The stars move still, time runs, the clock will strike
The strong were always eating the weak.
An hour before his world exploded like a ripe tomato under a stiletto heel, Myron bit into a fresh pastry that tasted suspiciously like urinal cake.
This is the first year for me as a teacher and, by the looks of this class, I’m hoping it won’t be my last.
It's good to keep changing your mind. It shows you're thinking. I'll only stop changing my mind when I'm dead. And maybe not even then.
It is said that in death, all things become clear.
What art thou Faustus, but a man condemned to die?
It becomes easy," Finbar said. "It's in the training; the ability to see your enemy as something other than a real man. He is a lesser breed, defined by his beliefs - you learn to do with him what you will, and bend him to your purpose.
Have you ever heard of the theory that it is better for one man to die than an entire nation to suffer? Do you believe that to be true? Is it ever okay to take a life in hopes of saving others?
He calls himself working class, which I think is a bit ironic since he doesn’t work.
I mean, what you say about how you write your books? What I mean is, first you've got to think of something, and then when you've thought of it you've got to force yourself to sit down and write it. That's all." ~ Mrs. Oliver
Who cares about a test? There will be a million more quizzed in your life.
Be like a river. Be open. Flow.
Let go of your past. Start making history!
Perhaps the palms had been whispering warnings in the sultry breeze.
Shadowed beneath his brow bone were cold dark eyes containing secrets and sadness, bitterness and grief.
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