How we shape our understanding of others' lives is determined by what we find memorable in them, and that in turn is determined not by any potentially accurate overview of another's personality but rather by the tension and balance that exist in our daily relationships. ~Tom Robbins
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It's true, I had an extremely delicious life, but that was my life at home, and perhaps because I was only a child, or for whatever reasons, I found the company of others, especially other boys, quite terrifying and upsetting. ~Harry Mathews
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What has commonly been called rebellion has more often been nothing but a manly and glorious struggle in opposition to the lawless power of rebellious kings and princes. ~Samuel Adams
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Good news always comes from far away. ~Yiddish Proverb
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If you want a friend, be a friend. ~English Proverb
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The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us. ~Chinese Proverb
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A little too late, is much too late. ~German Proverb
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I'm a songwriter first. ~Carole King
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Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know. ~English Proverb
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They were close to the end of the beginning... ~Stephen King
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Don't be afraid to hit the ball. ~Billie Jean King
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He who loves a thing often talks of it. ~Arabic Proverb
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When you throw dirt, you lose ground. ~Texan Proverb
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And sometimes you lie to me and sometimes I lie to you; and there isn't a thing you could possibly do All these half-destroyed lives aren't as bad as they seem but now I see blood and I hear screams then I wake up and it's just a bad dream. ~Michael Grant
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You are only as old as you feel. ~English Proverb
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There is a concept that is the corrupter and destroyer of all others. I speak not of Evil, whose limited empire is that of ethics; I speak of the infinite. ~Jorge Luis Borges
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A clear conscience is a soft pillow. ~German Proverb
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When we accept small wonders, we qualify ourselves to imagine great wonders. ~Tom Robbins
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Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, "What's in it for me?" ~Brian Tracy
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I was feeling privileged and self-conscious about my life as a musician, which feels self-absorbed. I can't help it, I am a musician. This is what I do. ~Sufjan Stevens
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Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own. ~Chinese Proverb
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Friends are like fiddle strings, they must not be screwed too tight. ~English Proverb
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If nothing is going well, call your grandmother. ~Italian Proverb
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It's very important to me to love what I do. It was important to me to find a career that I truly enjoy. You can find something that sort of excites you, that's half the battle of life. ~Adam Brody
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The beautiful are shyer than the ugly, for they move in a world that does not ask for beauty. ~Ned Rorem
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