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“Anyone with gumption and a sharp mind will take the measure of two things: what's said and what's done.”

Book:Beowulf

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Beowulf

Beowulf is an Old English epic tale of heroism and the struggle against monsters, set in the Anglo-Saxon period. more

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Seamus Heaney

Seamus Heaney was an Irish poet born on April 13, 1939, and passed away on August 30, 2013. He is renowned for his profound humanistic concerns and exquisite poetic skills, being one of the most influential poets of the 20th century. more

“Why are you drinking? demanded the little prince. "So that I may forget," replied the tippler. "Forget what?" inquired the little prince, who was already sorry for him. "Forget that I am ashamed," the tippler confessed, hanging his head. "Ashamed of what?" insisted the little prince, who wanted to help him. "Ashamed of drinking!”

May Littles Helping Wanted Forget Drinking Sorry Ashamed Sorry For Him

Author:Antoine de Saint-Exupery

“He had to feel those lips on him again. Had. To. This wasn’t a mild expression of preference. This was an imperative. His body was insistent. To continue his existence on this earth, he now needed the following: food, water, shelter, clothing, and Minerva Highwood’s lips.”

Feels Body Earth Water Existence Expression Needed Lips Following Clothings Shelter Preference Imperatives Minerva

Author:Tessa Dare

“The washing-up was so dismally real that Bilbo was forced to believe the party of the night before had not been part of his bad dreams, as he had rather hoped.”

Believe Real Dream Night Party Washing Bad Dream

Book:The Hobbit

Source: The Hobbit

“After some time he felt for his pipe. It was not broken, and that was something. Then he felt for his pouch, and there was some tobacco in it, and that was something more. Then he felt for matches and he could not find any at all, and that shattered his hopes completely.”

Felt Broken Pipe Tobacco Shattered

Book:The Hobbit

Source: The Hobbit

“The quiet was so deep that their feet seemed to thump along while all the trees leaned over them and listened.”

Tree Feet Quiet

Book:The Hobbit

Source: The Hobbit

“Nonsense! The most hopelessly stupid man is he who is not aware that he is wise.”

Men Wise Stupid Stupid Men

Author:Isaac Asimov

“An hour of your life is worth more than a thousand people to me.”

People Life Is Hours Thousand

Book:Nalini Singh: The Psy-Changeling Series

Source: Nalini Singh: The Psy-Changeling Series

“I can turn heartbreak into songs that help other people”

People I Can Helping Song Turns Helping Others

Author:Pink

“Carey's had though times as well, so between the two of us, it's perfect”

Wells Two Perfect Two Of Us

Author:Pink

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