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Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in.

—Leonardo da Vinci

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There is nothing new under the sun but there are lots of old things we don't know.

—Ambrose Bierce

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Paradise is exactly like where you are right now... only much, much better.

—Laurie Anderson

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If I had only known, I would have been a locksmith.

—Albert Einstein

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I dote on his very absence.

—William Shakespeare

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It's a small world, but I wouldn't want to paint it.

—Steven Wright

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Life improves slowly and goes wrong fast, and only catastrophe is clearly visible.

—Edward Teller

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The moon is a loyal companion. It never leaves. It's always there, watching, steadfast, knowing us in our light and dark moments, changing forever just as we do. Every day it's a different version of itself. Sometimes weak and wan, sometimes strong and full of light. The moon understands what it means to be human.

—Tahereh Mafi in Shatter Me

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Life is meant to be lived, and if you're offered the chance to experience things with an extraordinary person, then there isn't one reason in the world to say no.

—Amber L. Johnson in Puddle Jumping

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There are no wise few. Every aristocracy that has ever existed has behaved, in all essential points, exactly like a small mob.

—G. K. Chesterton

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Really, when I look back on it, I did exactly what I had set out to do. I changed my life. I woke myself up. I rediscovered passions of every variety. I forced myself to take a little time. I found a way to bring some of who I used to be into who I was.

—Katherine Center in Everyone is Beautiful

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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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In the end, the best we can hope for is that we've left our mark on the people who matter most to us, that we've loved them so well, a piece of us will forever remain a part of them.

—Jennifer Ryan in Her Renegade Rancher

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I can tell you that the pain of living is worth it. That if you live, your life will be as full of love as it is darkness, and for every moment of pain, you'll have one of joy too.

—Emily Henry in The Love That Split the World

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No matter how hard it feels, you don't need to be afraid to move on. There's always more to see and feel.

—Emily Henry in The Love That Split the World

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