It's actually easy to tell if your house is haunted: It isn't. Grow up.

About Jimmy Carr

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James Anthony Patrick Carr (born 15 September 1972) is a British and Irish comedian, presenter and writer. He is known for his rapid-fire deadpan delivery of one-liners and edgy, often controversial sense of dark humour. He began his comedy career in the late 1990s and rose to prominence for hosting...

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I see someone who's trying very hard. I see someone who's nervous, but stronger than she knows. I see someone who's worried, but doesn't need to be.

—Ruth Ware in The Lying Game

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This had always frightened her about marriage: how satisfied married people seemed, how unable they were to ask for more. She couldn't imagine feeling satisfied.

—Brit Bennett in The Mothers

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In the beginning there is not much difference between the coward and the courageous person. The only difference is, the coward listens to his fears and follows them, and the courageous person puts them aside and goes ahead.

—Osho in Courage

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People often feel threatened by things that are different. It reflects their ignorance, not your reality.

—Lori Wilde in Love of the Game

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If someone asks you how you are, you are meant to say FINE. You are not meant to say that you cried yourself to sleep last night because you hadn't spoken to another person for two consecutive days. FINE is what you say.

—Gail Honeyman in Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

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