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Goblins burrowed in the earth, elves sang songs in the trees: Those were the obvious wonders of reading, but behind tham lay the fundamental marvel that, in stories, words could command things to be. ↗

— Francis Spufford

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It is sad that unless you are born a god, your life,from its very beginning, is a mystery to you. ↗

— Jamaica Kincaid

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Carry the confidence. ↗

— Diane Chamberlain

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Life without Music would be a Mistake. Life without Books would be Catastrophic! ↗

— Nandini Deka

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it was dawning on me how uphill a poet's path was, and I confessed to her that if I had to be the choice between being happy or being a poet, I'd choose to be happy. ↗

— Mary Karr

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I am willing to take life as a game of chess in which the first rules are not open to discussion. No one asks why the knight is allowed his eccentric hop, why the castle may only go straight and the bishop obliquely. These things are to be accepted, and with these rule the game must be played: it is foolish to complain of them. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

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I've always liked rooms where the party hasn't started yet...I love the feeling that anything could happen. After the party, when anything already has happened, there's usually the inevitable fact to face that anything wasn't all you'd hoped it to be. ↗

— Jillian Lauren

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I know something about performing. I know that when it seems like the avalanche is about to roll over you, you face into it and keep both arms swimming as hard as you can. You smile and you sell it. ↗

— Jillian Lauren

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Running the race Like a mouse in a cage Getting nowhere but I'm trying Forging ahead But I'm stuck in the bed That I made so I'm lying ↗

— A Fine Frenzy

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Remember never to text and drive, it's bad grammar, even if you have a deadline. You might cross the line and dead may be your destination. Think about it!! ↗

— Neil Leckman

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