Please, God,' Ruth would pray, 'don't let me be competitive. Let me realize what a privilege it is to study. Let me remember that knowledge must be pursued for its own sake and please, please stop me wanting to beat Verena Plackett in the exams.'

She prayed hard and she meant what she said. But God was busy that autumn as the International Brigade came back, defeated, from Spain, Hitler's bestialities increased, and sparrows everywhere continued to fall.

Eva Ibbotson

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Deambular no significa andar sin rumbo, sino andar con todos los rumbos.

Enrique de Hériz

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Dreams come true all the time, just not for the dreamers

Eoin Colfer

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They said you can't go to the moon. They said you can't put cheese inside a pizza crust, but NASA did it. They had to, because the cheese kept floating off in space.

Stephen Colbert

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The difference between an optimist and a pessimist? An optimist laughs to forget but a pessimist forgets to laugh.

Tom Bodett

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No matter where life takes me, you'll find me with a smile. Presumed to be happy, always laughing like a child. I never thought life could be this sweet! It's got me cheesing from cheek to cheek!

Mac Miller

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The good news and the bad news are the same: No one cares!

Dave Horowitz

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Actually it's this easy to explain: When your time's up...poof...your time is up!

Timothy Pina

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Emotions are like muscles. Most of them go highly unattended, it's usually the weaker, undefined ones that cause injury to the rest, and there is most certainly memory response in play.

Erica Goros

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Never trust a man with a penis.

Darynda Jones

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