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“There’s nothing that makes you more insane than family. Or more happy. Or more exasperated. Or more . . . secure.”

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Jim Butcher, born on October 26, 1971, is an American fantasy author known for his unique world-building and imaginative storytelling. His 'Dresden Files' series has gained immense popularity among readers. more

“Every soul is special. They’re all beautiful. They’re all far more significant than anyone on this rock realizes. I think when people are at their best, they’re acting in accordance with their soul. The ones who have gone bad don’t have bad souls. They’ve just given up on keeping in touch with them.”

People Thinking Soul Beautiful Given Realizing Acting Gone Special Rocks Significant Given Up

Author:Jim Butcher

“Pain is a byproduct of life. That’s the truth. Life sometimes sucks. That’s true for everyone. But if you don’t face the pain and the suck, you don’t ever get the other things either. Laughter. Joy. Love. Pain passes, but those things are worth fighting for. Worth dying for.”

Ifs Sometimes Pain Faces Joy Fighting Dying Laughter Truth Of Life Worth Fighting For Love Pain

Author:Jim Butcher

“This wasn't Weirdville, this was fricking Wonderland. Alice here was all grow up, but she was still chowing down on too much of that psychedelic mushroom.”

Stills Grows Growing Up Too Much Psychedelic Mushrooms Wonderland

Book:Out of Control

Source: Out of Control

“Wouldn't that be funny, if the oil rebels were playing U2 in their jungle camps, and the government soldiers were playing U2 in their trucks. I think everyone was killing everyone else and listening to the same music... That is a good trick about this world, Sarah. No one likes each other, but everyone likes U2.”

Ifs Thinking World Government This World Listening Killing Soldier Oil Tricks Likes Camps Rebel Truck Jungle Killing Everyone

Book:Little Bee: A Novel

Source: Little Bee: A Novel

“Sometimes I think the human heart is just a simple shelf. There is only so much you can pile onto it before something falls off an edge and you are left to pick up the pieces.”

Thinking Humans Heart Sometimes Fall Left Simple Pieces Picks Edges Shelves Human Heart

Book:The Jodi Picoult Collection #4: Change of Heart, Handle with Care, and House Rules

Source: The Jodi Picoult Collection #4: Change of Heart, Handle with Care, and House Rules

“It might be possible that the world itself is without meaning.”

World Might Mrs Dalloway

Book:Selected Works of Virginia Woolf

Source: Selected Works of Virginia Woolf

“Negative? Moi? I think realistic might be a better word. You mean to tell me we can drive all the way here from L.A. and see maybe ten thousand square miles of shopping malls, and you don't have maybe just the weentsiest inkling that something, somewhere has gone very very cuckoo?”

Thinking Way Mean Might Gone Thousand Ten Negative Miles Realistic Squares Shopping Malls Cuckoos

Author:Douglas Coupland

“And any small moments of intense, flaring beauty such as this morning's will be utterly forgotten, dissolved by time like a super-8 film left out in the rain, without sound, and quickly replaced by thousands of silently growing trees.”

Moments Film Left Sound Morning Growing Tree Rain Forgotten Intense Replaced Left Out Small Moments Growing Tree

Author:Douglas Coupland

“In Ohio seasons are theatrical. Each one enters like a prima donna, convinced its performance is the reason the world has people in it.”

People World Reason Performances Seasons Convinced Theatrical Ohio Prima Donnas

Author:Toni Morrison

“Remember laughing? Laughter enhances the blood flow to the body’s extremities and improves cardiovascular function. Laughter releases endorphins and other natural mood elevating and pain-killing chemicals, improves the transfer of oxygen and nutrients to internal organs. Laughter boosts the immune system and helps the body fight off disease, cancer cells as well as viral, bacterial and other infections. Being happy is the best cure of all diseases!”

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