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Artistic temperament is the disease that afflicts amateurs.

—G. K. Chesterton

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I busted a mirror and got seven years bad luck, but my lawyer thinks he can get me five.

—Steven Wright

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The course of true love never did run smooth.

—William Shakespeare

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The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost.

—G. K. Chesterton

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Suddenly, I felt so helpless. If I hated the crowds but also my own company, where did that leave me?

—Sarah Dessen in Saint Anything

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There's absolutely nothing 'fun' about falling in love. Nope. Mostly it just makes you feel sick and crazy and anxious and nervous that it's going to end miserably and ruin your whole life.

—Jess Rothenberg in The Catastrophic History of You and Me

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The man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them.

—Mark Twain

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I quit therapy because my analyst was trying to help me behind my back.

—Richard Lewis

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I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.

—Seneca

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Nature is the master of talents; genius is the master of nature.

—Josiah Gilbert Holland

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Rules and models destroy genius and art.

—William Hazlitt

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We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time.

—Vince Lombardi

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Sometimes you need time away to sort things out in your head. It makes everything clearer.

—Jojo Moyes in The One Plus One

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I didn't want it to be one good memory that led to a lot of bad ones. I wanted it to stay what it was, one amazing moment, something that was strong and sweet enough to stand on its own. Something I could remember without any pain.

—Elizabeth Scott in Perfect You

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Second chances are wonderful if you know what to do with them.

—Heather Burch in One Lavender Ribbon

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