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I hold the biscuits in front of his face and he stands up. "What do I have to do?" he says. "Nothing," I say. "They're for you." "Are they poisoned?" he says. "No," I say. "Eat one," he says. So I do. "Probably the others are poisoned," he says. "Eat...

Pastoralia

Maybe this is kind of cliche, but animals, well, dogs, are what I do for a living. One reason I like spending time with them so much is they seem to think people are really good. They live with us, and obey our rules, most of which make no sense to t...

Walking in Circles Before Lying Down

As part of an effort to prod college seniors to get tetanus shots, a group of students was given a lecture meant to educate them about the dangers of tetanus and the importance of getting inoculated against it. A large majority of those students repo...

Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes and How to Correct Them: Lessons from the Life-Changing Science of Behavioral Economics

Eddie: The Traffic Warden identified the neighbours' bodies. Which sort of puts us in the clear. The only thing connecting us with the case is those shotguns. Bacon: And Tom took care of them. Soap: You did take care of the shotguns? Tom: I wanted to...

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

Verbalize someone's actions back to them. Menace them with language, the language mirror. Death by feedback.

The Flame Alphabet

The Templars' mental confusion makes them indecipherable. That's why so many people venerate them.

Foucault's Pendulum

When it comes to men, deal with them as they are, not how you’d like them to be.

He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys

A person can't pick up they children and just squeeze them to which-a-way they wants them to be.

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter

I like my hair long, and I love my bangs. I love them because I can pin them back or keep the fringe with attitude.

Cassie Steele

The whole point of having great characters is the opportunity to explore them more deeply with time, re-interpreting them for each new age.

J. Michael Straczynski

I think sometimes in relationships, ladies like having a man who takes care of them, nurtures them. If you can't find it in a man your own age, you find it in somebody who is older.

Michael Douglas

I think we put our children at an enormous disadvantage by not educating them in war, by not letting them understand about it at an early age.

Suzanne Collins

I know that many students take personal responsibility for their education and succeed as a result. I want them to know they are not alone - that Nevada's system can and will support them.

Brian Sandoval

The difference between the denominational system and the public school system is all the difference between bolstering them up on the one hand and letting them alone of the other.

Edmund Barton

I have two ideas for novels at the moment, neither of them all that conventional, but I'm not ready to choose between them yet, let alone settle down to the process of writing.

Jonathan Coe

Turns out, I couldn't catch them - or even get close to them. I realized that sharks are amazing, beautiful animals who have absolutely no interest in checking me out.

Malin Akerman

I really want to work with Adele, I think she's amazing. Lykke Li as well. I love them both. I'd also like to work with The Script. I met them in Australia and we just got on like a house on fire.

Tinie Tempah

Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those the art of living well.

Aristotle

There is always a multitude of reasons both in favor of doing a thing and against doing it. The art of debate lies in presenting them; the art of life lies in neglecting ninety-nine hundredths of them.

Hale White

You can't visit readers where you think they are. You have to invite them home to where you are and try to lure them into your universe. That's the art of storytelling.

Jo Nesbo

Games can be art, and they can be significant and all the glorified things that we want them to be. But if you ask a kid if their toys are important, they'll say 'yes,' and 'Please don't take them away.'

Kim Swift