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Irony ... may be defined as what people miss.


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A pier is a disappointed bridge; yet stare at it for long enough and you can dream it to the other side of the Channel.

A pier is a disappointed bridge; yet stare at it for long enough and you can dream it to the other side of the Channel.



Books say: She did this because. Life says: She did this. Books are where things are explained to you; life is where things aren't. I'm not surprised some people prefer books.

Books say: She did this because. Life says: She did this. Books are where things are explained to you; life is where things aren't. I'm not surprised some people prefer books.



The greatest patriotism is to tell your country when it is behaving dishonorably, foolishly, viciously.

The greatest patriotism is to tell your country when it is behaving dishonorably, foolishly, viciously.



The writer must be universal in sympathy and an outcast by nature: only then can he see clearly.

The writer must be universal in sympathy and an outcast by nature: only then can he see clearly.



The land of embarrassment and breakfast.

The land of embarrassment and breakfast.



When you read a great book, you don't escape from life, you plunge deeper into it.

When you read a great book, you don't escape from life, you plunge deeper into it.



History is that certainty produced at the point where the imperfections of memory meet the inadequacies of documentation.

History is that certainty produced at the point where the imperfections of memory meet the inadequacies of documentation.



What is the easiest, the most comfortable thing for a writer to do? To congratulate the society in which he lives: to admire its biceps, applaud its progress, tease it endearingly about its follies.

What is the easiest, the most comfortable thing for a writer to do? To congratulate the society in which he lives: to admire its biceps, applaud its progress, tease it endearingly about its follies.



Some of the freckles I once loved are now closer to liver spots. But it’s still the eyes we look at, isn’t it? That’s where we found the other person, and find them still.

Some of the freckles I once loved are now closer to liver spots. But it’s still the eyes we look at, isn’t it? That’s where we found the other person, and find them still.



The more you learn, the less you fear. "Learn" not in the sense of academic study, but in the practical understanding of life.

The more you learn, the less you fear. "Learn" not in the sense of academic study, but in the practical understanding of life.





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I never take out clients. It’s bad policy.” He looked me straight in the eyes as he said it. Reaching across for the glove compartment, his arm accidentally brushed my leg.

I never take out clients. It’s bad policy.” He looked me straight in the eyes as he said it. Reaching across for the glove compartment, his arm accidentally brushed my leg.




We don’t always like what’s good for us, ” she said. “Especially at first.

We don’t always like what’s good for us, ” she said. “Especially at first.



Rain is a blessing if it gives its place to Sun after a fair while

Rain is a blessing if it gives its place to Sun after a fair while



Sure, he was attracted to her, but women always had to go beyond that.Women [had] nesting fantasies. It wasn't long before they wereredecorating your apartment and criticizing your choice of mustard.

Sure, he was attracted to her, but women always had to go beyond that.Women [had] nesting fantasies. It wasn't long before they wereredecorating your apartment and criticizing your choice of mustard.



Is any prophet come to teach a new thing Now in a more apt time?

Is any prophet come to teach a new thing Now in a more apt time?



It's almost inevitable that we become religious people. The question is, what kind of religion is it?

It's almost inevitable that we become religious people. The question is, what kind of religion is it?



Tolerance and compassion are qualities of fearless people.

Tolerance and compassion are qualities of fearless people.



Ethan couldn’t possibly understand it, what Cameron and I meant to each other and how different it was from anything like a romance or a crush.

Ethan couldn’t possibly understand it, what Cameron and I meant to each other and how different it was from anything like a romance or a crush.



There is one thing in the world more wicked than the desire to command, and that is the will to obey.

There is one thing in the world more wicked than the desire to command, and that is the will to obey.




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