I love writers all across the board, but one who influenced me very directly at the beginning was Mary Renault. ~Tanith Lee
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Bad habits are easier to abandon today than tomorrow. ~Yiddish Proverb
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In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone's letter. ~Chinese Proverb
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I think to an extent every human being needs to be redeemed somewhat or at least needs to look at themselves and say, "I've made mistakes, I'm off course, I need to change." Which is probably the hardest thing for a human being to do, and maybe that's why it interests me so. ~Joss Whedon
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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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No man is a good doctor who has never been sick himself. ~Chinese Proverb
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An ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with. ~Thomas Fuller
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The thing I always say to people is this: "If you avoid failure, you also avoid success." ~Robert Kiyosaki
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Failure is fantastic, because you meet yourself and get to know your limitations. This is how I express myself, and I can't do it any other way. ~Billy Childish
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A postponement till morning, a postponement for ever. ~Irish Proverb
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Familiarity breeds contempt. ~English Proverb
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A heart in love with beauty never grows old. ~Turkish Proverb
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I hate when people think you're broken because your parents are divorced. And I really reject the idea of staying together for the kids. If they're growing up in a house that's not healthy, it's better to know that's not the model of what marriage should be. ~Anna Kendrick
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I am defeated all the time, yet to victory I am born. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Worries go down better with soup. ~Jewish Proverb
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Fear is worse than the ordeal itself. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Who brings a tale takes two away. ~Irish Proverb
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If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. ~Chinese Proverb
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Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure. The way you think about a fact may defeat you before you ever do anything about it. You are overcome by the fact because you think you are. ~Norman Vincent Peale
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Human beings are a wonderful virus in some ways. ~Ansel Elgort
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The road to a friend's house is never long. ~Danish Proverb
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Beauty is self-defined, perceived and understood without ambiguity. It's the stuff that lies under the skins of our individual existences. ~Terence McKenna
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Well, you know it was so different from when you rehearsed. You're out there with your guitar and trying to get a sound, but it doesn't sound anything like what you expect! ~Jonathan Richman
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Talk doesn’t cook rice. ~Chinese Proverb
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To eat an egg, you must break the shell. ~Jamaican Proverb
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