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James Baldwin quote: "The occurrence of an event is not the same thing as knowing..."

The occurrence of an event is not the same thing as knowing what it is that one has lived through.

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I wondered to myself why no one else had seen him standing so far away, before he was suddenly, impossibly saving my life. With chagrin, I realized the probable cause - no one else was as aware of Edward as I always was. No one else watched him the way I did. How pitiful. Stephenie Meyer
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Way down deep, we're all motivated by the same urges. Cats have the courage to live by them. Jim Davis
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Living in dreams of yesterday, we find ourselves still dreaming of impossible future conquests. Charles Lindbergh
One of the characteristics of the dream is that nothing surprises us in it. With no regret, we agree to live in it with strangers, completely cut off from our habits and friends. Jean Cocteau
A man is deficient in understanding until he perceives that there is a whole cycle of evolution possible within himself: repeating endlessly, offering opportunities for personal development. Idries Shah
For an hour every day, I did something. I was on the elliptical or the treadmill, and if someone asked me to go to a class - whether it was spinning, boxing, yoga, you name it - I went. By the end of the month, I felt so good, I just kept going. I didn't want to lose my momentum. Molly Sims
You're mine," she whispered. "Mine, as I'm yours. And if we die, we die. All men must die, Jon Snow. But first, we'll live." -- Ygritte George R. R. Martin
Cormac McCarthy quote: "Dope. They sell that shit to schoolkids. It's worse than..."
Dope. They sell that shit to schoolkids. It's worse than that. How's that? Schoolkids buy it. Cormac McCarthy
Angelina Jolie quote: "People say that you're going the wrong way when it's simply a..."
People say that you're going the wrong way when it's simply a way of your own. Angelina Jolie
Benjamin Disraeli quote: "Assassination has never changed the history of the world."
Assassination has never changed the history of the world. Benjamin Disraeli
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I also like men who like dogs. I couldn't date a man who doesn't like my dog. Kristin Davis
That's it!" said Jo to herself, when she at length discovered that genuine good will toward one's fellow men could beautify and dignify even a stout German teacher, who shoveled in his dinner, darned his own socks, and was burdened with the name of Bhaer. Louisa May Alcott
There are always going to be times when it doesn't flow as much as you were hoping. So of course I'm going to fail. And when I do fail I hope I fail better and better, again and again. I am happy to fail. Joseph Fiennes
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My professional aspirations were simple - I wanted to be an intergalactic princess. Janet Evanovich