977f03c
|
The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.
|
|
books
humor
classic
|
Jane Austen |
8aedea1
|
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.
|
|
dogs
friends
books
humor
|
Groucho Marx |
aeaef27
|
I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.
|
|
humour
writing
work
humor
|
Douglas Adams |
b0307e2
|
Reality continues to ruin my life.
|
|
humor
life
|
Bill Watterson |
d1620d0
|
It's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.
|
|
psychological
humor
inspirational
yesterday
alice
philosophy-of-life
|
Lewis Carroll |
be5d5d9
|
All God does is watch us and kill us when we get boring. We must never, ever be boring.
|
|
humor
life
|
Chuck Palahniuk |
2739155
|
Mr. Moony presents his compliments to Professor Snape, and begs him to keep his abnormally large nose out of other people's business. Mr. Prongs agrees with Mr. Moony, and would like to add that Professor Snape is an ugly git. Mr. Padfoot would like to register his astonishment that an idiot like that ever became a professor. Mr. Wormtail bids Professor Snape good day, and advises him to wash his hair, the slimeball.
|
|
humor
wormtail
remus-lupin
james-potter
sirius-black
snape
|
J.K. Rowling |
03e85cd
|
"Is it true that you shouted at Professor Umbridge?" "Yes." "You called her a liar?" "Yes." "You told her He Who Must Not Be Named is back?" "Yes." "Have a biscuit, Potter."
|
|
rebellion
humor
|
J.K. Rowling |
ab9e83c
|
"Death's got an Invisibility Cloak?" Harry interrupted again. "So he can sneak up on people," said Ron. "Sometimes he gets bored of running at them, flapping his arms and shrieking..."
|
|
humor
sarcasm
|
J.K. Rowling |
89cb3ca
|
Two wrongs don't make a right, but they make a good excuse.
|
|
humor
inspirational
|
Thomas Szasz |
2414ee5
|
I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal.
|
|
people
humor
|
Jane Austen |
76476ef
|
"When his life was ruined, his family killed, his farm destroyed, Job knelt down on the ground and yelled up to the heavens, "Why god? Why me?" and the thundering voice of God answered, There's just something about you that pisses me off."
|
|
religion
humor
|
Stephen King |
67f58cc
|
"What the hell is that?" I laughed. "It's my fox hat." "Your fox hat?" "Yeah, Pudge. My fox hat." "Why are you wearing your fox hat?" I asked. "Because no one can catch the motherfucking fox."
|
|
humor
|
John Green |
8b4037d
|
So please, oh please, we beg, we pray, Go throw your TV set away, And in its place you can install A lovely bookshelf on the wall. Then fill the shelves with lots of books.
|
|
television
humor
|
Roald Dahl |
78e2eec
|
Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right.
|
|
humor
philosophy
wisdom
inspirational
|
Isaac Asimov |
9338119
|
I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass.
|
|
humor
life
inspirational
|
maya angelou |
10cae73
|
"That does it," said Jace. "I'm going to get you a dictionary for Christmas this year." "Why?" Isabelle said. "So you can look up 'fun.' I'm not sure you know what it means."
|
|
fun
humor
isabelle-lightwood
jace-wayland
|
Cassandra Clare |
dc11eb3
|
I have great faith in fools - self-confidence my friends will call it.
|
|
humor
self-irony
self-confidence
fool
|
Edgar Allan Poe |
d8257ad
|
It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life.
|
|
humor
life
|
Terry Pratchett |
9457d6b
|
Deadlines just aren't real to me until I'm staring one in the face.
|
|
humor
procrastinate
|
Rick Riordan |
0d94558
|
"Don't talk to me." "Why not?" "Because I want to fix that in my memory for ever. Draco Malfoy, the amazing bouncing ferret..."
|
|
harry-potter
humor
ron-weasley
|
J.K. Rowling |
ab74b3a
|
"Why are they all staring?" demanded Albus as he and Rose craned around to look at the other students. "Don't let it worry you," said Ron. "It's me. I'm extremely famous."
|
|
harry-potter
humor
ron-weasley
fame
|
J.K. Rowling |
67d0083
|
People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.
|
|
humor
inspirational
idleness
|
A.A. Milne |
a99ce37
|
"The Guide says there is an art to flying", said Ford, "or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss."
|
|
humor
hg2g
flying
|
Douglas Adams |
faec9a5
|
If cats looked like frogs we'd realize what nasty, cruel little bastards they are. Style. That's what people remember.
