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b350345 One mind can think only of its own questions; it rarely surprises itself. two-heads-are-better-than-one Orson Scott Card
2bb6063 You're not a human being until you value something more than the life of your body. And the greater the thing you live and die for the greater you are. inspirational Orson Scott Card
853e017 He laughed, tried to make it into a cough, inhaled at exactly the wrong moment, and then really did cough. Robin McKinley
09ace69 It is such a secret place, the land of tears. tears Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
ae7d122 Whoa. It was hard to stick to my resolve of not caving to the ridiculous notion of us being together when he was actually...nice, and when he stared at me like I was the last piece of chocolate in the whole world. Which made me think of that damn chocolate chip cookie in his mouth. Jennifer L. Armentrout
53e7487 I tried to push down my anger. One thing I hated more than Daemon's douche-nozzle side was him telling me what to do. "You don't own me, Daemon." "It's not about ownership, you little nut." "Nut?" I glared at him. "I wouldn't call me names when I have a knife in my hand." jennifer-l-armentrout katy-and-daemon katy-swartz lux onyx Jennifer L. Armentrout
03c3754 He settled over me, not touching, not quite. The electricity between us snapped and pulled. A wild feeling pulsed through me. I lifted my hands, sinking them into his hair, pulling him closer. I swept my lips over his, and his body trembled. His fiery eyes drifted shut as my thumb moved on his bottom lip. My hands were on the move, slipping over the thick cords in his neck and back, around his chest and down. Lower, over the hard planes of .. Jennifer L. Armentrout
26a95ce But in life we don't usually get to choose the time of our defining moments. We just have to stand and face them when they come, no matter what sort of a state we're in. Darren Shan
3c4fd12 The world may need fixing, but it's worth preserving. Rick Riordan
d745f83 Like the zodiac sign?' Percy asked. 'I'm a Leo.' 'No, stupid,' Leo said, 'I'm a Leo. You're a Percy. leo-valdez percy-jackson zodiac-sign Rick Riordan
eb09ddc He slung off his backpack. He'd managed to grab a lot of supplies at the Napa Bargain Mart: a portable GPS, duct tape, lighter, superglue, water bottle, camping roll, a Comfy Panda Pillow Pet (as seen on TV), and a Swiss army knife--pretty much every tool a modern demigod could want. percy-jackson supplies Rick Riordan
2f4b87a I sat up and the blankets fell away.I looked down and found I was wearing pokemon pajamas. "Sadie,"I said,"I'm going to kill you." She batted her eyes innocently."But the street merchant gave us a very good deal on those.Walt said they would fit you." Walt raised his hand."Don't blame me,man.I tried to stick up for you." Bes snorted,then did a pretty good imitation of Walt's voice:"At least get the extra-large ones with Pikachu." Rick Riordan
ab739bc Getting some redecorating ideas?' Nico asked. 'Maybe you could do your dining room in mediaeval monk skulls.' Hades arched an eyebrow. 'I can never tell when you're joking. joke Rick Riordan
159fd65 Schist," said an angry voice from the grass. Hazel raised her eyebrows. "Excuse me?" "Schist! Big pile of schist!" geology-humor hazel-levesque Rick Riordan
1a585a9 There are parties and then there are huge major blowout parties. And then there are Olympian parties. If you ever get a choice go for the Olympian. percy-jackson Rick Riordan
b911307 Because Anno Domini, in the Year of Our Lord, is fine for Christians, but Thor gets a little upset. He still holds a grudge that Jesus never showed up for that duel he challenged him to." "Say what now?" Rick Riordan
6a548a3 Zeus will destroy you!' she promised. 'Hades will have your soul!' ' ' I yelled I wasn't sure where the Latin came from. I think it meant 'Eat my pants! Rick Riordan
d74e0a6 I can't believe Sadie's going to let me have the last word. Our experience together must've really taught her something. Ow, she just hit me. Never mind. Rick Riordan
6884eff You will not find love where you wish or where you hope. blood-of-olympus reyna-ramírez-arellano rick-riordan Rick Riordan
556c285 We cannot negotiate with people who say what's mine is mine and what's yours is negotiable. egotism greed negotiation John F. Kennedy
