JIM BUTCHER We all must die. There is no better way to do so than in the pursuit of something you love.
JIM BUTCHER He wasn't evil as much as magnificently innocent of any kind of morality.
JIM BUTCHER I am the foremost collector of velvet Elvii in the city of Chicago," I said at once.

"El...
JIM BUTCHER Mister Dresden is a diplomatically challenged individual. He should be in a shelter for the tactless...
JIM BUTCHER I had a vague memory of being that ridiculous at one time. Let he who hath never worn parachute pant...
JIM BUTCHER Do you really think you can win?'
'Yeah. Hell, Ortega is only the third or fourth most disturbi...
JIM BUTCHER Apocalypse is a frame of mind." [Nicodemus] said then. "A belief. A surrender to inevitability. It i...
JIM BUTCHER They don't make morgues with windows. In fact, if the geography allows for it, they hardly ever make...
JIM BUTCHER I put the ick in magic.
JIM BUTCHER Mister Dresden," he said. "And Miss Rodriguez, I believe. I didn't realize you were an art collector...
JIM BUTCHER My faith protects me. My Kevlar helps.
JIM BUTCHER I'm dealing with a lot of scary things. I think you have to react to them. And you either laugh at t...
JIM BUTCHER Sullen monosyllabism, a sure sign of sleep deprivation.
JIM BUTCHER It came charging toward me, several hundred pounds of angry-looking monster, and I did the only thin...
JIM BUTCHER There are things you can't walk away from. Not if you want to live with yourself afterward.
JIM BUTCHER You're such a cynic," Molly said.

"I think cynics are playful and cute.
JIM BUTCHER I swear to you, by my own stunning good looks and towering ego, that I am not lying to you.
JIM BUTCHER Journeyman stared at Grimm as though Grimm had just suggested that the engineer should prostitute hi...
JIM BUTCHER Gandalf never had this kind of problem.
He had exactly this problem, actually, standing in fro...
JIM BUTCHER I know how you feel," I said. "You run into something you totally don't get, and it's scary as hell....
JIM BUTCHER Knowledge is the ultimate weapon. It always has been.
JIM BUTCHER Isana laughed. "And you, lady? Are you a woman of conscience or of ambition?"
The lady smiled. ...
JIM BUTCHER It would require a singularly stupid man to go hang around in narrow tunnels and cramped spaces alon...
JIM BUTCHER There are old swordsmen and bold swordsmen. But few old, bold swordsmen.
JIM BUTCHER Coz," he said. "You really must learn to shut your mouth from time to time. You'll taste less shoe l...
JIM BUTCHER Honest. It's almost always best to go with honest. It means you never have to worry about getting yo...
JIM BUTCHER It is vital that we not be made to seem wholly helpless in the opening moments of the war. On...
JIM BUTCHER We consistently shot ourselves in the foot with turnovers and they took advantage of them. Northvill...
DENNY BUTCHER I felt great for the kids. It was a big win for them.
DENNY BUTCHER