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“They expected to lose. And therefore, they lost. [..] People who start thinking deep dark thoughts in the middle of a war start expecting to lose.”

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Michael Scott

Michael Scott is an Irish author born on September 28, 1959. Known for his unique humor and insightful literary style, his works have gained popularity among readers of all ages. more

“Money is like a child—rarely unaccompanied. When it disappears, look to those who were supposed to be keeping an eye on it while you were at the grocery store. You might also look for someone who has a lot of extra children sitting around, with long, suspicious explanations for how they got there.”

Looks Children Long Might Eye Money Sitting Disappear Stores Supposed To Be Explanation Extras Suspicious Groceries Sitting Around Grocery Stores Snicket

Author:Daniel Handler

“Hope is not found in a way out but a way through.”

Way Found

Author:Robert Frost

“I had found my religion: nothing seemed more important to me than a book. I saw the library as a temple.”

Important Book Found Saws Library Temples

Book:Words

Source: Words

“I find there is a quality to being alone that is incredibly precious. Life rushes back into the void, richer, more vivid, fuller than before.”

Quality Void Vivid Precious Life

Book:Wisdom from Gift from the Sea

Source: Wisdom from Gift from the Sea

“When you love someone you do not love them, all the time, in the exact same way, from moment to moment. It is an impossibility. It is a lie to pretend to. And yet this is exactly what most of us demand. We have so little faith in the ebb and flow of life, of love, of relationships.”

Way Littles Moments Lying Demand Flow Impossibility Love Someone When You Love Someone Ebb And Flow Wedding Ceremony Fluidity Little Faith

Author:Anne Morrow Lindbergh

“Love this job," Sanya murmured. "Just love it." "I need to challenge more people to duels," Thomas said in agreement. "Men are pigs," Murphy said. "Amen," said Molly. Lea gave me a prim look and said, "I've not sacrificed a holy virgin in ages.”

People Men Needs Looks Said Age Jobs Challenges Holy Agreement Pigs Virgins Amen Murphy

Book:Changes: A Novel of the Dresden Files

Source: Changes: A Novel of the Dresden Files

“Without a mission statement, you may get to the top of the ladder and then realize it was leaning against the wrong building!”

May Realizing Building Missions Statements Ladders Mission Statement

Author:Dave Ramsey

“Go to the tea shop anywhere along the Ganga, sir, and look at the men working in that tea shop - men, I say, but better to call them human spiders that go crawling in between and under the tables with rags in their hands, crushed humans in crushed uniforms, sluggish, unshaven, in their thirties or forties or fifties but still "boys." But that is your fate if you do your job well - with honesty, dedication, and sincerity, the way Gandhi would have done it, no doubt.”

Ifs Men Way Humans Wells Looks Stills Done Hands Jobs Boys Doubt Fate Honesty Tables Tea No Doubt Shops Forty Sincerity Dedication Uniforms Spiders Crushed Rags Crawling Sluggish

Book:The White Tiger: A Novel

Source: The White Tiger: A Novel

“Do you know about Hanuman, sir? He was the faithful servant of the god Rama, and we worship him in our temples because he is a shining example of how to serve your masters with absolute fidelity, love, and devotion. These are the kinds of gods they have foisted on us Mr. Jiabao. Understand, now, how hard it is for a man to win his freedom in India.”

Knows Men Kind Hard Winning Example Masters Worship India Absolutes Shining Devotion Faithful Servant Temples Do You Know Fidelity Rama Faithful Servants Hanuman

Book:The White Tiger

Source: The White Tiger

“Intimacy doesn't have all that much to do with backseats of cars. Real intimacy is brushing your teeth together.”

Real Together Car Teeth Intimacy Brushing Backseat Brushing Your Teeth

Book:Elsewhere

Source: Elsewhere

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