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It was long after midnight and the stars looked damp and chilly; the air was full of the busy silence of the night, which is created by hundreds of small furry things treading very carefully in the hope of finding dinner while avoiding being the main course. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#humour #business

All men are created Equal. Some just have more Splenda. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#equality #funny #humanity #humor #inequality

- What is a Socialist? - That's when all are equal and all have property in common, there are no marriages, and everyone has any religion and laws he likes best. You are not old enough to understand that yet. ↗

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

#equality

The excitement of anticipation was *almost* equal to the thrill of lovemaking ... ↗

— John Irving

#equality

I’ll trade my formal neckwear for your love, if your love has an equal or greater value to $14.95.
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— Jarod Kintz

#formal-neckwear #love #price #tie #ties

Physics depends on a universe infinitely centred on an equals sign. ↗

— Mark Z. Danielewski

#equilibrium #harmony #mathematics #metaphysics #physics

Scientists have discovered that the small brave act of cooperating with another person, of choosing trust over cynicism, generosity over selfishness, makes the brain light up with quiet joy. ↗

— Natalie Angier

#inspirational

True love is not a potion one person can swallow and another refuse to drink. It happens only when the souls of two join together to form one ↗

— P.C. Cast

#inspirational

Just because it isn't perfect, doesn't mean it isn't awesome. ↗

— M.R. Mathias

#inspirational #inspirational

Charlie massaged his right cheek, feeling a slight sting. “It doesn’t hurt much. I don’t know how it looks” – he lowered his hand and turned his face to the side – “but it can’t be that bad. What do you think? You’d date me, right?” Alex pushed him away, grinning. “You’re an idiot. ↗

— Alecia Stone

#magic #romance #teen-fiction #dating