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| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| af01886 | Despair was a heavy blackness that let no light in or out. It was a hell beyond expression. | despair expression hell | Yann Martel | |
| 98c4d11 | What his uncle does not understand is that in walking backwards, his back to the world, his back to God, he is not grieving. He is objecting. Because when everything cherished by you in life has been taken away, what else is there to do but object? | loss walking | Yann Martel | |
| 0fb39c5 | The world isn't just the way it is. It's how we understand it, no? And in understanding something, we bring something to it, no? Doesn't that make life a story? | Yann Martel | ||
| a7510e8 | And that wasn't the end of it. There are always those who take it upon themselves to defend God, as if Ultimate Reality, as if the sustaining frame of existence, were something weak and helpless. These people walk by a widow deformed by leprosy begging for a few paise, walk by children dressed in rags living in the street, and they think, "Business as usual." But if they perceive a slight against God, it is a different story. Their faces go.. | Yann Martel | ||
| 04bfbe2 | This tiny habitation on wheels, with bit parts of the living room, the washroom, and the fireplace, is a pathetic admission that human life is no more than this: an attempt to feel at home while racing towards oblivion. He | Yann Martel | ||
| faa9e99 | How true is that necessity is the mother of invention, how very true. | martel yann-martel | Yann Martel | |
| a78a3da | if you fall into a lion's pit, the reason the lion will tear you to pieces is not because it's hungry-be assured, zoo animals are amply fed-or because it's bloodthirsty, but because you've invaded it's territory. | lions nature wild-animals | Yann Martel | |
| 0c5d072 | They may not look dangerous, but if angered [bowtruckles] will gouge out human eyes with their fingers, which, as you can see, are very sharp and not at all desirable near the eyeballs. | creatures dangerous eyeballs gouge | J.K. Rowling | |
| 3d2e7cd | Cup of tea?' Lupin said, looking around for his kettle. 'I was just thinking of making one.' 'All right,' said Harry, awkwardly. Lupin tapped the kettle with his wand and a blast of steam issued suddenly from the spout. 'Sit down,' said Lupin, taking the lid off a dusty tin. 'I've only got teabags, I'm afraid-but I daresay you've had enough of tea leaves?' Harry looked at him. Lupin's eyes were twinkling. 'How did you know that?' Harry aske.. | J.K. Rowling | ||
| 5a9bbdd | As the sun fell below the horizon, Sir Luckless emerged from the waters with the glory of his triumph upon him, and flung himself in his rusted armor at the feet of Amata, who was the kindest and most beautiful woman he had ever beheld. Flushed with success, he begged for her hand and her heart, and Amata, no less delighted, realized that she had found a man worthy of them. | J. K. Rowling | ||
| a618b63 | When you have that last piece of the jigsaw, everything will, I hope, be clear..." -Albus Dumbledore" | J.K. Rowling | ||
| bb428de | And you could ask your parents if they know who Flamel is," said Ron. "It'd be safe to ask them." "Very safe, as they're both dentists," said Hermione." | J.K. Rowling | ||
| d8b41e2 | Danger lies before you, while safety lies behind, Two of us will help you, whichever you would find, One among us seven will let you move ahead, Another will transport the drinker back instead, Two among our number hold only nettle wine, Three of us are killers, waiting hidden in line. Choose, unless you wish to stay here forevermore, To help you in your choice, we give you these clues four: First, however slyly the poison tries to hide You.. | J.K. Rowling | ||
| 1f80342 | Famous Harry Potter and all that. I'd hate to see what the Ministry'd do to me if I blew up an aunt. Mind you, they'd have to dig me up first, because Mum would've killed me. | J.K. Rowling | ||
| 2721d14 | Hermione: You! You foul, loathsome, evil little cocroach! Ron: Hermione, no! He's no worth it. | J.K. Rowling | ||
| 2b9c602 | Hermione: You! You foul loathsome evil little cockroach! | J.K. Rowling | ||
| 04f90e1 | I'm not going anywhere!" said Harry fiercely. "One of my best friends is Muggle-born; she'll be first in line if the Chamber really has been opened..." | harry-potter | J.K. Rowling | |
| 236ff20 | A tiny little wooden man [was] slowly ascending the steps to a real set of gallows, both perched on a box that read: Reusable Hangman -- Spell It Or He'll Swing! | J.K. Rowling | ||
| bae1086 | The world had ended, so why had the battle not ceased, the castle fallen silent in horror, and every combatant laid down their arms? | J.K. Rowling | ||
| eb8e637 | Yeah, he's off to the Chamber of Secrets for a cup of tea with his fanged servant. | J.K. Rowling | ||
| b00fc3b | In opening them, he discovered that he had eyes. | J.K. Rowling | ||
| ce1bc60 | Yo! -exclamo Hermione-. !Libros! !Inteligencia! Hay cosas mucho mas importantes, amistad, y valentia y... !Oh, Harry, ten cuidado! | J.K. Rowling | ||
| bf20af1 | My mother can't have been magic, or she wouldn't have died", said Riddle" | destiny hope mother-s-love-for-son | J.K. Rowling | |
