Edgar Allan Poe is considered the great writer of horror stories, perhaps the greatest, I will say the greatest. ~William Friedkin
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The innkeeper loves the drunkard, but not for a son-in-law. ~Jewish Proverb
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A strange, terrific force unlike anything I've ever experienced is sprouting in my heart, taking root there, growing. Shut up behind my rib cage, my warm heart expands and contracts independent of my will, over and over. ~Haruki Murakami
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A moment of time cannot be bought by an inch of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare. ~Japanese Proverb
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Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it. ~Oprah Winfrey
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Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead. ~Chinese Proverb
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Laughter is the best medicine. ~Modern Proverb
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I never wanted to do the same kind of movies over and over anyway, so my theory on it all is I'm just gonna try and dodge the label and keep doing what I am doing. ~Matt Damon
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Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you. ~Spanish Proverb
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Arguing whether or not a God exists is like fleas arguing whether or not the dog exists. Arguing over the correct name for God is like fleas arguing over the name of the dog. And arguing over whose notion of God is correct is like fleas arguing over who owns the dog. ~Robert Fulghum
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Maybe love was superstition, a prayer we said to keep the truth of loneliness at bay. I tilted my head back. The stars looked like they were close together, when really they were millions of miles apart. In the end, maybe love just meant longing for something impossibly bright and forever out of reach. ~Leigh Bardugo
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A monkey never thinks her baby is ugly. ~Haitian Proverb
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The man who would choose security over freedom deserves neither. ~Thomas Jefferson
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A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~Chinese Proverb
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Practice makes perfect. ~English Proverb
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We learn little from victory, much from defeat. ~Japanese Proverb
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If we do not change our direction we are likely to end up where we are headed. ~Chinese Proverb
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Look down if you would know how high you stand. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Silence is also speech. ~Proverb
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Let your love be like the misty rains, coming softly, but flooding the river. ~Malagasy Proverb
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The sun looks down on nothing half so good as a household laughing together over a meal. ~C. S. Lewis
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The support in Britain made a big difference. ~Louise Woodward
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Proverbs are the literature of reason. ~French Proverb
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The sinning is the best part of repentance. ~Arabic Proverb
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