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Quote by Louise Rennison

“I wanted to kill her and make her eat her fringe. And her knickers.”

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Louise Rennison was a British author best known for her young adult novels. Her work is characterized by humor and wit, and has been highly appreciated by young readers. Born in 1951, she passed away on February 29, 2016. more

“Love is rather impotent and pitiful: My father must have told me a million times how much he loved me, but that emotion - assuming it was even real - hardly had the strength to counter the many other acts of wrong he committed against me. Contrary to romance novels and the love-conquers-all mentality that even those of us who grow up in an era of divorce are - in response to some atavistic instinct - still raised to believe, love is always a product and a victim of circumstances. It is fragile and small.”

“Dance, my darling dance! If you dance then death can't catch you! Nothing bad can touch you! Dance!”

Ifs Dancing Darling

Author:Jackie French

“[She] knew that it was not precisely a body that one loved. One loved the man who shone out through the eyes and used its mouth to smile and speak.”

Men Body Eye Used Speak Mouths Loved Ones Through The Eyes

Book:Corelli's Mandolin: A Novel

Source: Corelli's Mandolin: A Novel

“And she moves among the sparrows. And she floats upon the breeze. She moves among the flowers. She moves something deep inside of me”

Moving Flower Breeze Floats Deep Inside Sparrows

Author:Nick Cave

“You have to salvage what you can, even if you're the one who buried it in the first place.”

Ifs Life Firsts Buried Salvage

Book:Pretty Monsters

Source: Pretty Monsters

“You never told me all this before," I said, by way of explanation. "You all have divided up America into kingdoms, is that right?”

Way Said America Kingdoms Explanation Divided

Book:Sookie Stackhouse 8-copy Boxed Set

Source: Sookie Stackhouse 8-copy Boxed Set

“Elizabeth lifted her skirt, disregarding modesty, and delivered a swift kick to the creature's head.”

Creatures Kicks Modesty Skirts

Book:Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Source: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

“Songwriters write songs, but they really belong to the listener.”

Writing Song Songwriting Listeners Songwriters

Author:Jimmy Buffett

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