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It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do. There is no fun in doing nothing when you have nothing to do. Wasting time is merely an occupation then, and a most exhausting one. Idleness, like kisses, to be sweet must be stolen. ↗

— Jerome K. Jerome

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Isabelle says the Queen of the Seelie Court has requested an audience with is" Sure" said Magnus. "And Madonna wants me as a backup dancer on her next world tour ↗

— Cassandra Clare

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The chance of the bread falling with the buttered side down is directly proportional to the cost of the carpet. ↗

— Murphy's Law

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Sydney spent a lot of time on my bed these days. unfortunately, it wasn't with me. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#bloodlines #humor #richelle-mead #sydney-sage #sydrian

So you were going to rescue the Prince! Why did you pretend to run away? To deceive the Witch? Not likely! I'm a coward. Only way I can do something this frightening is to tell myself I'm not doing it! ↗

— Diana Wynne Jones

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I went for a walk last night and she asked me how long I was going to be gone. I said, 'The whole time. ↗

— Steven Wright

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Yes, vanity is a weakness indeed. But pride - where there is a real superiority of mind, pride will be always under good regulation. ↗

— Jane Austen

#mr-darcy #pride #humor

Friends don't menace friends with giant terrifying swords, okay? ↗

— Sarah Rees Brennan

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And there was that poor sucker Flaubert rolling around on his floor for three days looking for the right word. ↗

— Dorothy Parker

#humor #on-writing #writing #humor

Hatori: "SHIGURE... I WILL TELL EVERYONE IN THE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT YOU, STARTING FROM WHEN YOU WERE FOUR YEARS OLD..." Shigure: "Sorry, Tohru-kun. My lips are sealed! ↗

— Natsuki Takaya

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