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Quote by Caroline B. Cooney

“Breakfast was only worth having when somebody else made it for you.”

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Caroline B. Cooney is an American author born on May 10, 1947. Known for her works in young adult literature and mystery novels, her books have been highly appreciated by young readers. more

“My father was English. He date-raped my mother so she's hated English men ever since. You know my boyfriend's English, and I'm, uh, I'm half-English, which she's never been real happy about. If she finds out I'm dating someone English, she'll ah, think I' turning my back on her and becoming a foreigner.' Cathy, that's the stupidest reason I've ever heard.”

Ifs Thinking Knows Men Real Reason Mother Father Half Heard Becoming Dating Hated Halfway Foreigners My Boyfriend Stupidest Cathy Dating Someone Been Real

Author:Jeaniene Frost

“What remains of your past if you didn't allow yourself to feel it when it happened? If you don't have your experiences in the moment, if you gloss them over with jokes or zoom past them, you end up with curiously dispassionate memories.”

Ifs Feels Ends Moments Past Memories Happened Jokes Remains Your Past Gloss Dispassionate Zoom

Author:David Rakoff

“I haven't laughed so much over anything since the hogs ate my kid brother.”

Kids Havens Brother Laughed Hog

Book:The novels of Dashiell Hammett

Source: The novels of Dashiell Hammett

“While money can't buy happiness, it certainly lets you choose your own form of misery.”

Form Money Misery You Choose Money Can't Buy Happiness Money Happiness Value Of Money Money And Happiness Can Money Buy Happiness

Author:Groucho Marx

“We are always more anxious to be distinguished for a talent which we do not possess, than to be praised for the fifteen which we do possess.”

Talent Praise Musical Anxious Fifteen Distinguished Great Talent

Book:Autobiography of Mark Twain: Volume 1, Reader’s Edition

Source: Autobiography of Mark Twain: Volume 1, Reader’s Edition

“She poured out the liquid music of her voice to quench the thirst of his spirit.”

Spirit Voice Music Singing Thirst Liquid Quench Singing Songs Voice Singing

Book:Little Masterpieces

Source: Little Masterpieces

“Don't expect much and you won't be disappointed.”

Disappointed

Author:Cinda Williams Chima

“I asked this heroic pet lover how it felt to have died for a schnauzer named Teddy. Salvador Biagiani was philosophical. He said it sure beat dying for absolutely nothing in the Viet Nam War.”

Said War Felt Dying Dog Lovers Beats Died Philosophical Pet Heroic Absolutely Nothing Teddy Schnauzers

Book:God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian

Source: God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian

“sorrow...is a wound that bleeds when any hand but that of love touches it”

Hands Sorrow Wounds

Book:De Profundis

Source: De Profundis

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