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We will often do anything to p...

We will often do anything to pretend that nothing is on our minds.

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We often need to lose sight of...

We often need to lose sight of our priorities in order to see them.

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You cannot drive with your eye...

You cannot drive with your eyes in the rear-view mirror But dignity is difficult to maintain. Stamina requires constant upkeep. Repetition is boring. And you pay for grace.

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The former stewardess glared a...

The former stewardess glared at her ex-pilot husband as if he had been speaking, and thinking, in the absence of sufficient oxygen.

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Owen Meany believed that 'coin...

Owen Meany believed that 'coincidenceЂќ was a stupid, shallow refuge sought by stupid, shallow people who were unable to accept the fact that their lives were shaped by a terrifying and awesome design Ђ' more powerful and unstoppable than the Yankee Flyer. (a train)

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As it was, things went from ba...

As it was, things went from bad to worse, as they often will when amateurs are involved in an activity that they perform in bad temper Ђ' or in a hurry.

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The only way you get Americans...

The only way you get Americans to notice anything is to tax them or draft them or kill them.

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He also knew that rivals are b...

He also knew that rivals are best unmanned by being ignored.

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Never confuse faith, or belief...

Never confuse faith, or beliefЂ'of any kindЂ'with something even remotely intellectual.

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I will tell you what is my ove...

I will tell you what is my overriding perception of the last twenty years: that we are a civilization careening toward a succession of anticlimaxes Ђ' toward an infinity of unsatisfying, and disagreeable endings.

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I'm not afraid, but I'm very n...

I'm not afraid, but I'm very nervous.

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Don't you understand?Ђќ he wou...

Don't you understand?Ђќ he would say, 'You imagine the story better than I remember it.

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You take every opportunity giv...

You take every opportunity given you in this world, even if you have too many opportunities. One day, the opportunities stop, you know.

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And Father said, 'There are no...

And Father said, 'There are no happy endings.Ђќ 'Right!Ђќ cried Iowa Bob Ђ' an odd mixture of exuberance and stoicism in his cracked voice. 'Death is horrible, final, and frequently premature,Ђќ Coach Bob declared. 'So what?Ђќ my father said. 'Right!Ђќ cried Iowa Bob. 'That's the point: So what?Ђќ Thus the family maxim was that an unhappy ending did not undermine a rich and energetic life. This was based on the belief that there were no happy endings.

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But I felt certain that if the...

But I felt certain that if the world would stop indulging wars and famines and other perils, it would be possible for human beings to embarrass each other to death. Our self-destruction might take a little longer that way, but I believe it would be no less complete.

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Safer than we are.Ђќ I told Fr...

Safer than we are.Ђќ I told Franny. 'Safer than love.Ђќ 'let me tell ya kid,Ђќ Franny said to me, squeezing my hand. 'Everything's safer than love.

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But I often think that so-call...

But I often think that so-called glamorous people are just very busy people.

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there is no nakedness that co...

there is no nakedness that compares to being naked in front of someone for the first time.

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All his life he would hold thi...

All his life he would hold this moment as exemplary of what love was. It was not wanting anything more, nor was it expecting people to exceed what they had just accomplished; it was simply feeling so complete.

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there is no straightforward n...

there is no straightforward negotiation with a four year old

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Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....