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“An artist is someone who produces things that people don't need to have but that he - for some reason - thinks it would be a good idea to give them.”

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Author:Andy Warhol

“There is this thing called the university, and everybody goes there now. And there are these things called teachers who make students read this book with good ideas or that book with good ideas until that's where we get our ideas. We don't think them; we read them in books. I like Utopian talk, speculation about what our planet should be, anger about what our planet is. I think writers are the most important members of society, not just potentially but actually. Good writers must have and stand by their own ideas.”

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Author:Kurt Vonnegut

“Love should be allowed. I’m all for it. Now that I’ve got a pretty good idea what it is.”

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Book:Breakfast at Tiffany's

Source: Breakfast at Tiffany's

“It's a good idea to have your own books with you in a strange place”

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Book:Inkheart

Source: Inkheart

“I know, you've been here a year, you think these people are normal. Well, they're not. WE'RE not. I look in the library, I call up books on my desk. Old ones, because they won't let us have anything new, but I've got a pretty good idea what children are, and we're not children. Children can lose sometimes, and nobody cares. Children aren't in armies, they aren't COMMANDERS, they don't rule over forty other kids, it's more than anybody can take and not get crazy.”

Source: Ender's Game Boxed Set: Ender's Game, Ender's Shadow

“...it was never a good idea to date a foreigner. You can never tell when they're lying.' 'hello. Dave was BRITISH.”

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Book:Every Boy's Got One

Source: Every Boy's Got One

“Good ideas stay with you until you eventually write the story.”

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Author:Brian Keene

“We need to gather everyone we can. Damien scoffed. Uh, boss, hate to be a pall, but I think everyone we can gather is currently in this room. Sin paused to look at Simi, Xirena, Damien, Kat, Kish, and Xypher. It was a pitiful number of defenders. But it was all the world had. In that case, we need to seriously arm ourselves. Damien crossed himself. Hail Mary, full of grace- What are you doing? Kish asked. You're not Catholic. Yeah but I'm feeling really religious all of a sudden and it seemed like a good idea.”

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Book:Devil May Cry

Source: Devil May Cry

“Except for the people who were there that one day they discovered the polio vaccine, being part of history is rarely a good idea. History is one war after another with a bunch of murders and natural disasters in between.”

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Book:Assassination Vacation

Source: Assassination Vacation

“If I read a book that cost me $20 and I get one good idea, I've gotten one of the greatest bargains of all time.”

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Author:Tom Peters

“Get a good idea and stay with it. Dog it, and work at it until it's done right.”

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Author:Walt Disney

“Nanny's philosophy of life was to do what seemed like a good idea at the time, and do it as hard as possible. It had never let her down.”

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Author:Terry Pratchett

“You’re here.” “I am.” Jason boldly took in the way she looked. “I take it you don’t often wear that dress in court.” “Probably not a good idea.” He grinned. “Yes, I can imagine it would be somewhat awkward standing before a judge who has a huge hard-on.” “Is that the effect this dress has?” Taylor’s eyes traveled downward, to the zipper of Jason’s pants, and he was momentarily caught off guard by her bluntness. Her eyes sparkled, amused. “You’re blushing, Jason. That’s cute.”

“Investigation?" Isabelle laughed. "Now we're detectives? Maybe we should all have code names." "Good idea," said Jace. "I shall be Baron Hotschaft Von Hugenstein.”

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Book:City of Bones

Source: City of Bones

“The calendar of the Theocracy of Muntab counts down, not up. No-one knows why, but it might not be a good idea to hang around and find out.”

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Author:Terry Pratchett

“He's a funny man, Dumbledore. I think he sort of wanted to give me a chance. I think he knows more or less everything that goes on here, you know. I reckon he had a pretty good idea we were going to try, and instead of stopping us, he just taught us enough to help. I don't think it was an accident he let me find out how the Mirror worked. It's almost like he thought I had the right to face Voldemort if I could.”

“Brain damage is never a good idea, no matter what your friends say.”

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Book:Arrival: Film tie-in

Source: Arrival: Film tie-in

“Every good idea sooner or later degenerates into hard work.”