| e7c2e27 | Mrs. Esposito (O.S.): That you, Tina? Tina: Yes, Mrs. Esposito! Mrs. Esposito (O.S.): Are you alone? Tina: I'm always alone, Mrs. Esposito! | J.K. Rowling | ||
| 962cd02 | Three hand-painted signs had been tacked to a broken-down gate. The first read, The second, The third, | xenophilius-lovegood | J.K. Rowling | |
| befcc38 | it's really the wand that chooses the wizard, of course. | J.K. Rowling | ||
| ef693cb | Training for the ballet, Potter? | harry-potter j-k-rowling | J.K. Rowling | |
| cff4262 | Only one who has nothing to lose, and everything to gain, would commit such a crime. The blood of a unicorn will keep you alive, even if you are an inch from death, but at a terrible price. You have slain something pure and defenseless to save yourself, and you will have but a half-life, a cursed life, from the moment the blood touches your lips. | J.K. Rowling | ||
| 5c5e44d | If there's one thing these stories prove, it's that heroism comes in all shapes, sizes and varieties - whether it's Remus Lupin giving his life to save the wizarding world or Silvanus Kettleburn hurling Flobberworms at Death Eaters from his attic. After all, you don't have to be a sword-wielding Gryffindor to be a hero; sometimes, all it takes is having your heart in the right place. | J.K. Rowling | ||
| 48c41b7 | The club motto was changed in 1972 from "We shall conquer" to "Let's all just keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best." Falmouth" | J.K. Rowling | ||
| 5aa02ba | But you are a pureblood, aren't you, my brave boy?" Voldemort asked Neville, who stood facing him, his empty hands curled in fists. "So what if I am?" said Neville loudly. "You show spirit and bravery, and you come of noble stock. You will make a very valuable Death Eater. We need your kind, Neville Longbottom." "I'll join you when hell freezes over," said Neville. "Dumbledore's Army!" he shouted, and there was an answering cheer from the c.. | J.K. Rowling | ||
| 1729d81 | There was no waking from this nightmare, no comforting whisper in the dark that he was safe really, that it was all in his imagination; the last and greatest of his protectors had died, and he was more alone than he had ever been. | darkness lonely sadness | J.K. Rowling | |
| 8ae4917 | So the boy...the boy must die?" asked Snape quite calmly. "And Voldemort himself must do it, Severus. That is essential." Another long silence. Then Snape said, "I thought...all these years...that we were protecting him for her. For Lily." "We have protected him because it has been essential to teach him, to raise him, to let him try his strength," said Dumbledore, his eyes still tight shut. "Meanwhile, the connection between them grows eve.. | J.K. Rowling | ||
| 15d5194 | Snape looked horrified. 'You have kept him alive so that he can die at the right moment?' 'Don't look shocked, Severus. How many men and women have you watched die?' 'Lately, only those whom I could not save', said Snape. | horror saving | J.K. Rowling | |
| d7ddfb6 | Harry, however, had never been less interested in Quidditch; he was rapidly becoming obsessed with Draco Malfoy. | fantasy harry-potter humour | J.K. Rowling | |
| fb6484d | If there's one thing you learn by working on a lot of different Web sites, it's that almost any design idea--no matter how appallingly bad--can be made usable in the right circumstances, with enough effort. | Steve Krug | ||
| 4f759a2 | And this means that time is a mystery, and not even a thing, and no one has ever solved the puzzle of what time is, exactly. and so, if you get lost in time it is like being lost in a desert, except that you can't see the desert because it is not a thing. And this is why I like timetables, because they make sure you don't get lost in time | Mark Haddon | ||
| 4242801 | 'n lHzn swf ytDl fy wqt m , Ht~ wlw lm ytlsh~ tmman , lknh b`d ftr@ ln ykwn shdydan | sadness time | Nicholas Sparks | |
| dc9465c | I love autumn", Emily said to me. "It wins you over with its mute appeal to sympathy for its decay." | autumn decay fall nicholas-sparks two-by-two | Nicholas Sparks | |
| 4ae92b2 | There had been a long period of time during which he remembered being very happy. But things change. People change. Change was one of the most inevitable laws of nature, exacting its toll on people's lives. Mistakes are made, regrets form, and all that was left were repercussions that made something as simple as rising from the bed seem almost laborious. | life reality realization | Nicholas Sparks | |
| 47651ad | That's my sweetheart in there. I'm not living her. This is my home now. Your mother is my home. | Nicholas Sparks | ||
| a3ef563 | That's good. And speaking of spelling, tell me -- do you wrap your head in a towel after you shower? | humor romantic | Nicholas Sparks | |
| cd91b50 | Henry nodded, thinking, 'If you were any more whipped, little brother, they'd serve you on ice cream. | Nicholas Sparks | ||
| 17995a0 | She understood then, with the distance that maturity brings, how much he'd loved her back then. And still did, something whispered inside her, and all at once she had the strange impression that everything they'd shared in the past had been the opening chapters in a book with a conclusion that had yet to be written. | Nicholas Sparks |