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There is something almost sacred about a great library because it represents the preservation of the wisdom, the learning, and the pondering of men and women of all the ages, accumulated under one roof. Gordon B. Hinckley
We all had our miseries. But to despair was to wish back for something already lost. Or to prolong what was already unbearable.-Suyuan Amy Tan
I don't care about anything but you, and that's enough for the present. I want you to be happy--not to think of anything sad; only to feel that I'm near you and I love you. Why should there be pain? In such hours as this what have we to do with pain? That's not the deepest thing; there's something deeper. Henry James
perfectionism is a slow death. if everything were to turn out just like i would want it to, just like i would plan for it to, then i would never experience anything new; my life would be an endless repetition of stale successes. when i make a mistake i experience something unexpected.... when i have listened to my mistakes i have grown. Hugh Prather
How about the wrong crowd," I said. "You getting in with them?"Not much luck," Paul said. "I'm trying like hell, but the wrong crowd doesn't seem to want me."Don't quit," I said. "You want something, you go after it. I was nearly thirty-five before I could get in with wrong crowd. Robert B. Parker
For a transitory enchanted moment man must have held his breath in the presence of this continent, compelled into an aesthetic contemplation he neither understood nor desired, face to face for the last time in history with something commensurate to his capacity for wonder. F. Scott Fitzgerald
John Wooden quote: "You can’t live a perfect day until you do something for..."
You can’t live a perfect day until you do something for someone who will never be able to repay you. John Wooden
What is the point of worrying oneself too much about what one could or could not have done to control the course one's life took? Surely it is enough that the likes of you and I at least try to make our small contribution count for something true and worthy. And if some of us are prepared to sacrifice much in life in order to pursue such aspirations, surely that in itself, whatever the outcome, cause for pride and contentment. Kazuo Ishiguro
Sometimes, life seems to have a higher meaning. Events unfold in uncanny sequences. Long-forgotten acquaintances turn up with news that changes lives. A stranger appears and speaks a few words of wisdom, solving a previously insoluble problem, or something in a recent dream transpires in reality. Suddenly the existence of God seems confirmed. Dean Koontz
But he was wrong. Because I had fought with my heart and defeated it long ago. I was certainly not going to become passionate about something that was impossible. I knew my limits; I knew how much suffering i could bear. Paulo Coelho
Douglas Adams quote: "Technology is a word that describes something that doesn't..."
Technology is a word that describes something that doesn't work yet. Douglas Adams
[Jellyfish] are 97% water or something, so how much are they doing? Just give them another 3% and make them water. It's more useful. Karl Pilkington
Shel Silverstein quote: "Do a loony-goony dance 'Cross the kitchen floor, Put something..."
Do a loony-goony dance 'Cross the kitchen floor, Put something silly in the world That ain't been there before. Shel Silverstein
Baby," groaned the guy-Ted? Tad?-something like that-and crushed his lips against the side of her neck, shoving her face against the wall of the toilet stall. Jennifer Weiner
Having children is something we think we ought to do because our parents did it, but when it is over the children are just other members of the human race, rather disappointingly. John Updike

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