Any fiction is bound to be transposed autobiography. ~Elizabeth Bowen
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My dad says that when I was two or three I used to go out dressed as a different character every day. I remember thinking it was perfectly normal to wear different coloured shoes and carry a pink umbrella. But now I've got a goddaughter of that age; I realise it's not normal at all. ~Alice Eve
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Knowing something is not as good as liking it. Liking something is not as good as rejoicing in it. ~Confucius
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He is not likely to learn who is not willing to be taught; for the learner has something to do, as well as the teacher. ~Benjamin Whichcote
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To know the road ahead, ask those coming back. ~Chinese Proverb
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I stuck my tongue out at him because I was feeling exceptional mature. ~Janet Evanovich
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As long as you seek for something, you will get the shadow of reality and not reality itself. ~Zen Proverb
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Don't imitate the fly before you have wings. ~French Proverb
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There are some people that we didn't forget, but we don't smile any more when they're mentioned. ~Nizar Qabbani
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Death pays all debts. ~English Proverb
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If I'm with a man, is that going to prevent me from achieving my goal? What sacrifices will I have to make in terms of being myself, if I'm with a man? Something that young women find out really quickly is that when you start dating, all of a sudden you're supposed to have a role. You're not allowed to just be yourself. ~Candance Bushnell
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I believe a woman, in order to be a good wife, must be both sensual and maternal. ~Elisabeth Elliot
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Once I saw my parents argue because we didn't have a lot of money anymore. So, I did what I had to do. I got my piggy bank and I went out to the backyard and buried it. ~Jack Handey
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He who is not ashamed does whatever he likes. ~Arabic Proverb
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I do get a lot of mail. I get a lot of foreign mail because my mail gets mixed with Emilio Estevez. ~Erik Estrada
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Not only had my brother disappeared, but, and bear with me here, a part of my very being had gone with him. Stories about us could, from them on, be told from only one perspective. Memories could be told but not shared. ~John Corey Whaley
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I have total respect for anyone who discovers a band like Snow Patrol. I would be hopeless at signing a rock band, or anything alternative, cause I don't know what that audience are into and I don't particularly like that kind of music. ~Simon Cowell
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You must remember the value that you add to others and not just what others have added to you. That's how we build self-worth, which, in my opinion, is just as important as net worth. ~Suze Orman
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