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“Society is now one polished horde, formed of two mighty tries, the Bores and Bored.”

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Lord Byron, born on January 22, 1788, and died on April 19, 1824, was a prominent English Romantic poet. His poetry is characterized by its strong personality and passion, and has had a profound impact on literature. more

“I don't know if you've ever noticed this, but first impressions are often entirely wrong. You can look at a painting for the first time, for example, and not like it at all, but after looking at it a little longer you may find it very pleasing. The first time you try Gorgonzola cheese you may find it too strong, but when you are older you may want to eat nothing but Gorgonzola cheese. Klaus, when Sunny was born, did not like her at all, but by the time she was six weeks old the two of them were thick as thieves. Your initial opinion on just about anything may change over time.”

“Meggie Folchart: Having writer's block? Maybe I can help. Fenoglio: Oh yes, that's right. You want to be a writer, don't you? Meggie Folchart: You say that as if it's a bad thing. Fenoglio: Oh no, it's just a lonely thing. Sometimes the world you create on the page seems more friendly and alive than the world you actually live in.”

Ifs World Want I Can Sometimes Helping Seems Alive Pages Lonely Block Friendly Bad Things Writer's Block

Author:Cornelia Funke

“Time to plant tears, says the almanac. The grandmother sings to the marvelous stove and the child draws another inscrutable house.”

Children House Tears Draws Plant Grandmother Marvelous Stoves Inscrutable

Author:Elizabeth Bishop

“Mr. Solomon was right the worst kind of torture is watching someone you love get hurt.”

Kind Hurt Worst Torture Someone You Love Solomon

Book:Gallagher Girls: I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have To Kill You

Source: Gallagher Girls: I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have To Kill You

“My guess is that fearful events are the hardest to root out. They're the ones we naturally remember the best, after all.”

Wisdom Remember Memories Events Wise Words Words Of Wisdom Roots Hardest Fearful

Author:Suzanne Collins

“In short, Mrs. Pontellier was beginning to realize her position in the universe as a human being, and to recongize her relations as an individual to the world within and about her. This may seem like a ponderous weight of wisdom to descend upon the soul of a young woman of twenty-eight - perhaps more wisdom than the Holy Ghost is usually pleased to vouchsafe to any woman.”

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Book:The Awakening

Source: The Awakening

“There's a fine line between thinking about somebody and thinking about not thinking about somebody, but I have the patience and the self-control to walk that line for hours - days, if I have to.”

Ifs Thinking Self Hours Lines Walks Fine Self Control Fine Lines

Book:A Visit From the Goon Squad

Source: A Visit From the Goon Squad

“'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print. A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.”

Book Literature Names Pleasant Print

Author:Lord Byron

“Here the ways of men divide. If you wish to strive for peace of soul and happiness, then believe; if you wish to be a disciple of truth, then inquire.”

Ifs Men Way Believe Soul Truth Wish Strive Divides Disciple Peace Of Soul

Author:Friedrich Nietzsche

“The whole framework of the presidency is getting out of hand. It's come to the point where you almost can't run unless you can cause people to salivate and whip each other with big sticks. You almost have to be a rock star to get the kind of fever you need to survive in American politics.”

People Needs Kind Whole Hands Bigs Running Stars Causes Rocks Sticks Presidency American Politics Framework Rock Star Fever Whips

Author:Hunter S. Thompson

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