|
|
humor
life
|
Terry Pratchett |
f53ee91
|
"How do you feel, Georgie?" whispered Mrs. Weasley. George's fingers groped for the side of his head. "Saintlike," he murmured. "What's wrong with him?" croaked Fred, looking terrified. "Is his mind affected?" "Saintlike," repeated George, opening his eyes and looking up at his brother. "You see...I'm HOLEY, Fred, geddit?"
|
|
humor
|
J.K. Rowling |
b7d7035
|
Just because you call an electric eel a rubber duck doesn't make it a rubber duck, does it? And God help the poor bastard who decides they want to take a bath with the duckie. (Jace Wayland)
|
|
humor
jace-wayland
|
Cassandra Clare |
7e61061
|
Mom. I have something to tell you. I'm undead. Now, I know you may have some preconceived notions about the undead. I know you may not be comfortable with the idea of me being undead. But I'm here to tell you that undead are just like you and me ... well, okay. Possibly more like me than you.
|
|
humor
mortal-instruments
simon
vampire
|
Cassandra Clare |
da9c226
|
"Now, you two - this year, you behave yourselves. If I get one more owl telling me you've - you've blown up a toilet or -" "Blown up a toilet? We've never blown up a toilet." "Great idea though, thanks, Mum."
|
|
humor
molly-weasley
toilet
george-weasley
|
J.K. Rowling |
d2145e4
|
"Out of the corner of her eye she thought she saw Jace shoot her a look of white rage - but when she glanced at him, he looked as he always did: easy, confident, slightly bored. "In future, Clarissa," he said, "it might be wise to mention that you already have a man in your bed, to avoid such tedious situations." "You invited him into " Simon demanded, looking shaken. "Ridiculous, isn't it?" said Jace. "We would never have all fit." "I didn't invite him into bed," Clary snapped. "We were just kissing." "Just kissing?" Jace's tone mocked her with its false hurt. "How swiftly you dismiss our love."
|
|
humor
|
Cassandra Clare |
2448ca0
|
Don't Panic.
|
|
humor
hitchhiker-s-guide
panic
|
Douglas Adams |
de23a10
|
So be sure when you step, Step with care and great tact. And remember that life's A Great Balancing Act. And will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed! (98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed) Kid, you'll move mountains.
|
|
success
humor
inspirational
|
Dr. Seuss |
5a40528
|
Oh well... I'd just been thinking, if you had died, you'd have been welcome to share my toilet.
|
|
humor
|
J.K. Rowling |
c866ee1
|
"Isabelle drifted over, Jace a pace behind her. She was wearing a long black dress with boots and an even longer cutaway coat of soft green velvet, the color of moss. "I can't believe you did it!" she exclaimed. "How did you get Magnus to let Jace leave?" "Traded him for Alec," Clary said. Isabelle looked mildly alarmed. "Not permanently?" "No," said Jace. "Just for a few hours. Unless I don't come back," he added thoughtfully. "In which case, maybe he does get to keep Alec. Think of it as a lease with an option to buy." Isabelle looked dubious. "Mom and Dad won't be pleased if they find out." "That you freed a possible criminal by trading away your brother to a warlock who looks like a gay Sonic the Hedgehog and dresses like the Child Catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?" Simon inquired. "No, probably not."
|
|
humor
clary-fray
isabelle-lightwood
jace-wayland
simon-lewis
|
Cassandra Clare |
739e574
|
Finally, from so little sleeping and so much reading, his brain dried up and he went completely out of his mind.
|
|
reading
humor
|
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra |
535fde1
|
The meek may inherit the earth, but at the moment it belongs to the conceited. Like me.
|
|
humor
jace-wayland
quotes
|
Cassandra Clare |
ca394c5
|
"Why were you lurking under our window?" "Yes - yes, good point, Petunia! What were you doing under our windows, boy?" "Listening to the news," said Harry in a resigned voice. His aunt and uncle exchanged looks of outrage. "Listening to the news! Again?" "Well, it changes every day, you see," said Harry."
|
|
harry-potter
humor
news
sarcasm
|
J.K. Rowling |
0a8a5d8
|
"The real story of the Fleece: there were these two children of Zeus, Cadmus and Europa, okay? They were about to get offered up as human sacrifices, when they prayed to Zeus to save them. So Zeus sent this magical flying ram with golden wool, which picked them up in Greece and carried them all the way to Colchis in Asia Minor. Well, actually it carried Cadmus. Europa fell off and died along the way, but that's not important." "It was probably important to her."
|
|
humor
gold
percy-jackson
|
Rick Riordan |
eab7498
|
Don't feel bad, I'm usually about to die.
|
|
humor
sorry
greek
percy-jackson
mythology
|
Rick Riordan |
f6f8091
|
Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.
