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The sad thing is, people don't want to believe that the person they're in love with is out of his mind, drinking and using, so if you give them even half an excuse, they're going to want to believe it. Anthony Kiedis
I had seen the light, come to believe that a wedding should be about a feeling between two people, not a show for the masses...It was a magical, romantic evening, and although I occasionally wish I had worn a slightly fancier dress, and that Nick and I had danced on our wedding night, I have no real regrets about the way we chose to do things. Emily Giffin
Why do we trust one another so little? I know there must be a reason, but still I sometimes think it's horrible that you find you can never really confide in people, even in those who are nearest to you. Anne Frank
With the rise of chiefdoms around 7,500 years ago, people had to learn, for the first time in history, how to encounter strangers regularly without attempting to kill them. Jared Diamond
You'll write to me, won't you?" Albus asked his parents immediately, capitalizing on the momentary absence of his brother."Every day, if you want us to," said Ginny."Not every day," said Albus quickly. "James says most people only get letters from home about once a month."We wrote to James three times a week last year," said Ginny."And you don't want to believe everything he tells you about Hogwarts," Harry put in. "He likes a laugh, your brother. J. K. Rowling
Aimee saw more of the world before her first birthday than most people do in a lifetime. I just wish I’d been sober for more of it. I was there physically, but not mentally. So I missed things you can never do over again: the first crawl, the first step, the first word. If I think about it for too long, it breaks my heart. Ozzy Osbourne
Tina Fey quote: "[...] things most people do naturally are often inexplicably..."
[...] things most people do naturally are often inexplicably difficult for me. Tina Fey
A man's death makes everything certain about him. Of course, secrets may die with him. And of course, a hundred years later somebody looking through some papers may discover a fact which throws a totally different light on his life and of which all the people who attended his funeral were ignorant. Death changes the facts qualitatively but not quantitatively. One does not know more facts about a man because he is dead. But what one already knows hardens and becomes definite. We cannot hope... John Berger
Taking away a person's control of her own life - meaning her bank account - is one of the greatest infringements a democracy can impose, especially when it applies to young people. It is an infringement even if the intent may be perceived as benign and socially valid. Steig Larsson
Jennifer Weiner quote: "I want to live in a world where people are judged by who they..."
I want to live in a world where people are judged by who they are instead of what size they wear. Jennifer Weiner
Barbara Johnson quote: "Love is what makes two people sit in the middle of a bench..."
Love is what makes two people sit in the middle of a bench when there is plenty of room at both ends. Barbara Johnson
Paulo Coelho quote: "When we’re with other people and they say nothing, the..."
When we’re with other people and they say nothing, the situation becomes irritating. Paulo Coelho
The boy was beginning to understand that intuition is really a sudden immersion of the soul into the universal current of life, where the histories of all people are connected, and we are able to know everything, because it's all written there. Paulo Coelho
Jonathan Lethem quote: "Some people have things written all over their faces; the big..."
Some people have things written all over their faces; the big guy had a couple of words misspelled in crayon on his. Jonathan Lethem
Without the presence of black people in America, European-Americans would not be "white"-- they would be Irish, Italians, Poles, Welsh, and other engaged in class, ethnic, and gender struggles over resources and identity. (p. 107-108) Cornel West

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