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Jack London quote: "Fear urged him to go back, but growth drove him on."
Fear urged him to go back, but growth drove him on. Jack London
Words are like eggs dropped from great heights; you can no more call them back than ignore the mess they leave when they fall. Jodi Picoult
Daniel Drew quote: "He who sells what isn't his'n, must buy it back or go to pris'n."
He who sells what isn't his'n, must buy it back or go to pris'n. Daniel Drew
I talk. Jim runs. I tilt stones, Jim grabs the cold junk under the stones and -lickety-split! I climb hills. Jim yells off church steeples. I got a bank account. Jim’s got the hair on his head, the yell in his mouth, the shirt on his back and the tennis shoes on his feet. How come I think he’s richer? Ray Bradbury
Knowing can be a curse on a person's life. I'd traded in a pack of lies for a pack of truth, and I didn't know which one was heavier. Which one took the most strength to carry around? It was a ridiculous question, though, because once you know the truth, you can't ever go back and pick up your suitcase of lies. Heavier or not, the truth is yours now. Sue Monk Kidd
J. K. Rowling quote: "He has never wanted to occupy the throne himself; he prefers..."
He has never wanted to occupy the throne himself; he prefers the back seat - more room to spread out, you see. J. K. Rowling
Truce," she decided and held out a hand. When he only stared at her, she gave a quick huff and swallowed another morsel of pride. "Please."Trapped by the single word, he took the offered hand. "All right." When she would have drawn her hand away, he tightened his grip. "Why?"I don't know," Gennie told him with fresh impatience. "Just a wild urge to see if I can get along with an ogre." At the ironic lift of his brow, she sighed. "All right, that was just a quick slip. I take it back. Nora Roberts
Sometimes I think that Jesus watches my neurotic struggles, and shakes his head and grips his forehead and starts tossing back mojitos. Anne Lamott
Somehow she managed to survive and dig herself out and—“ “And somehow get back to the farm and swing an axe into Zalachenko’s skull,” Blomkvist finished for him. “She can be a moody bitch. Steig Larsson
I had a lack of confidence, which caused me to back down from forcefully stated positions; an i was overly emotional at the expense of careful, "scientific" thought. I was thirty-seven years old and still discovering who I was Julia Child
Stephenie Meyer quote: "I'll be back so soon you won't have time to miss me. Look..."
I'll be back so soon you won't have time to miss me. Look after my heart I've left it with you Stephenie Meyer
Suzanne Collins quote: "It's the first gift that's always the hardest to pay back."
It's the first gift that's always the hardest to pay back. Suzanne Collins
Suddenly, just in time, I realised that he was a filthy Hun, so of course I turned my back on him and refused to shake hands. I think he noticed; anyway, I hope so. I hope he felt his position - General Murgatroyd Nancy Mitford
Next to fat babies, midgets are my favorite things to hold. I love them so much, and I want to help them to do adult things like drive cars, Jet-Ski, and lip-synch. I’m in awe of their little limbs, their large craniums, and their medicine-ball asses. I love the little baby steps they take while shifting their weight from side to side, and the fact that when you knock one over accidentally, he flails like a turtle on its back that can’t get up right away. Chelsea Handler
David Sedaris quote: "Either he was suffering a terrible case of gas or he had a..."
Either he was suffering a terrible case of gas or he had a pint-size child practicing the trumpet in his back pocket. David Sedaris

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