|
|
humor
inspirational
enterprise
inertia
|
Will Rogers |
24141b9
|
The capacity for friendship is God's way of apologizing for our families.
|
|
friendship
humor
|
Jay McInerney |
b3ac3b2
|
"What are all these?" Clary asked. "Vials of holy water, blessed knives, steel and silver blades," Jace said, piling the weapons on the floor beside him, "electrum wire - not much use at the moment but it's always good to have spares - silver bullets, charms of protetion, crucifixes, stars of David-" "Jesus," said Clary "I doubt he'd fit." "Jace." Clary was appalled."
|
|
irony
jesus
humor
jace-wayland
|
Cassandra Clare |
be90587
|
May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house.
|
|
benediction
humor
inspirational
goodwill
wishes
evil
|
George Carlin |
6effeb4
|
The worst part of success is trying to find someone who is happy for you.
|
|
jealousy
friendship
success
humor
happiness
inspirational
|
Bette Midler |
98c4b32
|
Would it save you a lot of time if I just gave up and went mad now?
|
|
humor
towel
thumb
social-commentary
science-fiction
|
Douglas Adams |
4a48772
|
In a way, it's nice to know that there are Greek gods out there, because you have somebody to blame when things go wrong. For instance, when you're walking away from a bus that's just been attacked by monster hags and blown up by lightning, and it's raining on top of everything else, most people might think that's just really bad luck; when you're a half-blood, you understand that some devine force is really trying to mess up your day.
|
|
humor
olympians
|
Rick Riordan |
062086e
|
"Must you go? I was rather hoping you'd stay and be a ministering angel, but if you must go, you must." "I'll stay," Will said a bit crossly, and threw himself down in the armchair Tessa had just vacated. "I can minister angelically." "None too convincingly. And you're not as pretty to look at as Tessa is," Jem said, closing his eyes as he leaned back against the pillow. "How rude. Many who have gazed upon me have compared the experience to gazing at the radiance of the sun." Jem still had his eyes closed. "If they mean it gives you a headache, they aren't wrong."
|
|
humor
radiance
|
Cassandra Clare |
cf81f70
|
What's the good of living if you don't try a few things?
|
|
cartoonist
humor
inspirational
|
Charles M. Schulz |
44c9f39
|
"It's not gray," Clary felt compelled to point out. "It's green." "If there was such a thing as terminal literalism, you'd have died in childhood," said Jace."
|
|
humor
gray-book
jace
|
Cassandra Clare |
a9df6ab
|
"I thought I'd lie on the floor and writhe in pain for a while," he grunted, "It relaxes me." "It does? Oh - you're being sarcastic. That's a good sign probably."
|
|
humor
|
Cassandra Clare |
9fe0042
|
"Dreams like a podcast, Downloading truth in my ears. They tell me cool stuff." "Apollo?" I guess, because I figured nobody else could make a haiku that bad.
|
|
poem
humor
fred
haiku
percy-jackson
|
Rick Riordan |
7b8d542
|
"I don't want tea," said Clary, with muffled force. "I want to find my mother. And then I want to find out who took her in the first place, and I want to kill them." "Unfortunately," said Hodge, "we're all out of bitter revenge at the moment, so it's either tea or nothing."
|
|
revenge
humor
hodge
tea
sarcasm
|
Cassandra Clare |
5a6d98c
|
Confidence is ignorance. If you're feeling cocky, it's because there's something you don't know.
|
|
humor
ignorance
knowledge
|
Eoin Colfer |
901968a
|
A diary with no drawings of me in it? Where are the torrid fantasies? The romance covers?
|
|
humor
jace-wayland
diary
sarcasm
|
Cassandra Clare |
5f9efa8
|
I meant what I said and I said what I meant. An elephant's faithful one-hundred percent!
|
|
humor
inspirational
dr-seuss
musical
|
Dr. Seuss |
9a0b8da
|
DON'T THINK OF IT AS DYING, said Death. JUST THINK OF IT AS LEAVING EARLY TO AVOID THE RUSH.
|
|
humor
|
Terry Pratchett |
64515ca
|
"Headline?" he asked. "'Swing Set Needs Home,'" I said. "'Desperately Lonely Swing Set Needs Loving Home,'" he said. "'Lonely, Vaguely Pedophilic Swing Set Seeks the Butts of Children,'" I said."
|
|
humour
humor
pedophile
pedophilia
john-green
tfios
the-fault-in-our-stars
internet
|
John Green |
4d907c1
|
"An Unbreakable Vow?" said Ron, looking stunned. "Nah, he can't have.... Are you sure?" "Yes I'm sure," said Harry. "Why, what does it mean?" "Well, you can't break an Unbreakable Vow..." "I'd worked that much out for myself, funnily enough."
