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“You should write first drafts as if they will never be shown to anyone.”
“You should write, first of all, to please yourself. You shouldn't care a damn about anybody else at all. But writing can't be a way of life - the important part of writing is living. You have to live in such a way that your writing emerges from it.”
Source: Putting questions differently: interviews with Doris Lessing, 1964-1994
“You should write, write, write every day, and learn to edit and pare it right back so you're proud of every sentence, and each one is either being useful or beautiful, but hopefully both.”
“You should've gone to China, you know, 'cause I hear they give away babies like free iPods. You know, they pretty much just put them in those t-shirt guns and shoot them out at sporting events.”
“You should've just gotten a kids' meal.” Adrian told me, pointing to my half-eaten burger and fries. “You could've saved me a lot of money. And gotten a toy.”
“You should've seen my big hair in the 80's, that was a real project.”
“you shoulda known the entirety of the trap, a**hole,
love means eventual pain
victory means eventual defeat
grace means eventual slovenliness,
there's no way
out...you see, you
understand?”
Source: Mockingbird Wish Me Luck
“You shoulda left the other day You let me beg for you to stay”
“You shoulda shot that fella a long time ago. Now he's too rich to kill.”
“You shouldn't allow people who hurt you to occupy a fraction of your heart. Forgive and move on, especially in this season of thanksgiving.”
Source: The 9 Cardinal Building Blocks: For continued success in leadership
“You shouldn’t ask a question until you are sure you want to hear the answer.”
“You shouldn’t ask the girl blessed by Death whom she’ll die for. You should ask her whom she’ll kill for.”
Source: To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods
“You shouldn't be a golden retriever when others are pit-bulls.”
“You shouldn't be able to tell what a reporter's point of view is. Their reporting should give the facts, not their opinions, and let you decide. We have lost this in journalism today.”
Source: Speaking for Myself: Faith, Freedom, and the Fight of Our Lives Inside the Trump White House
“You shouldn't be alone,' I say, because if the Undersea is going to strike, then we must not give it any easy targets. 'Not tonight.'
Cardan grins. 'I hadn't planned on it.'
The offhand implication that he's not alone most nights bothers me, and I hate that it does. 'Good,' I say, swallowing that feeling, though it feels like swallowing bile. 'But if you're planning on taking someone to bed- or better yet, several someones- choose guards. And then have yourselves guarded by more guards.'
'A veritable orgy.' He seems delighted by the idea.”
Source: The Wicked King
“You shouldn't be doing this. We are supposed to keep our distance. Now more than ever.'
'Yes...Which is why I'm selfishly stealing this moment.”
“You shouldn't be here," a voice that's becoming all I want to hear says.
Reven.”
Source: The Liar's Crown
“You shouldn't be here.'
'Neither should you!' Evangeline shouted.
...
'What are you doing?'
'I think you already know the answer, pet. You just don't like it much.”
Source: A Curse for True Love
“You shouldn't be in here.'
'I'm your personal guard,' he replied. 'I can be wherever I feel I am needed to keep you safe.'
'And what do you think you need to protect me from in here?' I demanded, looking around. 'An unruly bedpost I might stub my toe on? Oh, wait, are you worried I might faint? I know how good you are at handling such emergencies.'
'You do look a little pale,' he replied. 'My ability to catch frail, delicate females may come in handy.”
Source: From Blood and Ash
“You shouldn’t be married to an asshole, I guess. Probably no one should, except maybe other assholes.”
Source: Beach Read
“You shouldn't be thinking of losing each-other at all. Don't let that loom over your happiness right now. Enjoy that easy silence with him. It is rare what you've got. But, when the time does come... it will be hard every day and it won't get easier. But... eventually, after some time, you'll find little moments, little pieces of life that remind you of him... and you'll hold them tight. It'll be like he's here with you, even though he's gone.”
“You shouldn't be wasting your time worrying about what's going to happen after you die. It's pointless. Think about what's happening now. In your life. That's what's important. So change the subject, will you?”
Source: The Year of the Rat
“You shouldn't believe all the press about Ouija boards. They can't be used in an exorcism. Trivial Pursuit can, but that's another story.”
Source: Magic for Nothing
“You shouldn’t believe everything that you see on TV or especially on the Internet. Seeing is not always believing anymore.”
Source: The Manhattanville Incident: An Undead Novel
“You shouldn’t believe everything you hear,” I blurt out, and all three girls instantly shut their mouths and stare at me. “It’s true,” I say, feeling bolder now that I have such a captive audience.”
