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“If I had a choice, if I had understood earlier that the reason my days were all the same was because I wanted them like that, perhaps.”

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Paulo Coelho

Paulo Coelho, born on August 24, 1947, is a renowned Brazilian author and lyricist. His works are characterized by profound philosophical thoughts and rich imagination, with his most famous novel being 'The Alchemist'. more

“The next day brought more visitors. Sarah was eating a simple luncheon with Charis, Ariel, and Guinevere and was experiencing for the first time in her life the pleasure of talking freely with other girls she trusted. It wasn't that they talked about anything of importance. Indeed, most of their conversation was hopelessly trivial- Mordecai would have shaken his head sadly over such frivolity, Sarah reflected with an inward smile. But to talk so openly, and to laugh so unrestrainedly, was somehow far more significant than any single thing that was said.”

Source: The Princess, the Crone, and the Dung-cart Knight

“You discover how confounding the world is when you try to draw it. You look at a car, and you try to see its car-ness, and you’re like an immigrant to your own world. You don’t have to travel to encounter weirdness. You wake up to it.”

World Trying Looks Car Draws Discovery Wake Up Filmmaker Encounters Immigrants Exploring Weirdness Confounding

Author:Shaun Tan

“I don't mind foreigners. God save the queen!" he squeaked and ran.”

Mind Queens Ran Foreigners

Book:Halfway to the Grave: A Night Huntress Novel

Source: Halfway to the Grave: A Night Huntress Novel

“A dagger is the noble weapon of Brutus. Everyone understands that tyrants fall to daggers. A bomb is a sordid modern device with many complex working parts. Only engineers understand bombs”

Fall Modern Weapons Complexes Noble Bombs Devices Tyrants Engineers Daggers Brutus

Author:Bruce Sterling

“I think I could be a perfectly decent cat. I've been around cats long enough to know what the rules of being a cat are. When all else fails, wash. And I think I could master the thing that cats do, where they stalk away pretending they meant to do whatever it was in the first place; showing their wounded dignity.”

Thinking Knows Firsts Long Enough Failing Masters Dignity Cat Decent Pretending Wounded Stalking When All Else Fails

Author:Neil Gaiman

“I'm not very interested in myself. I do have a deep moral belief that you should always look out at other things and not be self-centred.”

Should Looks Self Belief Moral Moral Beliefs

Author:A. S. Byatt

“The boogeyman sleeps on your side of the bad Whispers in my ear :"Better of Dead" Fills my dreams with sirens and lights of regret Kisses me gently when i wake up in a sweat "boo!”

Dream Light Sides Sleep Regret Kissing Ears Wake Up Sweat Kiss Me Your Side Sirens Boogeyman

Author:Gayle Forman

“Someone wake me when it's over When the evening silence softens golden Just lay me on bed of dover Oh, I need help with this burden "Hush”

Needs Helping Silence Bed Lays Burden Golden Evening Need Help Hush Where She Went Dover

Author:Gayle Forman

“First you inspect me Then you dissect me Then you reject me I wait for the day That you'll resurrect me "Animate”

Firsts Waiting Rejects Where She Went

Book:Where She Went

Source: Where She Went

“I'll be your mess,you be mine That was the deal that we had signed I bought a hazmat suit to clean up your waste Gas masks,gloves,to keep us safe But now i'm alone in an empty room Staring down immaculate doom "Messy”

Rooms Deals Mines Safe Waste Empty Clean Suits Mess Staring Gas Mask Doom Messy Gloves Immaculate Where She Went Empty Rooms Gas Masks

Author:Gayle Forman

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