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Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Arthur C. Clarke
Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying. Arthur C. Clarke
Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart. Haruki Murakami
Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it. Haruki Murakami
Nobody likes being alone that much. I just hate being disappointed. Haruki Murakami
The only way to deal with this life meaningfully is to find one's passion. Albert Camus
Should I kill myself, or have a cup of coffee? Albert Camus
We must imagine Sisyphus happy. Albert Camus
Man is condemned to be free. Jean-Paul Sartre
One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman. Simone de Beauvoir
When you live for a strong purpose, then hard work isn't an option, it's a necessity. Hermann Hesse
Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. Hermann Hesse
You are loved just as you are. Hermann Hesse
Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another. Toni Morrison
If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it. Toni Morrison
Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time. Maya Angelou
Everything that happens once can never happen again. But everything that happens twice will surely happen… Paulo Coelho
Don't give in to your fears. If you do, you won't be able to talk to your heart. Paulo Coelho
The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them. Paulo Coelho
Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worst kind of suffering. Paulo Coelho
If you conceive of the universe as a constant struggle, you will be a warrior. Paulo Coelho
Connection is why we're here; it is what gives purpose and meaning to our lives. Brené Brown
Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we're supposed to be. Brené Brown
Love is the only way to grasp another human being in the innermost core of his personality. Viktor Frankl
Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final. Rainer Maria Rilke
And now we welcome the new year, full of things that have never been. Rainer Maria Rilke
The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens. Rainer Maria Rilke
To be great is to be misunderstood. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Always do what you are afraid to do. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Ralph Waldo Emerson
It is not our abilities that show what we truly are. It is our choices. J.K. Rowling
Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect. J.K. Rowling
It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be. J.K. Rowling
We are all human, aren't we? Every human life is worth the same, and worth saving. J.K. Rowling
Soon we must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy. J.K. Rowling
Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike. J.K. Rowling
You sort of start thinking anything's possible if you've got enough nerve. J.K. Rowling
It is the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more. J.K. Rowling
Time will not slow down when something unpleasant lies ahead. J.K. Rowling
People find it far easier to forgive others for being wrong than being right. J.K. Rowling
There is no good and evil, there is only power and those too weak to seek it. J.K. Rowling
We are not going to find each other if we stop looking. Nicholas Sparks
So it's not gonna be easy. It's going to be really hard. We're gonna have to work at this every day. Nicholas Sparks
Romance is thinking about your significant other when you are supposed to be thinking about something else. Nicholas Sparks
The saddest people I've ever met in life are the ones who don't care deeply about anything at all. Nicholas Sparks
Spend your life with who makes you happy, not who you have to impress. Nicholas Sparks
I came to realize that if people stand in front of you, you can love them. Lisa See
Sometimes we have to do things we don't want to do because someone is depending on us. Lisa See
The library is inhabited by spirits that come out of the pages at night. Isabel Allende
We don't even know how strong we are until we are forced to bring that hidden strength forward. Isabel Allende
I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn. Anne Frank
Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction. Anne Frank
No one has ever become poor by giving. Anne Frank
Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together. Vincent van Gogh
Love is something eternal; the aspect may change, but not the essence. Vincent van Gogh
Normality is a paved road: it's comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow on it. Vincent van Gogh
Be clearly aware of the stars and infinity on high. Then life seems almost enchanted after all. Vincent van Gogh
We must not portray people as they are, but as we know them to be. Leo Tolstoy
Joy can only be real if people look upon their life as a service. Leo Tolstoy
Nothing can make our life, or the lives of other people, more beautiful than perpetual kindness. Leo Tolstoy
All great literature is one of two stories; a man goes on a journey or a stranger comes to town. Leo Tolstoy
To say that a work of art is good, but incomprehensible to the majority, is to say that it is bad. Leo Tolstoy
Faith is the force of life. Leo Tolstoy
To love life is to love God. Leo Tolstoy
There is no certainty; there is only adventure. Roberto Assagioli
Live, and be happy, and make others so. Mary Shelley
Nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose. Mary Shelley
If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear. Mary Shelley
The world was all before them, where to choose their place of rest. John Milton
The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven. John Milton
They also serve who only stand and wait. John Milton
Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty. Mother Teresa
Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love. Mother Teresa
If you judge people, you have no time to love them. Mother Teresa
Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin. Mother Teresa
Set your life on fire. Seek those who fan your flames. Rumi
Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there. Rumi
Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion. Rumi
Don't grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form. Rumi
Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. Rumi
Be like the sun for grace and mercy. Be like the night to cover others' faults. Rumi
And you? When will you begin that long journey into yourself? Rumi
Patience is not sitting and waiting, it is foreseeing. It is looking at the thorn and seeing the rose. Rumi
Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. For those who love with heart and soul there is no… Rumi
When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy. Rumi
Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Rumi
Everything in the universe is within you. Ask all from yourself. Rumi
Travel brings power and love back into your life. Rumi
A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity, and once more in old age. Robertson Davies
The person, who reads too much and uses his own brain too little, falls into lazy habits of thinking. Albert Einstein
It's the moment you think you can't that you realize you can. Celeste Ng
You can't protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness. Jonathan Safran Foer
Life before death, strength before weakness, journey before destination. Brandon Sanderson
The most important step a man can take. It's not the first one, is it? It's the next one. Brandon Sanderson
Journey before destination. Brandon Sanderson
Sometimes a hypocrite is nothing more than a man who is in the process of changing. Brandon Sanderson
You cannot have my pain. It is the only thing I have left. Brandon Sanderson
I will protect those who cannot protect themselves. Brandon Sanderson
Strength does not make one capable of rule; it makes one capable of service. Brandon Sanderson
Expectations were like fine pottery. The harder you held them, the more likely they were to crack. Brandon Sanderson
The closer we are to that we love, the more we treasure it. Brandon Sanderson
Accept the pain, but don't accept that you deserved it. Brandon Sanderson
There's always another secret. Brandon Sanderson
Belief isn't simply a thing for fair times and bright days. What is belief if it cannot weather the storms? Brandon Sanderson
Sometimes, the prize is not worth the costs. The means by which we achieve victory are as important as the… Brandon Sanderson
It's better to spend your time loving than hating. Brandon Sanderson
There's always a way, if you're not too busy whining about how things should be. Brandon Sanderson
Our belief is often strongest when it should be weakest. That is the nature of hope. Brandon Sanderson
A story doesn't live until it is imagined in someone's mind. Brandon Sanderson
Our lives are all the same length. It's only the manner of living them that differs. Brandon Sanderson
It's a man's purpose to learn things. That's what separates us from the animals. Patrick Rothfuss
Words have to find a man's mind before they can touch his heart. Patrick Rothfuss
We understand how dangerous a mask can be. We all become what we pretend to be. Patrick Rothfuss
Half of seeming clever is keeping your mouth shut at the right times. Patrick Rothfuss
When we are children we seldom think of the future. This innocence leaves us free to enjoy ourselves as… Patrick Rothfuss
There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a… Patrick Rothfuss
To light a candle is to cast a shadow. Ursula K. Le Guin
You must not change one thing, one pebble, one grain of sand, until you know what good and evil will… Ursula K. Le Guin
The wise needn't ask, the fool asks in vain. Ursula K. Le Guin
A man would know the end he goes to, but he cannot know it if he does not turn, and return to his beginning. Ursula K. Le Guin

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