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Author:Calvin Trillin

“So I sent Halt to straighten matters out. Thought it might be a good idea to give him something to keep him busy." So what's Digby got to complain about?" Rodney asked. It was obvious from his tone that he felt no sympathy for the recalcitrant commander of Barga Hold. The Baron gestured for Lady Pauline to explain. Apparently," she said,"Halt threw him into the moat.”

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Author:John Flanagan

“What would it mean in practice to eliminate all the 'negative people' from one's life [as demanded by motivational speaker J.P. Maroney]? It might be a good idea to separate from a chronically carping spouse, but it is not so easy to abandon the whiny toddler, the colicky infant, or the sullen teenager.”

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Author:Barbara Ehrenreich

“In that case, we need to seriously arm ourselves. (Sin) Hail Mary, full of grace – (Kish) What are you doing? You’re not Catholic. (Damien) Yeah, but I’m feeling really religious all of a sudden and it seemed like a good idea. (Kish)”

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Author:Sherrilyn Kenyon

“And with his arm around the younger man's shoulders still, he led him away from the bow and back to the small group by the tiller. Halt glanced up as they approached, caught a look from Gilan and had a pretty good idea what they had been talking about. "Where have you two been?" he asked, his tone light. admiring the view," Gilan told him. "Thought you might need a hand from the two wisest heads on board.”

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Author:John Flanagan

“You see, you’re doing it again. Telling me nothing. (Tory) You know, trust is always a good idea…for someone else. Every time I’ve ever made the mistake of trusting someone…it was a mistake that I regretted and paid for dearly. I’m really happy that no one has ever hurt you badly. I haven’t been so lucky, okay? (Acheron)”

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Book:Acheron: A Dark-Hunter Novel

Source: Acheron: A Dark-Hunter Novel

“You’re the one who unleashed him. (Savitar) Yeah, well, let’s move on from the blame game. I was having suicidal thoughts and it seemed like a good idea at the time. In retrospect, not so much. (Stryker)”

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Book:One Silent Night

Source: One Silent Night

“Gravity. It's not just a good idea; it's the law!”

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Author:Adam Savage

“Trust is always a good idea. For someone else.”

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Book:Acheron: A Dark-Hunter Novel

Source: Acheron: A Dark-Hunter Novel

“I've been asked a lot for my view on American health care. Well, 'it would be a good idea,' to quote Gandhi.”

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Book:Partner to the Poor: A Paul Farmer Reader

Source: Partner to the Poor: A Paul Farmer Reader

“What did Isabelle want?" Jace asked. Alec hesitated. "Isabelle says the Queen of the Seelie Court has requested an audience with us." "Sure," said Magnus. "And Madonna wants me as a backup dancer on her next world tour." Alec looked puzzled. "Who's Madonna?" "Who's the Queen of the Seelie Court?" said Clary. "She is the Queen of Faerie," said Magnus. "Well, the local one, anyway." Jace put his head in his hands. "Tell Isabelle no." "But she thinks it's a good idea," Alec protested. "Then tell her no twice.”

Source: Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series (3 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass

“The illness of a doctor is always worse than the illnesses of his patients.The patients only feel, but the doctor, as well as feeling, has a pretty good idea of the destructive effect of the disease on his constitution.This is a case in which knowledge brings death nearer.”

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Author:Maxim Gorky

“Are you sure this is a good idea?' whispered the unicorn. 'No,' said Rupert. 'But it's our best chance to find a dragon.' 'Frankly, that doesn't strike me as such a hot idea either,' muttered the unicorn.”

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Author:Simon R. Green

“Our story opens where countless stories have ended in the last twenty-six years: with an idiot -- in this case, my brother, Shaun -- deciding it would be a good idea to go out and poke a zombie with a stick to see what happens.”

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Book:Feed: The Newsflesh Trilogy:

Source: Feed: The Newsflesh Trilogy:

“She wondered why she’d ever thought trusting someone who wore that much eyeliner was a good idea.”

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Book:City of Glass

Source: City of Glass

“Next caller. Betty, you're on the air. What's your question ?" "Hi, Kitty. I just wanted to know, are you going out with that Cormac guy from last month?" My jaw dropped. "What?" "Are you going out with that Cormac guy?" "We are talking about the same Cormac who tried to kill me on the air, yes? the guy who hunts werewolves for a living ?" "Uh-huh." "And you want to know if I'm dating him ? Why on earth do you think that's a good idea?”