|
|
humor
unbreakable-vow
malfoy
snape
ron-weasley
|
J.K. Rowling |
4227bea
|
"Magnus, standing by the door, snapped his fingers impatiently. "Move it along, teenagers. The only person who gets to canoodle in my bedroom is my magnificent self." "Canoodle?" repeated Clary, never having heard the word before. "Magnificent?" repeated Jace, who was just being nasty. Magnus growled. The growl sounded like "Get out."
|
|
humor
magnificent
city-of-bones
clary-fray
jace-wayland
magnus-bane
|
Cassandra Clare |
62f81f0
|
"Trains are great dirty smoky things," said Will. "You won't like it." Tessa was unmoved. "I won't know if I like it until I try it, will I?" "I've never swum naked in the Thames before, but I know I wouldn't like it." "But think how entertaining for sightseers," said Tessa, and she saw Jem duck his head to hide the quick flash of his grin."
|
|
humor
tessa-gray
jem-carstairs
will-herondale
teasing
|
Cassandra Clare |
a535246
|
"Alec looked at her and shook his head. "How do you manage never to get mud on your clothes?" Isabelle shrugged philosophically. "I'm pure at heart. It repels the dirt."
|
|
humor
dirt
city-of-ashes
isabelle-lightwood
clean
sarcasm
|
Cassandra Clare |
a864e6f
|
"No sight so sad as that of a naughty child," he began, "especially a naughty little girl. Do you know where the wicked go after death?" "They go to hell," was my ready and orthodox answer. "And what is hell? Can you tell me that?" "A pit full of fire." "And should you like to fall into that pit, and to be burning there for ever?" "No, sir." "What must you do to avoid it?" I deliberated a moment: my answer, when it did come was objectionable: "I must keep in good health and not die."
|
|
religion
humor
hell
|
Charlotte Brontë |
2d06814
|
It's hard to enjoy practical jokes when your whole life feels like one.
|
|
humor
prank
joke
|
Rick Riordan |
a0d8323
|
"Can you surf really well, then?" I looked at Grover, who was trying hard not to laugh.
|
|
myth
funny
humor
posiedon
the-lightning-thief
olympians
athena
zeus
percy-jackson
mythology
|
Rick Riordan |
6cedd6f
|
"Seventeen, eh!" said Hagrid as he accepted a bucket-sized glass of wine from Fred. "Six years to the day we met, Harry, d'yeh remember it?" "Vaguely," said Harry, grinning up at him. "Didn't you smash down the front door, give Dudley a pig's tail, and tell me I was a wizard?" "I forge' the details," Hagrid chortled."
|
|
harry-potter
humor
hagrid
dursley
pig
wizard
|
J.K. Rowling |
8e74265
|
"Can you be a girl for a few seconds?" "I'm always a girl" I frown. "You know what I mean. Like a silly, annoying girl" I twirl my hair around my finger. "Kay."
|
|
funny
humor
divergent
tris
veronica-roth
|
Veronica Roth |
564e6b8
|
"We need to talk. All of us About what we're going to do now." "I was going to watch Project Runway."
|
|
humor
clary
jace
|
Cassandra Clare |
9a10ab9
|
"But-" Maia, still looking at Alec and Magnus, broke off and rasied her eyebrows. Simon turned to see what she was looking at - and stared. Alec had his arms around Magnus and was kissing him full on the mouth. Magnus, who appeared to be in a state of shock, stood frozen. Several groups of people - Shadowhunters and Downworlders alike - were staring and whispering. Glancing to the side, Simon saw the Lightwoods, their eyes widen, gaping at the display. Maryse had her hand over her mouth. Maia looked perplexed. "Wait a second," she said. "Do we all have to do that, too?"
|
|
humor
mortal-instruments
|
Cassandra Clare |
56a16e8
|
Five exclamation marks, the sure sign of an insane mind.
|
|
humor
|
Terry Pratchett |
40f08fc
|
I figured something out. The future is unpredictable.
|
|
humor
inspirational
obvious
stupid
|
John Green |
645dc06
|
God does not play dice with the universe; He plays an ineffable game of His own devising, which might be compared, from the perspective of any of the other players [i.e. everybody], to being involved in an obscure and complex variant of poker in a pitch-dark room, with blank cards, for infinite stakes, with a Dealer who won't tell you the rules, and who .
|
|
god
humor
gaiman
|
Terry Pratchett |
515875a
|
"There's no need to clarify my finger snap," said Magnus. "The implication was clear in the snap itself."
