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If "Manners maketh man," as someone said. Then he's the hero of the day. It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile. Be yourself, no matter what they say."(Englishman in New York) Sting
He was irritable with Orr, who had found two crab apples somewhere and walked with them in his cheeks until Yossarian spied them there and made him take them out. Then Orr found two horse chestnuts somewhere and slipped those in until Yossarian detected them and snapped at him again to take the crab apples out of his mouth. Orr grinned and replied that they were not crab apples but horse chestnuts and that they were not in his mouth but in his hands, but Yossarian was not able to understand a... Joseph Heller
Pat Conroy quote: "Carolina beach music," Dupree said, coming up on the porch...."
Carolina beach music," Dupree said, coming up on the porch. "The holiest sound on earth. Pat Conroy
He turned to Miss Minerva. "I'm relying on you, at any rate. You've got a good mind. Anybody can see that."Thank you," she said."As good as a man's," he added."Oh, now you've spoiled it! Earl Derr Biggers
I was hoping that perhaps I could roll with you..."You cannot roll with me," said the Big O, "but perhaps you can roll by yourself. Shel Silverstein
Oh be careful! There they go again!" said the old queen as his string broke spilling his balls over the floor.... "Stop them will you, James, you worthless old shit! Don't just stand there and let the master's balls roll into the coal-bin! William S. Burroughs
You're Ma's own blood son, but did she take on that time Tony Fontaine shot you in the leg? No, she just sent for old Doc Fontaine to dress it and asked the doctor what ailed Tony's aim. Said she guessed the licker was spoiling his marksmanship. Margaret Mitchell
Why is it that if you say you don’t enjoy using an e-reader, or that you aren’t going to get one till the technology is mature, you get reported as “loathing” it? The little Time article itself is fairly accurate about what I’ve said about e-reading, but the title of the series, “Famous Writers Who Loathe E-Books,” reflects or caters to a silly idea: that not being interested in using a particular technology is the same as hating and despising it. Ursula K. Le Guin
We're all fools," said Clemens, "all the time. It's just we're a different kind each day. We think, I'm not a fool today. I've learned my lesson. I was a fool yesterday but not this morning. Then tomorrow we find out that, yes, we were a fool today too. I think the only way we can grow and get on in this world is to accept the fact we're not perfect and live accordingly. Ray Bradbury
...he said firmly, "God can help you. All the men I’ve seen in your position turned to Him in their time of trouble." Obviously, I replied, they were at liberty to do so, if they felt like it. I, however, didn’t want to be helped, and I hadn’t time to work up interest for something that didn’t interest me. Albert Camus
Voltaire quote: "It is said that God is always on the side of the big battalions."
It is said that God is always on the side of the big battalions. Voltaire
Kate DiCamillo quote: "I have been loved said Edward to the stars"
I have been loved said Edward to the stars Kate DiCamillo
Wild creatures' eyes, the colonel said,Are innocent and fathomlessAnd when I look at them I seeThat they are not aware of meAnd oh I find and oh I blessA comfort in this emptinessThey only see me when they wantTo pounce upon me at the hunt;But in the tame varietyThere couches an anxietyAs if they yearned, yet knew not whatThey yearned for, nor they yearned for not.And so my dog would look at meAnd it was pitiful to seeSuch love and such dependency.The human heart is not at easeWith animals... Stevie Smith
Enough about my beauty," Buttercup said. "Everybody always talks about how beautiful I am. I've got a mind, Westley. Talk about that. William Goldman
Terry Goodkind quote: "Enemies,' the wizard said, 'are the price of honour."
Enemies,' the wizard said, 'are the price of honour. Terry Goodkind

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