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Useful Quotes (page 99)

...you can't write well with only the nice parts of your character, and only about nice things. And I don't want even to try anymore. I want to use everything, including hate and envy and lust and fear. Alison Lurie
John F. Kennedy quote: "The full use of your powers along lines of excellence."
The full use of your powers along lines of excellence. John F. Kennedy
I felt like praying or something, when I was in bed, but I couldn't do it. I can't always pray when I feel like it. In the first place, I'm sort of an atheist. I like Jesus and all, but I don't care too much for most of the other stuff in the Bible. Take the Disciples, for instance. They annoy the hell out of me, if you want to know the truth. They were all right after Jesus was dead and all, but while He was alive, they were about as much use to Him as a hole in the head. All they did was... J. D. Salinger
At night, I open the windowand ask the moon to comeand press its face against mine. Breathe into me. Close the language-doorand open the love-window. The moon won't use the door, only the window. Rumi
John Knowles quote: "Is he using terror to keep away boredom? Does he have to try..."
Is he using terror to keep away boredom? Does he have to try to destroy something? Even as a last resort, himself? John Knowles
Jean-Jacques Rousseau quote: "Laws are always useful to those who possess and vexatious to..."
Laws are always useful to those who possess and vexatious to those who have nothing. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Heavenly witnesses are a tricky lot, to be used by whoever is closest to Heaven at the time. And legend and theology, which are designed to sanctify our fears, crimes, and aspirations, also reveal them for what they are. James Baldwin
Oh! if to dance all night, and dress all day, Charm'd the small-pox, or chased old age away; Who would not scorn what housewife's cares produce, Or who would learn one earthly thing of use? Alexander Pope
My chest feels full of glitter and helium, the way it used to when I was little and riding my father's shoulders at twilight, when I knew that if I held up my hands and spread my fingers like a net, I could catch the coming stars. Jodi Picoult
I read Naoko's letter again and again, and each time I read it I would be filled with the same unbearable sadness I used to feel whenever Naoko stared into my eyes. I had no way to deal with it, no place I could take it to or hide it away. Like the wind passing over my body, it had neither shape nor weight, nor could I wrap myself in it. Haruki Murakami
I also have a brand-new prescription for gunfire jitters: When the shooting gets loud, proceed to the nearest wooden staircase. Run up and down a few times, making sure to stumble at least once. What with the scratches and the noise of running and falling, you won't even be able to hear the shooting, much less worry about it. Yours truly has put this magic formula to use, with great success! Anne Frank
Oscar Wilde quote: "We can forgive a man for making a useful thing as long as he..."
We can forgive a man for making a useful thing as long as he does not admire it Oscar Wilde
Erma Bombeck quote: "When my kids become wild and unruly, I use a nice, safe..."
When my kids become wild and unruly, I use a nice, safe playpen. When they're finished, I climb out. Erma Bombeck
Madeleine L'Engle quote: "Don't try to comprehend with your mind. Your minds are very..."
Don't try to comprehend with your mind. Your minds are very limited. Use your intuition. Madeleine L'Engle
Do you like him much?' I told you I liked him a little. Where is the use of caring for him so very much: he is full of faults.' Is he?' All boys are. Charlotte Bronte

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