|
|
humor
magnus-bane
|
Cassandra Clare |
89484cc
|
It's like learning to ride a unicorn. You never forget.
|
|
humor
foaly
|
Eoin Colfer |
3f81427
|
"He cleared his throat and held up one hand dramatically. He grinned at us, waiting for applause. "That last line was four syllables." Artemis said. Apollo frowned. "Was it?" "Yes. What about "No, no, that's six syllable, hhhm." He started muttering to himself. Zoe Nightshade turned to us. "Lord Apollo has been going through this haiku phase ever since he visited Japan. Tis not as bad as the time he visited Limerick. If I'd had to hear one more poem that started with, "I've got it!" Apollo announced. " That's five syllables!" He bowed, looking very pleased with himself."
|
|
humor
haiku
artemis
|
Rick Riordan |
5f8c379
|
Rachel: You're a half-blood, too? Annabeth: Shhh! Just announce it to the world, how about? Rachel: Okay. Hey, everybody! These two aren't human! They're half Greek god!...They don't seem to care.
|
|
humor
half-blood
rachel-elizabeth-dare
|
Rick Riordan |
fe868f7
|
As long as there was coffee in the world, how bad could things be?
|
|
optimism
humor
solace
|
Cassandra Clare |
b12d50f
|
Men are from Earth, women are from Earth. Deal with it.
|
|
equality
feminism
humanism
humor
inspirational
common-sense
men-and-women
|
George Carlin |
30d6ccb
|
Razors pain you, Rivers are damp, Acids stain you, And drugs cause cramp. Guns aren't lawful, Nooses give, Gas smells awful. You might as well live.
|
|
suicide
humor
|
Dorothy Parker |
e7651f0
|
To lose one parent, Mr. Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.
|
|
humor
parents
paraphrased
|
Oscar Wilde |
b5082e8
|
There is nothing like puking with somebody to make you into old friends.
|
|
humor
shared-ordeal
|
Sylvia Plath |
ae8bfa0
|
It may help to understand human affairs to be clear that most of the great triumphs and tragedies of history are caused, not by people being fundamentally good or fundamentally bad, but by people being fundamentally people.
|
|
humor
|
Neil Gaiman |
4a23a66
|
I have a high pain threshold. In fact, it's more of a large and tastfully decorated foyer than a threshold. But I do get easily bored
|
|
humor
|
Cassandra Clare |
d6247b4
|
People have an annoying habit of remembering things they shouldn't.
|
|
humor
recall
memory
|
Christopher Paolini |
0c69ccf
|
Hey, Rosalie? Do you know how to drown a blonde? Stick a mirror to the bottom of a pool.
|
|
humor
rosalie
dawn
jacob
mirror
|
Stephenie Meyer |
6c0bab0
|
"No! Please! I'll tell you whatever you want to know!" the man yelled. "Really?" said Vimes. "What's the orbital velocity of the moon?" "What?" "Oh, you'd like something simpler?"
|
|
humor
interrogation
police
|
Terry Pratchett |
55fc75c
|
It's fascinating. You know all these words, and they're all English, but when you string them together into sentences, they just don't make any sense.
|
|
humor
jace-lightwood
sarcasm
|
Cassandra Clare |
e9b21ec
|
I told Augustus the broad outline of my miracle: diagnosed with Stage IV thyroid cancer when I was thirteen. (I didn't tell him that the diagnosis came three months after I got my first period. Like: Congratulations! You're a woman. Now die.)
|
|
humor
diagnosis
john-green
|
John Green |
a77753d
|
And next time you're planning to injure yourself to get me attention, just remember that a little sweet talk works wonders.
|
|
humor
love
clary-and-jace
jace-and-clary
jace
|
Cassandra Clare |
c03cdef
|
"Hey," said Shadow. "Huginn or Muninn, or whoever you are." The bird turned, head tipped, suspiciously, on one side, and it stared at him with bright eyes. "Say 'Nevermore,'" said Shadow. "Fuck you," said the raven."
|
|
poe
humor
nevermore
parody
raven
|
Neil Gaiman |
086fd70
|
That wasn't any act of God. That was an act of pure human fuckery.
|
|
humor
|
Stephen King |
a89af26
|
Just because you're beautiful and perfect, it's made you conceited.
