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“People complain that life is short,for me it seems very long.”

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Alija Izetbegovic was a Bosnian politician born on August 8, 1925, and died on October 19, 2003. He played a significant role in the Bosnian War for independence and served as the first President of Bosnia and Herzegovina. more

“Just a little. Just the first faint breath of love... It wasn’t dramatic, like some bolt of lightning with a crack of thunder following. It was more like when flint strikes steel and the spark fades almost too fast for you to see. But still, you know it’s there, down where you can’t see, kindling.”

Knows Firsts Littles Stills Breaths Following Strikes Dramatic Cracks Sparks Fades Lightning Steel Thunder Bolts Kindling Kvothe

Book:The Wise Man's Fear

Source: The Wise Man's Fear

“Quite a crowd tonight, Gin. Usually, it's just you and Finn." I shrugged. "What can I say? I seem to attract minions wherever I go these days. Kind of like the Pied Piper." Behind me, Finn huffed out his displeasure. "Minion? I am most certainly not a mere minion. Head minion, perhaps. At the very least.”

Kind Seems Behinds Mere Crowds These Days Tonight Gin Pipers Displeasure Minions Pied Piper

Author:Jennifer Estep

“Hope. An emotion that always kept suckering me in, time after time, despite my supposed retirement from the assassin business. Hope. The one thing that always seemed to get me into more trouble than just killing people for money ever had. Ah, hope. Sometimes, I really hated it.”

People Sometimes Emotion Trouble One Thing Killing Despite Hated Retirement Assassins

Book:Tangled Threads

Source: Tangled Threads

“Keep the change, Gin," McCallister said in a smarmy, mocking voice. "Consider it an early Christmas present." "Aw," I drawled. "A whopping thirteen cents. You're too kind, Jonah. Why, you'd put Ebezener Scrooge to shame with your bighearted generosity.”

Kind Said Voice Shame Generosity Cents Thirteen Gin Jonah Christmas Present Scrooge

Author:Jennifer Estep

“There's nothing I can do that's going to drive you away, is there?" I murmured. Owen flashed me a sly grin. "Finally figuring that out, are you? I nodded. His grin deepened. "Well, it sure took you long enough.”

Wells Long I Can Enough Can Do Sly

Book:Tangled Threads

Source: Tangled Threads

“Never let yourself be diverted, either by what you wish to believe, or what you think could have beneficent social effects if it were believed; but look only and solely at what are the facts.”

Ifs Thinking Believe Looks Facts Wish Social Effects

Author:Bertrand Russell

“That which is clearly known hath less terror than that which is but hinted at and guessed.”

Known Terror

Book:Sherlock Holmes: The Ultimate Collection

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Ultimate Collection

“Being content is perhaps no less easy than playing the violin well: and requires no less practice.”

Wells Easy Practice Contentment Violin Being Content

Author:Alain de Botton

“Sienna shrugged, apparently unconcerned by what the warrior had said. "You'll have to forgive me for now noticing you back then. Next to him, you're kind of homely." William chocked on his own tongue.”

Kind Said Next Forgiving Tongue Warrior Noticing Forgive Me Homely Unconcerned Noticing You

Author:Gena Showalter

“Why was is that the Light acted through lies, and the Darkness acted though the truth? Why was is that our truth proved powerless, but lies were effective? And why was the Darkness able to manage perfectly well with truth in order to do Evil?”

Wells Light Able Lying Order Evil Darkness Manage Powerless Anton Gorodetsky

Author:Sergei Lukyanenko

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