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Quote by Christopher Paolini

“Life is too short to fight every idiot along your way.”

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Christopher Paolini is an American author who gained fame with his fantasy novel series, 'The Inheritance Cycle'. Born on November 17, 1983, he began his writing career in his teenage years and quickly gained a wide readership. more

“I think we can learn a lot about a person in the very moment that language fails them. In the very moment they they have to be more creative than they would have imagined in order to communicate. It's the very moment that they have to dig deeper than the surface to find words, and at the same time, it's a moment when they want to communicate very badly. They're digging deep and projecting out at the same time.”

Thinking Want Persons Moments Order Language Creative Failing Communicate Deeper Surface Digging Digging Deep

Author:Anna Deavere Smith

“Then everyone leaves, and you are left, each night, to your own devices with a crowd of interesting people - most of whom you don't know - sitting in the dark.”

People Knows Night Left Dark Interesting Sitting Crowds Devices Sitting In The Dark

Book:Talk to Me: Listening Between the Lines

Source: Talk to Me: Listening Between the Lines

“The dead are hard to look at. Their faces shimmer. They all look slightly angry or confused. they will come up to you and speak, but their voices sound like chatter, like bats twittering. Once they realize you can't understand them, they frown and move away. The dead aren't scary. They're just sad.”

Looks Hard Faces Moving Speak Sound Voice Realizing Angry Come Up Scary Confused Bats Up To You Chatter Shimmer

Book:The lightning thief

Source: The lightning thief

“I've got a gig," Jim said. I sat up in my bed, wide-awake. A gig was good- I needed the money. "Half." "Third." "Half." "Thirty-five percent." Jim's voice hardened. "Half." The phone went silent as my former Guild partner mulled it over. "Okay, forty." I hung up.(...) The phone rang. I let it ring twice before I picked it up. "Fine." Jim's voice had a hint of a snarl in it. "Half.”

Said Voice Half Five Fine Needed Bed Percent Okay Thirds Silent Phones Wide Partners Rings Former Awake Thirty Sat Forty Hung Gigs Hints Hardened Wide Awake Guilds

Author:Ilona Andrews

“What you burnt, broke, and tore is still in my hands. I am the keeper of fragile things and I have kept of you what is indissoluble.”

Stills Hands Broke Fragile Keepers Fragile Things

Author:Anais Nin

“She took a bad tumble. Those are some nasty bruises she's carrying," the maid said with a sad shake of the head. "Aye," Cullen agreed, his eyes traveling over lovely, milky white skin, interrupted by several black bruises. "She looks like a cow." Mildrede turned a horrified gaze on him at the comment, but he was more concerned by the choked sound that came from his bride. He really hadn't meant it as an insult, but it seemed the women were taking it so. "I just meant the coloring," Cullen muttered”

Looks Said Eye Sound Black White Concerned Skins Lovely His Eyes Insult Shakes Comment Cows Nasty Brides Maids Interrupted Bruises White Skin

Author:Lynsay Sands

“It's probably best for me to work off some energy before I get you naked. I'm sure you'd like to be able to walk tomorrow.”

Able Energy Walks Tomorrow Naked Gideon Cross

Author:Sylvia Day

“The heat of the bread burned into my skin, but I clutched it tighter, clinging to life.”

Skins Bread Heat Burned Clinging

Book:The Hunger Games

Source: The Hunger Games

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