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by Helen Kidd
Quotes, whether realized or not, are a way to keep our heritage intact. We start at the earliest age quoting, "Mommy said..." We quote someone because we admire them. We quote people as good examples or bad examples. We sometimes
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I am of the opinion like many things in life that one set quote will not stand out above the rest! Society commonly uses the phrase 'apples and oranges'. This undermines that comparisons can't and shouldn't be made between inadament
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One of my favourite quotes is something Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius wrote: "Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues
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Whenever I need inspiration to write, I open up Google and put quotes about.... For instance, I am writing a book about a woman who wants to move her son out of the slave states and so I put in 'quotes about slavery' and this
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"Tell me not that the moon shines; show me the glint of light on broken glass." Anton Chekhov
This Anton Chekhov quote encapsulates in a nutshell a whole world of rules for Fiction Writing. A plethora of advice regarding plot,
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by Irfan Shah
A famous quotation is not so much an expression of an eternal truth as a demonstration of one person's eloquence. At least that's what I say...usually in a loud voice at cocktail parties.
But when somebody says something beautifully
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Friends and family often joke that I "have a quotation for every ocassion". I cannot argue against this. It is true.
From a young age, I loved to read, write, learn, listen. I would devour books and memorise words and phrases
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by John Devera
The greatest first line of any book or story ever comes from the magnificent writer Franz Kafka.
"One morning, as Gregor Samsa was waking up from anxious dreams, he discovered that in bed he had been changed into a monstrous verminous
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In my bookshelf is a school exercise book where favourite quotes have been written down over the last 40 years or so. You don't want to read all of that..so I will share quotes that make you laugh, either because they are funny,
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I am a lover of quotations. These compact bits of wisdom offer so much when there is not time or opportunity to work our way around to an impressive set of words. There are quotations that express disapproval, praise, wonder,
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by Elton Gahr
There is something empowering about a quote. It allows us to show our own opinion without the need to find the perfect words, and few are better trained to find those perfect words than writers. Many of the greatest quotes of
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There have been so many inspiring and profound statements made in literary works by countless individuals throughout the course of history. We often feel a connection to the words of others because we all share in the miracle
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by Dawn Taylor
Quotes inspire us and light a fire in us to be more patriotic, peaceful, spiritual, loving, and even "carpe diem"(size the day). Some quotes inspire me to write or to go out in the world with my camera and capture life in a new
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"I will keep faith, Walter," she said steadily. "I will work and teach and learn and laugh, yes, I will even laugh through all my years, because of you and because of what you gave when you followed the call."
This quote comes
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"Most men lead lives of quiet desperation." - Thoreau
This quote is so incredibly inspiring.
I'll never forget the day my High School English teacher gave his lesson about Henry David Thoreau.
His name was Mr. Banner, and he was
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I am a big fan of quotes. I love using them. I make sure to have a quote a day on my blog. Some of my favorite quotes of all time in literature are the following:
1. "Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve
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by Paul Taylor
Personally, I have found 'The Black Monk' to contain a very inspiring quote:
*THE BLACK MONK*
Young successful academic Andrei Kovrin has been instructed by his friend, a Doctor, to take a break from his job as a psychology lecturer -
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by Erin Yorke
"Then Aslan turned to them and said, 'you are- as you used to call it in the Shadowlands- dead. The term is over: the holidays have begun. The dream is ended: this is the morning."- C.S. Lewis, The Last Battle "The words 'compelle
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by Ivan Anthony
Baseball great Yogi Berra gave the world some real gems. He was so easily quoted that I don't even know where to start, so I just will....
"You can observe a lot, just by watching."
"The towels there were so thick, I could hardly
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by Stacy Bon
I have many favorite quotes, but I choose this because it is a quote that everyone in the world can live by. This quote is by Sam Levenson but it was recited and is often thought to be by Audrey Hepburn.
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