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Colin Dexter quote: "He sighed and knew that life was full of ‘if only’ for everyone"

He sighed and knew that life was full of ‘if only’ for everyone

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There are books so alive that you're always afraid that while you weren't reading, the book has gone and changed, has shifted like a river; while you went on living, it went on living too, and like a river moved on and moved away. No one has stepped twice into the same river. But did anyone ever step twice into the same book? Marina Tsvetaeva
Terry Brooks quote: "Well, I think that as a country, we've drifted away from..."
Well, I think that as a country, we've drifted away from appreciating the importance of imagination. Terry Brooks
Ideals are like stars; you will not succeed in touching them with your hands, but like the sea fearing man on the desert of waters, you choose them as your guides, and following them, you reach your destiny Carl Schurz
I cannot get myself interested in video games. I've been given video game players and they just sit there connected to my TVs gathering dust until eventually I unplug them so I can put in another special-region DVD player. Quentin Tarantino
Rhona Mitra quote: "I'm not really a girlie. I can be once in a while, but then I..."
I'm not really a girlie. I can be once in a while, but then I tend to fall off the heels. Rhona Mitra
In particular, for younger researchers on whom the future of mankind may depend. We believe that they are working with all the scientific wisdom at their disposal for the preservation of the inheritance of the earth and for the lasting survival of mankind. Kenichi Fukui
Alexa Vega quote: "The Internet has become a tool to pick on people and ruin..."
The Internet has become a tool to pick on people and ruin someone's life. I don't think parents realize what's going on. Alexa Vega
No, my good lord, banish Peto, banish Bardolph, banish Poins, but for sweet Jack Falstaff, kind Jack Falstaff, true Jack Falstaff, valiant Jack Falstaff, and therefore more valiant, being as he is, old Jack Falstaff, banish not him thy Harry's company, banish not him thy Harry's company. Banish plump Jack, and banish all the world. William Shakespeare
As for the symphonic activities... when I was a student at the Eastman School of Music, I became exposed to a lot more musical forms, elements, opportunities, and I fell in love with strings and their uses. Chuck Mangione
Paul Begala quote: "I don't like being a voyeur, looking into other people's..."
I don't like being a voyeur, looking into other people's marriages. Paul Begala
Kate DiCamillo quote: "If you have no intention of loving or being loved, the whole..."
If you have no intention of loving or being loved, the whole journey is pointless. Kate DiCamillo
I never had the financial means that the media said I had. I laugh when I hear the amounts, $400 million, $800 million. Where do they get this imagination? Jean Claude Duvalier
Shakespeare put no children in his plays for a reason," Sir Godfrey muttered, glaring at Alf and Binnie."You're forgetting the Little Prince," Polly reminded him."Who he had the good sense to kill off in the second act," snapped Sir Godfrey. Connie Willis
Gerard Way quote: "Look at me, with my pretty bracelet and tiara... I'm a f****n'..."
Look at me, with my pretty bracelet and tiara... I'm a f****n' princess! Gerard Way
Every Warrior of the Light has felt afraid of going into battle. Every Warrior of the Light has, at some time in the past, lied or betrayed someone. Every Warrior of the Light has trodden a path that was not his. Every Warrior of the Light has suffered for the most trivial of reasons. Every Warrior of the Light has, at least once, believed he was not a Warrior of the Light. Every Warrior of the Light has failed in his spiritual duties. Every Warrior of the Light has said ‘yes’ when he wanted... Paulo Coelho