I swear if I had to do this over again, I would just do the paintings and never show them. ~Cy Twombly
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We like to think that our parents made a decision to bring us into the world. ~Christopher Eccleston
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The rose has thorns only for those who would gather it. ~Chinese Proverb
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What is bought is cheaper than a gift. ~Portuguese Proverb
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The halls were empty. Charlotte had missed the first bell and would be late, again. Her homeroom teacher would ask her for an excuse and she would say, "Overwhelming feeling of dread." That was going to go over nicely. ~Anne Ursu
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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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Still water has no mind to receive the image of the migrating geese. ~Zen Proverb
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Nakata is empty inside. Do you know what it means to be completely empty? Being empty is like a vacant house. An unlocked, vacant house. Anybody can come in, anytime they want. That is what scares me the most. ~Haruki Murakami
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The road to a friend's house is never long. ~Danish Proverb
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The best place for criticism is in front of the mirror. ~English Proverb
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A house without a dog or a cat is the house of a scoundrel. ~Portuguese Proverb
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When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. ~Taoist Proverb
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Americans have a warrior's mentality, most of them. That's how this society was built. The fact that you own a gun and shoot to defend your life is a very American way of thinking. ~Isabel Allende
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Luck has a slender anchorage. ~English Proverb
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A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains. ~Dutch Proverb
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I have learned that particularly clever ideas do not always stand up under close scrutiny. ~Barbara Mertz
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A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb
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A broken hand works, but not a broken heart. ~Persian Proverb
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May the blue bird of happiness fly up your nose. ~Chinese Proverb
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My dad in particular, I tend to use; I call him "The Brain." If he's accessible, I'd rather put it through his brain. My wife, Melissa, maintains that the closer he is in proximity to me, the less I think for myself. And I think she's actually correct. So anything worth mulling over, I will mull over with my father, and that includes ratings. ~Joshua Malina
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Pure water is the world’s first and foremost medicine. ~Slovakian Proverb
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If you think you're too small to make a difference, you haven't spent a night with a mosquito. ~African Proverb
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A guest should be blind in another man's house. ~Irish Proverb
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The wagon rests in winter, the sleigh in summer, the horse never. ~Yiddish Proverb
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You don't run out on people; you run out on yourself. ~Truman Capote
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