The main courtyard was filled with warriors, mermen with fish tails from the waist down and human bodies from the waist up, except their skin was blue, which I'd never known before. Some were tending the wounded. Some were sharpening spears and swords. One passed us, swimming in a hurry. His eyes were bright green, like that stuff they put in glo-sticks, and his teeth were shark teeth. They don't show you stuff like that in "The Little Mermaid. ~Rick Riordan
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Experience this moment to its fullest. ~Zen Proverb
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A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths. ~Chinese Proverb
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He who is born a fool is never cured. ~Proverb
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The enmity of the wise, rather than the friendship of the fool. ~Arabic Proverb
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Be a master of the mind,not mastered by the mind. ~Zen Proverb
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[The raindrops] played across the coast all through the night, until the soft new day shrugged itself awake, tried on amethyst and lavender for a while, and finally decided on pale yellow. ~Gary D. Schmidt
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I look at couples in the street who are in their sixties and have been together for 40 years, and they're my idols. That's Ice and me for sure. ~Coco Austin
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I think when it comes to botox and surgery, actresses should do it or not do it, but be honest about their choices. ~Debra Winger
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I am waiting impatiently for the day when beleaguered, like-minded academics can order James Wolcott's collected essays for their classes. ~Camille Paglia
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I think that's what makes a good rapper. Somebody who wants to push themselves and their audience further. ~Donald Glover
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Self-respecting people do not care to peep at their reflections in unexpected mirrors, or to see themselves as others see them. ~Logan Pearsall Smith
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There are some public figures who are very private and almost hide behind their work. I try to be as open as possible. ~Moby
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Fear and courage are brothers. ~Proverb
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I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders. ~Jewish Proverb
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One who walks in another's tracks leaves no footprints. ~Proverb
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Life is the only thing worth living for. ~Zen Proverb
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A table is not blessed if it has fed no scholars. ~Yiddish Proverb
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There is no safe political refuge for those afraid to take responsibility for their own lives. ~James Bovard
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Earth to Democrats; displaying contempt for the American people when you are being paid by those people to serve their interests is generally not a good political move. ~Monica Crowley
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Fortune favors the bold. ~English Proverb
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Every parent has gone through a period when their child was not so happy with them. ~Elizabeth Edwards
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If the German people lay down their arms the whole of Eastern and Southern Europe, together with the Reich, will come under Russian occupation. Behind an iron curtain mass butcheries of people would begin. ~Joseph Goebbels
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A penny saved is a penny earned. ~English Proverb
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Atrial fibrillation can be taken care of. The point is that it is manageable. Everybody is different and will have different ways of managing whatever they need, and their doctor will have ways of managing theirs. But I think the first key is just to know it exists, know whether you have it, and know what the risks are and take care of yourself! ~Howie Mandel
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