|
|
beauty
humor
love
conceit
|
William Goldman |
89ffa1e
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Sections in the bookstore - Books You Haven't Read - Books You Needn't Read - Books Made for Purposes Other Than Reading - Books Read Even Before You Open Them Since They Belong to the Category of Books Read Before Being Written - Books That If You Had More Than One Life You Would Certainly Also Read But Unfortunately Your Days Are Numbered - Books You Mean to Read But There Are Others You Must Read First - Books Too Expensive Now and You'll Wait 'Til They're Remaindered - Books ditto When They Come Out in Paperback - Books You Can Borrow from Somebody - Books That Everybody's Read So It's As If You Had Read Them, Too - Books You've Been Planning to Read for Ages - Books You've Been Hunting for Years Without Success - Books Dealing with Something You're Working on at the Moment - Books You Want to Own So They'll Be Handy Just in Case - Books You Could Put Aside Maybe to Read This Summer - Books You Need to Go with Other Books on Your Shelves - Books That Fill You with Sudden, Inexplicable Curiosity, Not Easily Justified - Books Read Long Ago Which It's Now Time to Re-read - Books You've Always Pretended to Have Read and Now It's Time to Sit Down and Really Read Them
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reading
humor
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Italo Calvino |
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"Inconceivable!" "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."
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funny
humor
movie
princess
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William Goldman |
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She'd also called me brave...unless she was talking to the catfish.
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fish
humor
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Rick Riordan |
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When beetles fight these battles in a bottle with their paddles and the bottle's on a poodle and the poodle's eating noodles... ...they call this a muddle puddle tweetle poodle beetle noodle bottle paddle battle.
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humor
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Dr. Seuss |
f468cca
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"Basia coquum," Simon said. "Or whatever their motto is." "It's 'Descensus Averno facilis est.' 'The descent into hell is easy," said Alec. "You just said "Kiss the cook." "Dammit," said Simon. "I knew Jace was screwing with me."
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humor
simon-lewis
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Cassandra Clare |
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Humor is almost always anger with its make-up on.
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humor
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Stephen King |
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Life sucks, and then you die...
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humor
inspirational
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Stephenie Meyer |
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Going round and around inside a dryer can be fatal, whereas pasta is rarely fatal. Unless Isabelle makes it.
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humor
fatal
pasta
isabelle-lightwood
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Cassandra Clare |
013a295
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"Is this Clarissa Fray?" The voice on the other end of the phone sounded familiar, though not immediately identifiable. Clary twirled the phone cord nervously around her finger. "Yeees?" "Hi, I'm one of the knife-carrying hooligans you met last night in Pandemonium? I"m afraid I made a bad impression and was hoping you'd give me a chance to make it up to-" "SIMON!" Clary held the phone away from her ear as he cracked up laughing. "That is so not funny!" "Sure it is. You just don't see the humor." "Jerk." Clary sighed, leaning up against the wall."
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humor
simon-lewis
tease
joke
phone
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Cassandra Clare |
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Why it's simply impassible! Alice: Why, don't you mean impossible? Door: No, I do mean impassible. Nothing's impossible!
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funny
humor
alice-in-wonderland
door
wordplay
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Lewis Carroll |
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Y'all smoke to enjoy it. I smoke to die.
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humor
wise
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John Green |
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There is nothing more luxurious than eating while you read--unless it be reading while you eat. Amabel did both: they are not the same thing, as you will see if you think the matter over.
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reading
humor
luxury
eating
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E. Nesbit |
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"Harry -- I think I've just understood something! I've got to go to the library!" And she sprinted away, up the stairs. " does she understand?" said Harry distractedly, still looking around, trying to tell where the voice had come from. "Loads more than I do," said Ron, shaking his head. "But why's she got to go to the library?" "Because that's what Hermione does," said Ron, shrugging. "When in doubt, go to the library."
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library
humor
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J.K. Rowling |
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"It would seem that you have no useful skill or talent whatsoever," he said. "Have you thought of going into teaching?"
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humour
humor
teaching
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Terry Pratchett |
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"I dreamed I was buying new shoes last night," said Ron. "What d'ya think that's gonna mean?" "Probably that you're going to be eaten by a giant marshmallow or something," said Harry."
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harry-potter
humor
marshmallow
ron-weasley
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J.K. Rowling |
7de25e2
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"Mistletoe," said Luna dreamily, pointing at a large clump of white berries placed almost over Harry's head. He jumped out from under it. "Good thinking," said Luna seriously. "It's often infested with nargles."
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humor
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J.K. Rowling |
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"Aren't they supposed to be hiring someone else to train me full-time ?" "Yes," he said, getting up and pulling her to her feet along with him," and I'm worried that if you get into the habit of making out with your instructors, you'll wind up making out with him, too." " Don't be sexist. They could find me a female instructor." "In that case you have my permission to make out with her, as long as I can watch."
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humor
clary-fray
jace-lightwood
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Cassandra Clare |
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"Watching Jace hug Isabelle, she tried to school her features into a happy and loving expression. "Are you all right?" Simon asked, with some concern. "Your eyes are crossing."
