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I had a few good professors in my painting and drawing classes, but all my graphic design classes tried to teach us how to use Photoshop and Illistrator by showing the class demonstration video clips. You know, exactly like the kind you can watch for...

Gosh, I probably shouldn't publish this.

[...] at this point the God-understanding stuff kind of makes him want to puke, from fear. Something you can't see or hear or touch or smell: OK. All right. But something you can't even feel? Because that's what he feels when he tries to understand s...

Infinite Jest

When an eighty-five pound mammal licks your tears away, then tries to sit on your lap, it's hard to feel sad.

Catch of the Day

The last time I was at a supernatural shindig, I got poisoned and then everything there tried to kill me. So I burned the whole place to the ground.

Cold Days

A genius does what he masters. An ordinary man tries to master what he does.

The Confessions of a Misfit

He tried to name which of the deadly seven might apply, and when he failed he decided to append an eighth, regret.

Cold Mountain

The body tries to stop the mind from killing itself, no matter the cost. It is only the lack of strength, the fatigue that lets the jumpers fall at last.

Of Christmas Present

If you tried to doubt everything you would not get as far as doubting anything. The game of doubting itself presupposes certainty.

On Certainty

I've tried praying. It gives me comfort. But not as much as a cup of tea and a ginger nut biscuit.

Cold Skin

Simon's brain tried to comprehend the situation. 'Was an international supermodel really holding Doc Gutson, leader of the infamous Bloodworth Gang, captive?

Doc Gutson's Revenge

People in love always tried to match the singles together, but what they didn't realize was that some people were meant to be alone. There was nothing wrong with that.

Fated

He always accuses me of trying to look'cool', I was like, 'everybody tries to look cool, I just happen to be successful.

Ghost World

We tried not to smile, for smiling only encourages men to bore you and waste your time.

How Should a Person Be?

Every time he tried to reconstruct the internal arguments that had led to his decision, they sounded feebler to him.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Wordplay hides a key to reality that the dictionary tries in vain to lock inside every free word.

Around the Day in Eighty Worlds

If anyone or anything tries to curse or kill the Goodness at the Center of all things, it will just keep coming back to life. Forever Easter.

The Blackberry Bush

Takes a lot of tries before you hit perfection." He paused to reconsider that. "Well, except for my parents. They got it on the first try." (Adrian)

Bloodlines

Neither words can bring you back... I know now,as I have tried Not the tears... I know now, as I have cried

Beyond forever...in love

You may eventually decide to breakup, and that’s fine, because headaches are not cute, but at least you know you tried.

Because You Deserve Love

I tried cutting myself to express my heartbreak over Tommy (Lord Flood) rejecting me, but OMFG it hurts like flaming fuck.

Bite Me

Erik got to his feet, aware of her watching him, and tried not to preen at the frank admiration in her eyes. Preening was not manly.

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