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“No mere human can stand in a fire and not be consumed.”

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A. S. Byatt is a celebrated British novelist, recognized for her intricate narratives and literary style. Born on August 24, 1936, she has made substantial contributions to literature with her distinctive voice and storytelling. more

“A wager?" I repeated. "Yes," he said, and gave me a slow smile, bright with challenge. ... "Stake?" I asked cautiously. He was still smiling, an odd sort of smile, hard to define. "A kiss." My first reaction was outrage, but then I remembered that I was on my way to Court, and that had to be the kind of thing they did at Court. And if I win I don't have to collect. I hesitated only a moment longer, lured by the thought of open sky, and speed, and winning. "Done," I said.”

Ifs Way Firsts Kind Said Stills Hard Done Moments Winning Challenges Sky Kissing Court Speed Reactions My Way Odd Remembered Stakes Outrage Wagers Still Smiling Crown Duel

Author:Sherwood Smith

“Assume a virtue, if you have it not. That monster, custom, who all sense doth eat, Of habits devil, is angel yet in this, That to the use of actions fair and good He likewise gives a frock or livery That aptly is put on. Refrain tonight, And that shall lend a kind of easiness To the next abstinence; the next more easy; For use almost can change the stamp of nature.”

Ifs Giving Kind Use Action Next Easy Virtue Habit Devil Angel Fairs Assuming Monsters Tonight Customs Stamps Refrain Abstinence Easiness Hamlet Love

Author:William Shakespeare

“If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.”

Ifs Life Wells Humor Seems Funny Funny Life Overlooked Murphys Law Funny Bumper Sticker Work Humor

Author:Steven Wright

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