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humor
clary-fray
simon-lewis
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Cassandra Clare |
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"I've got the Mark of Cain," said Simon. "That means nothing can kill me, right?" "You can kill yourself," Magnus said, somewhat unhelpfully. "As far as I know, inanimate objects can accidentally kill you. So if you were planning on teaching yourself the lambada on a greased platform over a pit full of knives, I wouldn't." "There goes my Saturday."
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funny
humor
lambada
mark-of-cain
city-of-lost-souls
the-mortal-instruments
magnus-bane
simon-lewis
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Cassandra Clare |
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"Who're you going with, then?" said Ron. "Angelina," said Fred promptly, without a trace of embarrassment. "What?" said Ron, taken aback. "You've already asked her?" "Good point," said Fred. He turned his head and called across the common room, "Oi! Angelina!" Angelina, who had been chatting with Alicia Spinnet near the fire, looked over at him. "What?" She called back. "Want to come to the ball with me?" Angelina gave Fred a sort of appraising look. "All right, then," she said, and she turned back to Alicia and carried on chatting with a bit of a grin on her face. "There you go," said Fred to Harry and Ron, "piece of cake."
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harry-potter
humor
weasley
dating
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J.K. Rowling |
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I love new clothes. If everyone could just wear new clothes everyday, I reckon depression wouldn't exist anymore.
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humor
fashion
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Sophie Kinsella |
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Look, let me just say it: He was hot. A nonhot boy stares at you relentlessly and it is, at best, awkward and, at worst, a form of assault. But a hot boy . . . well.
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humor
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John Green |
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"Jace perched on the windowsill and looked down at him. "You really don't get this bodyguard thing, do you?" "I didn't even think you liked me all that much," said Simon. "Is this one of those keep-your-friends-close-and-your-enemies-closer things?" "I thought it was keep your friends close so you have someone to drive the car when you sneak over to your enemy's house a night and throw up in his mailbox." "I'm pretty sure that's not it"
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humor
city-of-fallen-angels
jace-lightwood
simon-lewis
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Cassandra Clare |
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A towel, [The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy] says, is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have. Partly it has great practical value. You can wrap it around you for warmth as you bound across the cold moons of Jaglan Beta; you can lie on it on the brilliant marble-sanded beaches of Santraginus V, inhaling the heady sea vapors; you can sleep under it beneath the stars which shine so redly on the desert world of Kakrafoon; use it to sail a miniraft down the slow heavy River Moth; wet it for use in hand-to-hand-combat; wrap it round your head to ward off noxious fumes or avoid the gaze of the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal (such a mind-boggingly stupid animal, it assumes that if you can't see it, it can't see you); you can wave your towel in emergencies as a distress signal, and of course dry yourself off with it if it still seems to be clean enough.
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humor
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Douglas Adams |
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You are speaking of my future lover. Be more respectful.
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romance
humor
true-blood
sookie-stackhouse
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Charlaine Harris |
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"So this is it," said Arthur, "We are going to die." "Yes," said Ford, "except... no! Wait a minute!" He suddenly lunged across the chamber at something behind Arthur's line of vision. "What's this switch?" he cried. "What? Where?" cried Arthur, twisting round. "No, I was only fooling," said Ford, "we are going to die after all."
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science
humor
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Douglas Adams |
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"Eragon looked back at him, confused. "I don't understand." "Of course you don't," said Brom impatiently. "That's why I'm teaching you and not the other way around."
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humor
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Christopher Paolini |
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My name is Percy Jackson. I'm twelve years old. Until a few months ago, I was a boarding student at Yancy Academy, a private school for troubled kids in upstate New York. Am I a troubled kid? Yeah. You could say that.
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humor
introduction
percy-jackson
trouble
school
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Rick Riordan |
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If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance.
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humor
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George Bernard Shaw |
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"By the Angel," Jace said, looking the demon up and down. "I knew Greater Demons were meant to be ugly, but no one ever warned me about the smell." Abbadon opened its mouth and hissed. Inside its mouth were two rows of jagged glass-sharp teeth. "I'm not sure about this wind and howling darkness business," Jace went on, "smells more like landfill to me. You sure you're not from Staten Island?"
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humor
taunting
jace-wayland
demon
teasing
fearlessness
sarcasm
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Cassandra Clare |
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"Jace's eyes sparkled, but he said calmly, "Not at all. the Silent Brothers can help her retrieve her memories." "You hate the Silent Brothers," protested Isabelle. "I don't hate them," said Jace candidly."I'm afraid of them. It's not the same thing." "I thought you said they were libarians," said Clary. "They are librarians." Simon whistled. "Those must be some killer late fees."