1fbecdc They talk about "body language," as if we all speak it the same. But everyone has their own dialect. For me right now, for example, swiveling my body right away and staring rigidly at the corner means, "I like you." Because I didn't run away and shut myself in the bathroom. I just hope he realizes that." Sophie Kinsella
dcd5d21 I'm not senile," I snapped. "If I burn the house down it will be on purpose." old-age Margaret Atwood
a03d18b Maybe that's what love is, I thought: it's being pissed off. Margaret Atwood
9144269 Faith is only a word, embroidered. Margaret Atwood
5c4a7c0 Most mothers worry when their daughters reach adolescence but I was the opposite. I relaxed, I sighed with relief. Little girls are cute and small only to adults. To one another they are not cute. They are life sized. Margaret Atwood
01d8593 I don't want to be without you. I like who I am with you, and I don't want to go back to who I was before." "I love you, Rachel. So this will work. No matter what or who stands in our way." isaiah-walker love rachel-young Katie McGarry
b403ae0 My wife." "By what name is she called, Kincaid?" "Mine." Julie Garwood
f81d116 Wolves? I should have known. Of course you have wolves. Doesn't everybody?" She snapped her fingers. "The gun, Lucian. Hand it over. I've decided I have to shoot you after all. It's the only way to preserve my sanity." Christine Feehan
75d062a Someone needs to drag you kicking and screaming into this century. dragons Christine Feehan
85f9dfa The worst thing that colonialism did was to cloud our view of our past. colonialism history Barack Obama
8073733 What the eye doesn't see and the mind doesn't know, doesn't exist. D.H. Lawrence
e43560c The longing for Paradise is man's longing not to be man. humanity life nature nurture philosophy roots Milan Kundera
8cc437d The basis of shame is not some personal mistake of ours, but the ignominy, the humiliation we feel that we must be what we are without any choice in the matter, and that this humiliation is seen by everyone. Milan Kundera
7abf37a Remember that you and I made this journey together to a place where there was nowhere left to go. Jhumpa Lahiri
dc7a7e0 I think different religions are different doors to the same house. Sometimes I think the house exists, and sometimes I don't. It's the great mystery. (Steve Jobs) steve-jobs Walter Isaacson
7f9a9f3 Others may question your credentials, your papers, your degrees. Others may look for all kinds of ways to diminish your worth. But what is inside you no one can take from you or tarnish. This is your worth, who you really are, your degree that can go with you wherever you go, that you bring with you the moment you come into a room, that can't be manipulated or shaken. Without that sense of self, no amount of paper, no pedigree, and no crede.. Chris Gardner
bde2e84 I wondered why the head could move so swiftly while the heart dragged its feet. Jodi Picoult
ff0b7f9 All it takes is a second and your whole life can get turned upside down. struggle Jodi Picoult
cf0ff86 I don't know. But I know that I'm at the stage of my life where I want , not . I know that the first person I kissed won't be nearly as important as the last person I kiss. And I also know better than to dream about things that can't happen. love Jodi Picoult
ad43058 Music. A meaningless acceleration in the rhythm of celestial experience. C.S. Lewis
c2a09d6 Most of us know what we should expect to find in a dragon's lair, but, as I said before, Eustace had read only the wrong books. They had a lot to say about exports and imports and governments and drains, but they were weak on dragons. C.S. Lewis
16bbc44 When they have really learned to love their neighbours as themselves, they will be allowed to love themselves as their neighbours. C.S. Lewis
0054288 But he won't let the pain blot out the humor no more'n he'll let the humor blot out the pain. pain Ken Kesey
d25b59e Perhaps the most terrible (or wonderful) thing that can happen to an imaginative youth, aside from the curse (or blessing) of imagination itself, is to be exposed without preparation to the life outside his or her own sphere - the sudden revelation that there is a there out there. life thought-provoking Tom Robbins