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“It just happened. As though a moment comes when it's both necessary and natural to make a decision that has long since been made.”

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Georges Simenon

Georges Simenon, born on February 13, 1903, and died on September 4, 1989, was a renowned Belgian writer. He is best known for his detective novels, particularly the series featuring Inspector Maigret. more

“All of us--all who knew her--felt so wholesome after we cleaned ourselves on her. We were so beautiful when we stood astride her ugliness. Her simplicity decorated us, her guilt sanctified us, her pain made us glow with health, her awkwardness made us think we had a sense of humor. Her inarticulateness made us believe we were eloquent. Her poverty kept us generous. Even her waking dreams we used--to silence our own nightmares.”

Thinking Believe Made Dream Pain Beautiful Used Felt Silence Poverty Guilt Simplicity Generous Nightmare Sense Of Humor Waking Ugliness Eloquent Awkwardness

Book:The Bluest Eye

Source: The Bluest Eye

“Accept that all of us can be hurt, that all of us can and surely will at times fail. Other vulnerabilities, like being embarrassed or risking love, can be terrifying, too. I think we should follow a simple rule: if we can take the worst, take the risk.”

Ifs Thinking Should Action Hurt Simple Accepting Failing Risk Worst Witty Vulnerability Embarrassed Risk-taking Great Risk Risk And Failure Risking Your Life

Author:Joyce Brothers

“Sure as I am breathing, sure as I'm sad I'll keep this wisdom in my flesh I leave here believing more than I had This love has got no ceiling”

Believe Flesh Breathing Ceilings I'm Sad

Author:Eddie Vedder

“The ducks in St James's Park are so used to being fed bread by secret agents meeting clandestinely that they have developed their own Pavlovian reaction. Put a St James's Park duck in a laboratory cage and show it a picture of two men -- one usually wearing a coat with a fur collar, the other something sombre with a scarf -- and it'll look up expectantly.”

Men Looks Two Shows Used Secret Meetings Reactions Bread Agents Parks Look Up Feds Ducks Coats Cages Laboratory Fur Collars Omen Scarves Good Omens Secret Agent

Author:Neil Gaiman

“Many phenomena - wars, plagues, sudden audits - have been advanced as evidence for the hidden hand of Satan in the affairs of Man, but whenever students of demonology get together the M25 London orbital motorway is generally agreed to be among the top contenders for exhibit A.”

Men Has Beens War Hands Together Students Evidence Affair London Satan Plague Exhibits Get Together Omen Good Omens

Book:Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

Source: Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

“I am your number one fan.”

Numbers Fans Horror

Book:Insomnia

Source: Insomnia

“He..." Richard began. "The marquis. Well, you know, to be honest, he seems a little bit dodgy to me." Door stopped. The steps dead-ended in a rough brick wall. "Mm," she agreed. "He's a little bit dodgy in the same way that rats are a little bit covered in fur.”

Knows Way Wells Littles Seems Bits Steps Doors Honest Wall Little Bit Being Honest Rough Covered Rats Bricks Fur Brick Wall

Author:Neil Gaiman

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