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humor
librarians
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Cassandra Clare |
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"Pretty soon the only people left without a girlfriend will be me and Wendell the school janitor, and he smells like windex." "At least you know he's still available."
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humor
simon-lewis
dating
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Cassandra Clare |
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"Lawful good to lawful evil!" said Simon, pleased. "He's quoting Dungeons and Dragons," said Clary. "Ignore him."
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humor
simon
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Cassandra Clare |
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Curiouser and curiouser.
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humor
favorites
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Lewis Carroll |
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"We'll never survive!" "Nonsense. You're only saying that because no one ever has."
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optimism
humor
survival
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William Goldman |
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I like to have a martini, Two at the very most. After three I'm under the table, after four I'm under my host.
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humor
drunken-behaviour
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Dorothy Parker |
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A goal without a plan is just a wish.
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humor
inspirational
enterprise
planning
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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry |
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"I have lightning and wind powers," Jason reminded him. "Piper can turn beautiful and charm people into giving her BMWs. You're no more a freak than we are. And, hey, maybe you can fly, too. Like jump off a building and yell 'Flame on!'" Leo snorted. "If I did that, you would see a flaming kid falling to his death, and I would be yelling something a little stronger than 'Flame on!"
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funny
humor
powers
the-lost-hero
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Rick Riordan |
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"They turned to Angel. "We will call you Little One," the leader said, obviously deciding to dispense with the whole confusing name thing. "Okay," said Angel agreeably. "I'll call you Guy in a White Lab Coat." He frowned. "That can be his Indian name," I suggested."
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humor
maximum-ride
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James Patterson |
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Also, I'm sleeping with your mom. Just thought you should know.
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humor
jocelyn-fray
simon-lewis
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Cassandra Clare |
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I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it.
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social-justice
religion
humor
prayers
ridicule
satire
social-life
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Voltaire |
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"Can't stay long, Mother," he said. "I'm up front, the prefects have got two compartments to themselves-" "Oh, are you a prefect, Percy?" said one of the twins, with an air of great surprise. "You should have said something, we had no idea." "Hang on, I think I remember him saying something about it," said the other twin. "Once-" "Or twice-" "A minute-" "All summer-" "Oh, shut up," said Percy the Prefect."
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humor
george-weasley
prefect
percy-weasley
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J.K. Rowling |
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Like all of my friends, she's a lousy judge of character.
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humor
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David Sedaris |
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He'd been wrong, there was a light at the end of the tunnel, and it was a flamethrower.
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humor
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Terry Pratchett |
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"I know - I'll play you for it," Alice suggested. "Rock, paper, scissors." Jasper chuckled and Edward sighed. "Why don't you just tell me who wins?" Edward said wryly. Alice beamed. "I do. Excellent."
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humor
furture-telling
edward
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Stephenie Meyer |
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"I'm gonna kill him," Eve said, or at least that was what it sounded like filtered through the pillow. Stake him right in the heart, shove garlic up his ass, and-and-" And what?" (Michael) When did you get home?" Claire demanded. Apparently just in time to hear my funeral plans. I especially like the garlic up the ass. It's...different."
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humor
vampires
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Rachel Caine |
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"I can talk to fish!" Angel said happily, water dripping off her long, skinny body. "Ask one over for dinner," Fang said, joining us."
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humor
maximum-ride
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James Patterson |
b6eff2e
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She said this in the same way you might say Fields of Punishment or Hades's gym shorts.
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humor
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Rick Riordan |
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I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself.
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humor
epigram
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Oscar Wilde |
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So that's little Scorpious. Make sure you beat him in every test, Rosie. Thank god you've inherited your mother's brains.
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humor
malfoy
ron-weasley
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J.K. Rowling |
5371ce4
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"I'm calm," Rachel insisted. "Every time I'm around you, some monsters attack us. What's to be nervous about?" "Look," I said. "I'm sorry about the band room. I hope they didn't kick you our or anything." "Nah. They asked me a lot of questions about you. I played dumb." "Was it hard?" Annabeth asked."
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insult
humor
dumb
rachel-dare
percy-jackson
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Rick Riordan |
cea4249
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HUMAN BEINGS MAKE LIFE SO INTERESTING. DO YOU KNOW, THAT IN A UNIVERSE SO FULL OF WONDERS, THEY HAVE MANAGED TO INVENT BOREDOM. (Death)
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humor
cynism
ennui
boredom
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Terry Pratchett |
5a50ef4
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"The only difference between
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politics
humor
electoral-politics
george-w-bush
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Kurt Vonnegut |