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Truth does not become more true by virtue of the fact that the entire world agrees with it, nor less so even if the whole world disagrees with it.

The Guide for the Perplexed

Never force yourself to read a book that you do not enjoy. There are so many good books in the world that it is foolish to waste time on one that does not give you pleasure.

Good Reading

Stop using him, and start protecting him. I know he thinks he doesn't need it, but sometimes he does. Sometimes we all do.

Ghost Town

You wear your honor like a suit of armor... You think it keeps you safe, but all it does is weigh you down and make it hard for you to move.

A Game of Thrones

Evil in general does not sleep, and therefore doesn't see why anyone else should.

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

I knew I could do it all this time,” said Harry, “Because I'd already done it... does that make sense?

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

On a harsh expedition, there's no space for anyone who does not intend to finish.

House of the Tiger King: The Quest for a Lost City

Reality is infinitely diverse, compared with even the subtlest conclusions of abstract thought, and does not allow of clear-cut and sweeping distinctions. Reality resists classification.

The House of the Dead

There are a thousand thoughts lying within a man that he does not know till he takes up the pen to write.

The History of Henry Esmond, Esq.

How does one become a butterfly? They have to want to learn to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar.

Hope for the Flowers

What does it matter? Science has achieved some wonderful things, of course, but I'd far rather be happy than right any day.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Snape's patronus was a doe,' said Harry, 'the same as my mother's because he loved her for nearly all of his life, from when they were children.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

During life's crisis...try to worry less and smile more. Keep your head up because It will get better...it always does!✌

Hearts for Haiti: Book of Poetry & Inspiration

But love like that doesn't just disappear, does it? No matter how powerful the hate, there is always a little love left, underneath. Yes. Horrible, isn't it?

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

The mysterious does not spell itself out in capital letters, as many writers believe, but is always between, an interstice.

Around the Day in Eighty Worlds

There is a saying: Genius is perseverance. While genius does not consist entirely of editing, without editing it's pretty useless.

The Artful Edit: On the Practice of Editing Yourself

English does not distinguish between arrogant-up (irreverence toward the temporarily powerful) and arrogant-down (directed at the small guy).

The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms

Holy fairy feathers, why does he have to be so handsome? Why couldn't a haggard old man have washed ashore?

Beauty and the Barbarian

Mark Twain once said that history doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme.

Bursts: The Hidden Pattern Behind Everything We Do

That´s the problem with planning a late night supper after the opera, not only does the hero or the heroine die singing, but you end up famished after the last notes of the finale.

Brushstrokes of a Gadfly

But when the flash flood crosses your path, when the lion leaps at you from the grasses, advanced self-awareness is an unaffordable indulgence. The brain stem does its best.

Blindsight