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She went to the kitchen for plates, and as she returned, one of the — Anne Tyler

We say that we often see animals in our dreams, but we forget that almost always we are ourselves animals therein, deprived of that reasoning power which projects upon things the light of certainty; on the contrary we bring to bear on the spectacle of life only a dubious vision, extinguished anew every moment by oblivion, the former reality fading before that which follows it as one projection of a magic lantern fades before the next as we change the slide. — Marcel Proust

There is no other way of guarding oneself against flattery than by letting men understand that they will not offend you by speaking the truth; but when everyone can tell you the truth, you lose their respect. — Niccolo Machiavelli

Some people write heavily, some write lightly. I prefer the light approach because I believe there is a great deal of false reverence about. There is too much solemnity and intensity in dealing with sacred matters; too much speaking in holy tones. — C.S. Lewis

Prayer is the best study. It blesses the pleading preacher and the people to whom he ministers. — Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Disinterested public service has become, just so ... what's the phrase, 'old school.' — Tina Brown

If there is progress anywhere it is because there has been people who worked for it not just prayed for it. — Sunday Adelaja

Should I string her up or strangle her in bed, suffocate that venomous head? Or perhaps I'll just whip her to death. Listen, do me a favor, kill my wife. — Rod Stewart

Tokyo is too close up to see, sometimes. There are no distances and everything is above your head - dentists, kindergartens, dance studios. Even the roads and walkways are up on murky stilts. An evil-twin Venice with all the water drained away. — David Mitchell

My goal is to give young girls confidence in this world so they can be more like men in the decision-making process. — Jackee Harry

He gave his father a gentle shove. "Up the stairs."
"Jesper?" said a voice from beneath the nearest table. A pretty blonde girl looked up from where she was crouched on the floor.
"Madeleine?" Jesper said. "Madeleine Michaud?"
"You said we'd have breakfast!"
"I had to go to Fjerda."
"Fjerda?"
Jesper headed up the stairs after Wylan, then poked his head back into the reading room. "If I live, I'll buy you waffles."
"You don't have enough money to buy her waffles," Wylan grumbled.
"Be quiet. We're in a library. — Leigh Bardugo

I'm from New York and I love New York and I'm always repping New York, but what I represent is something deeper than just being a New York rapper. — ASAP Rocky

Could it have passed away in electric sheets, as is sometimes the case with regard to the typhoons of the Indian Ocean? — Jules Verne