Source: Before I Fall
“You shouldn't believe what you hear about me, least of all that which I tell you myself.”
Source: My Sister's Keeper
“You shouldn't call me that.'
'Then what should I call you? A name, perhaps?'
'I'm... I'm no one,' I told him.
'No One? What a strange name. Do girls with a name like that often make a habit of wearing other people's clothing?”
Source: From Blood and Ash
“You shouldn't change. Keep being you. If a strong and smart guy like you never gives up, then just maybe you'll be able to accomplish a miracle like that one day.”
Source: Wind Breaker 11
“You shouldn’t chase people. You should know that you are important enough and deserve the time and attention just like everyone else. You shouldn’t run after people to prove that you matter and exist. You are worth it, more than you could ever imagine. You are a star that could sparkle on anyone’s night sky. You are everything in someone’s eyes. Remember, do not chase, let them know your worth because if you have to chase, it’s not real love. It’s not worth it.”
“You shouldn't close doors just because you don't like what's on the other side”
Source: Every Heart a Doorway
“You shouldn't confess until you can't hold yourself back anymore. You might get over it or you will reach a point when you can't keep it in your heart anymore. Both are equally painful, my dear. Whether it's about getting over love or pursuing one-sided love, one needs to walk the path of thorns.”
Source: Miss Chicken & Her Mister
“You shouldn’t criticize, Stan. It’s an easy habit to acquire and an impossible one to break. It robs your soul of character.”
“You shouldn't do that. Not to your child. You should-carry your own burdens.”
Source: City of Heavenly Fire
“You shouldn't do this — you shouldn't!" was all she found breath to say.
He laughed softly, deeply. "I'm doing it, though. Want me to stop?"
"Yes"
"Little liar!" He took her lips then and Fay was lost. Like a small moth she fluttered in the dark flame of him and it mattered not that destruction might lie beyond the ecstasy he offered now.”
Source: Lucifer's Angel
“You shouldn’t doubt yourself, you know. Your father has a habit of making everyone feel like a failure so they’re forever struggling to do better; but you deserve to be proud of yourself - to believe in yourself. Don’t let men or tabloids or even your father’s ghost make you question your greatness.”
Source: Death Prefers Blondes
“You shouldn’t ever be ashamed of your tears.”
Source: Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World
“You shouldn't fear failure. It's not something that we relish - no one wants to fail - but it may be something that we have to endure in order to improve and succeed.”
Source: This Much is True By Miriam Margolyes, Fight!: Thirty Years Not Quite at the Top [Hardcover] By Harry Hill 2 Books Collection Set
“You shouldn’t get a cookie for telling people not to sexually assault other people. And, yet, here we are.”
Source: On Reckoning
“You shouldn’t have done that, Dave.”
Source: Tell Me When I'm Dead
“You shouldn't have done that,' I told him.
'I should've allowed her to hit you? In what world would that have been acceptable?'
'In a world where you end up punished for something that wouldn't even have hurt.'
'I don't care if she hits like a baby mouse, this world is fucked up if anyone finds that acceptable.”
Source: From Blood and Ash
“You shouldn’t have started this at all, but since you already did, go that extra mile and finish it — for the new wonderful beginning that waits at the end.”
“You shouldn't have to convince anyone to choose you. There is no real choice in love.”
Source: F*ck Love
“You shouldn’t have to pretend to be as excited as I am just to make me happy. If it comes to that, you shouldn’t have to pretend to be anything around me. Friends should be real with each other”
Source: Tall, Dark Streak of Lightning
“You shouldn't have venture deep down in order to get love.”
Source: Every Day
“You shouldn’t hide these eyes.”
Source: Sweet Venom
“You shouldn’t learn to want girls to be safe when you get a sister. You should just want it. Because everyone deserves to be safe.”
Source: This May End Badly
“You shouldn't let Mat get you mixed up in his foolishness, Rand," Egwene said, as solemn as a Wisdom herself, then abruptly she giggled.”
Source: The Eye of the World
“You shouldn’t lie till ten. There’s the very prime of the morning gone long before that time. A person who has not done one-half his day’s work by ten o’clock, runs a chance of leaving the other half undone.”
“You shouldn't lie to me,' I said finally, with an aching heart.”
Source: The Mill House Murders
“You shouldn’t live for yourself alone but you must also learn to live the Christian life”