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“Nothing made me happen. I happened.”

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Thomas Harris, born on April 11, 1940, is a renowned American author known for his psychological thrillers. His most famous works include 'The Red Dragon', 'The Silence of the Lambs', and 'Hannibal'. more

“But sometimes it's like you just meet someone and you just know that you're totally connected, and this person is, like, your brother - or your sister. Even if they don't, like, recognize it, you feel it. And in a lot of ways it don't matter if they do or they don't see that for what it is - all you can do is put the feeling out there. That's your duty. Then you just wait and see what comes back to you. That's the deal.”

Ifs Knows Way Feels Persons Sometimes Matter Feelings Waiting Can Do Deals Brother Duty Like You Connected Your Brother

Author:Zadie Smith

“You're afraid of making mistakes. Don't be. Mistakes can be profited by. Man, when I was young I shoved my ignorance in people's faces. They beat me with sticks. By the time I was forty my blunt instrument had been honed to a fine cutting point for me. If you hide your ignorance, no one will hit you and you'll never learn.”

People Ifs Men Faces Young Mistake Cutting Ignorance Fine Beats Instruments Sticks Making Mistakes Forty Blunt

Book:Fahrenheit 451

Source: Fahrenheit 451

“The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you don't have to waste your time voting.”

Firsts Order Differences Democracy Trust Waste Vote Libertarian Voting Favourite Dictatorship Voting And Democracy Inspirational Voting

Book:The Most Beautiful Woman in Town

Source: The Most Beautiful Woman in Town

“Laila has moved on. Because in the end she knows that’s all she can do. That and hope.”

Knows Ends Can Do Moved Moved On

Book:A Thousand Splendid Suns

Source: A Thousand Splendid Suns

“Some things are more precious because they don't last long.”

Long Lasts Death

Author:Oscar Wilde

“Why should you care for a woman like me? I'm always nervous or sick, or sad or too gay.”

Should Care Gay Sick Like Me Nervous

Author:Greta Garbo

“Perhaps it's better if I live in your heart, where the world can't see me. If I'm dead, there will be no stain on our love.”

Ifs World Heart Our Love Stains

Author:Greta Garbo

“I'm not always sincere. One can't be in this world, you know.”

Knows World This World Sincere

Author:Greta Garbo

“How can one change one's entire life and build a new one on one moment of love? And yet, that's what you make me want to close my eyes and do.”

Want Moments Eye One On One Moments Of Love

Author:Greta Garbo

“I gripped the stapler even harder and felt like a fool planning to battle a crazy man with a stapler that even, I suddenly remembered, contained no staples. Well, strike that line of defense.”

Men Wells Felt Lines Crazy Fool Battle Harder Defense Strikes Planning Remembered Staples Crazy Man

Book:Real Murders

Source: Real Murders

Quote by Thomas Harris

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