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Author:Carrie Vaughn

“From behind Lissa, I heard Christian say, "Worst. Timing. Ever." Adrian studied Lissa and then looked at Christain sprawling on the bed on the far side of the suite. "Huh," Adrian said, letting himself in. "So that's how you're going to fix the family problem. Little Dragomirs. Good idea." Christian sat up and strolled toward them. "Yeah, that's exactly it. You're interrupting official Council business.”

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Author:Richelle Mead

“You are an explorer, and you represent our species, and the greatest good you can do is to bring back a new idea, because our world is endangered by the absence of good ideas. Our world is in crisis because of the absence of consciousness.”

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Author:Terence McKenna

“Sounded to me like he had a pretty good idea what he was saying," Van replied, with surprisingly little anger. "It's a pity he had to overintellectualize like that. He did such good work, and then he had to go and intellectualize it.”

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Author:Jonathan Franzen

“I was pretty far gone, but not so far gone that I thought anyone with half a toehold in reality would think what we were doing was a good idea.”

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Author:Meg Rosoff

“Why are you in such a rush?" Sophia asked, and her grandmother answered that it was a good idea to do things before you forgot that they had to be done.”

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Author:Tove Jansson

“Where I come from," said Archie, "a bloke likes to get to know a girl before he marries her." "Where you come from it is customary to boil vegetables until they fall apart. This does not mean," said Samad tersely, "that it is a good idea.”

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Book:White Teeth

Source: White Teeth

“Probably a good idea, let me know how it ends" "I already know how it ends" "You read the ending first?" "I always read the ending before I commit to the whole book." "If you know how it ends, why read the book?" "I don't read for the ending. I read for the story".”

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Author:Jayne Ann Krentz

“Am I horny enough to hump a bedpost?" Mica asked. "Not quite yet. Should I consult with you first, Doctor?" Sarcasm lay thick and heavy in her voice. "I believe a consult would be a good idea." Ely nodded with mocking solemnity as Mica lifted herself onto the gurney. "You never know what you may end up hurting if the act isn't done properly.”

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Book:Navarro's Promise

Source: Navarro's Promise

“Simon looked from one of them to the other, and shook his head. “ When did you two get so buddy-buddy? Last night it was all, ‘I’m the most elite warrior!’ ‘ No, I’m the most elite warrior!’ And today you’re playing Halo and giving each other props for good ideas.”

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Book:Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instruments Series (5 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls

Source: Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instruments Series (5 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls

“You force people to stop asking questions, and before you know it they have auctioned off the question mark, or sold it for scrap. No boldness. No good ideas for fixing what's broken in the land. Because if you happen to mention it's broken, you are automatically disqualified.”

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Author:Barbara Kingsolver

“I shook my head. “I don’t think so. This isn’t a good idea. This isn’t right.” “There’s all kinds of right,” he murmured. “On the spectrum, we’re still in the safe zone.” ... “Definitely right. Usually right,” Patch continued. “Mostly right. Maybe right.”

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Book:Hush, Hush Parts 1 & 2: includes Hush, Hush and Crescendo

Source: Hush, Hush Parts 1 & 2: includes Hush, Hush and Crescendo

“I don't think traveling back in time on an empty stomach is a good idea.”

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Book:The Map of Time: A Novel

Source: The Map of Time: A Novel

“If you have a good idea, use it so that you will not only accomplish something, but so that you can make room for new ones to flow into you.”

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Author:Ming-Dao Deng

“It revealed a cruelty that really made one wonder if the universe was such a good idea after all.”

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Book:Dearly Devoted Dexter

Source: Dearly Devoted Dexter

“I don't know if it's a good idea to give a woman a box of bullets when she's got a pimple.”

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Book:More Plums in One: Four to Score, High Five, and Hot Six

Source: More Plums in One: Four to Score, High Five, and Hot Six

“There is no authority who decides what is a good idea.”

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Book:The Meaning of It All: Thoughts of a Citizen-Scientist

Source: The Meaning of It All: Thoughts of a Citizen-Scientist

“... a good idea always attracts other good ideas.”

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Author:Patrick Ness