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“From the very first, I knew that it would be so...I smiled to myself, and said, "That -- and none other.”

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British author known for her suspense novels and romantic stories. Daphne du Maurier's works are characterized by their mysterious and supernatural elements, with her most famous novels being 'Rebecca' and 'The Turn of the Screw'. Her writing style has had a profound impact on literature. more

“Wo wei ni xie de,” he said, as he raised the violin to his left shoulder, tucking it under his chin. He had told her many violinists used a shoulder rest, but he did not: there was a slight mark on the side of his throat, like a permanent bruise, where the violin rested. “You — made something for me?” Tessa asked. “I wrote something for you,” he corrected, with a smile, and began to play.”

Made Said Play Used Left Sides Mark Raised Shoulders Permanent Throat Violin Chins Bruises Jem Jem Carstairs Violinist

Author:Cassandra Clare

“Fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind.”

Source: The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking

“Do we know our poor people? Do we know the poor in our house, in our family? Perhaps they are not hungry for a piece of bread. Perhaps our children, husband, wife, are not hungry, or naked, or dispossessed, but are you sure there is no one there who feels unwanted, deprived of affection?”

Source: No Greater Love, Commemorative Edition

“all stories are like those about the creation of the universe, no one was there, no one witnessed anything, yet everyone knows what happened.”

Knows Stories Universe Happened Creation Creation Of The Universe

Author:Jose Saramago

“Either that boy is the sanest creature on Earth, he thought, or he is so disturbed that our tests cannot even begin to scratch the surface.”

Earth Boys Creatures Tests Surface Scratches Disturbed Fowl Artemis Fowl

Book:Artemis Fowl:

Source: Artemis Fowl:

“And so we keep on thinking, because the next thought might be the answer.”

Thinking Might Next Answers

Author:Jonah Lehrer

“Events, once happened, lose reality, alter with a glance, a storm, a night. In time, the past never happened. But who could know? Who could know that the past is not as solid as this instant.”

Knows Reality Past Night Loses Happened Events Storm Instant Glances

Book:Einstein's Dreams

Source: Einstein's Dreams

“Americans love to hear good things about their bad habits.”

Habit Good Things Bad Habits Healthy Eating

Book:The China Study: Revised and Expanded Edition: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss, and Long-Term Health

Source: The China Study: Revised and Expanded Edition: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss, and Long-Term Health

“The worst, the very worst requirement of friendship, in Eve Dallas's opinion, was sitting through an entire evening of childbirth classes. What went on there--the sights, the sounds, the assault on all the senses--turned the blood cold.”

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Author:Nora Roberts

“You can sit up here, feeling above it all while knowing you’re not, coming to the lonely conclusion that the only thing you can ever really know about anyone is that you don’t know anything about them at all.”

Knows Feelings Knowing Lonely Conclusion

Book:This Is Where I Leave You: A Novel

Source: This Is Where I Leave You: A Novel

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