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Becoming a child again is what is impossible. That's what you have a legitimate reason to be upset over. Childhood is the most valuable thing that's taken away from you in life, if you think about it.

—Heather O'Neill in Lullabies for Little Criminals

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My life wasn't horrible, but I didn't see any passionate reason to love it.

—Shannon A. Thompson in  2013: A Stellar Collection

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If we have learned one thing from the history of invention and discovery, it is that, in the long run - and often in the short one - the most daring prophecies seem laughably conservative.

—Arthur C. Clarke

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Sometimes an outside perspective is the clearer perspective.

—Shannon A. Thompson in Seconds Before Sunrise

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She was always daydreaming. She never wanted to live in the real world; she always seemed to be separated from other children her age. They couldn't understand her or her imagination. She was always thinking outside of the box, breaking rules, and only following what her heart told her was right.

—Shannon A. Thompson in November Snow

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Maybe that was how it was with all first loves. They own a little piece of your heart, always.

—Jenny Han in We'll Always Have Summer

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I believe in love. I believe in hard times and love winning. I believe marriage is hard. I believe people make mistakes. I believe people can want two things at once. I believe people are selfish and generous at the same time. I believe very few people want to hurt others. I believe that you can be surprised by life. I believe in happy endings.

—Isabel Gillies in Happens Every Day

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Nobody who ever accomplished anything big or new or worth raising a celebratory fist in the air did it from their comfort zone. They risked ridicule and failure and sometimes even death.

—Jen Sincero in You Are a Badass

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In Mexico we have a word for sushi: Bait.

—Jose Simon

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Follow your envy — it shows you what you want.

—Lori Gottlieb in Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

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I guess I just grew up thinking that when we become adults, we get to do what we love. For work, for fun, forever. I don't know where I got that from. Seems silly now.

—Crystal Woods in Write Like No One is Reading 2

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I've always longed to turn the last page of a romantic novel but it seems my life is destined to remain a book of short stories.

—Michael Faudet in Bitter Sweet Love

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In real life, unlike in Shakespeare, the sweetness of the rose depends upon the name it bears. Things are not only what they are. They are, in very important respects, what they seem to be.

—Hubert H. Humphrey

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It's always better to expect for the worst. If the worst happens, you are prepared for it; if it doesn't, you get surprised and become grateful.

—Mya Robarts in The V Girl

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Your past is not as important as your future. Did you know that? Can't change anything about what you've been, but you can change who you'll become.

—Siri Mitchell in Unrivaled

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