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Laughter gurgled up from inside her. She'd just mugged a mugger. Look out, world. — Erin Kellison

I've always had a thing for theme parks and their less-glorious cousins, amusement parks, the carnival midway, and others of such ilk. — Greg Rucka

Remember when we had trouble beating the last few levels of Zelda? We pooled our allowances and bought the walk-through guide to help us out.' He softly adds, 'You should've asked for help before cheating. — Adam Silvera

I wanted to remember what I could bear to remember and convince myself it was all there was. — Sarah Manguso

Virtue has her heroes too As well as Fame and Fortune. — Friedrich Schiller

Don't you have enough knives?" he grumbled, his lip thrust forward in a pout.
Lila's smile sharpened. "No such thing," she said, wrapping her fingers around the blade. — V.E Schwab

General principles should not be based on exceptional cases. — Robert J. Sawyer

Without the outside context of a political war between faith and reason, Epicurus does not fear that any single point he might award to the religious will be used against him. Nor is he eager to have his followers shunning prayer or ritual in order to demonstrate publicly their disbelief. Outside the context of a political war between faith and reason, more nuanced arrangements may be safely undertaken. — Jennifer Michael Hecht

What's the problem?" Josh demanded. "I can used my aura and just ... "
"..just reveal our location to everyone," Dee snapped. "No, I forbid it."
"Well,if you have a genius plan, now's the time to reveal it," Josh said nervously. — Michael Scott

Sometimes it takes more than shouting it to show your pride. It takes more than a sign, a fabulous outfit, or a month of parades. Pride has to resonate from within; shine out to everyone around you. It has mean something to you and only you first before you announce it to the world. — Solange Nicole

tricks are for kids, — Kwame Alexander

When I write a song and come up with an arrangement and a vocal part, it's always a challenge trying to find a singer who can interpret it sort of the way that I hear it, and it's a very difficult thing to do. I mean, singing is like playing an instrument - everybody does it a little bit different - singing maybe even more so. — Tom Scholz

I absolutely love my job. I feel so privileged: I get to travel the world, I get to witness history ... and I'm constantly inspired by the different amazing characters I meet along the way. — Clarissa Ward

It made him different, and because he was different he felt uncomfortable, and because he felt uncomfortable he could feel himself floating away for everyone and everything. — Nick Hornby