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Someone real," I hear myself saying. "Someone who never has to pretend, and who I never have to pretend around. Someone who's smart, but knows how to laugh at himself. Someone who would listen to a symphony and start to cry, because he understands music can be too big for words. Someone who knows me better than I know myself. Someone I want to talk to first thing in the morning and last thing at night. Someone I feel like I've known my whole life, even if I haven't.
From Sing You Home
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For better or for worse, music is the language of memory. It is also the language of love.
From Sing You Home
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I became a firefighter because I wanted to save people. But I should have been more specific. I should have named names.
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Love was that way. You could not render it in black or white. It always came down to the strange, blended shades of grey.
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It was no coincidence, that fear could move a person to extremes, just as seamlessly as love. They were the conjoined twins of emotion: If you didn't know what was at stake to lose, you had nothing to fight for.
From The Tenth Circle
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I lean against my sister's shoulder. "I thought lightning wasn't supposed to strike in the same place twice."

"Sure it does," Izzy tells me. "But only if you're too dumb to move.
From My Sister's Keeper
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There are two ways to be happy: improve your reality, or lower your expectations.
From Nineteen Minutes
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Dr. Keller begins pacing. "I don't think we've been hearing Faith just right. Her guard...the words..they sound alike."

What do you mean?"

Your daughter," Dr. Keller says flatly. "I think she's seeing God.
From Keeping Faith
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No matter how educated you are, no matter how irrational it seems, you will follow a glimmer of hope.
From The Storyteller
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Envy, after all, comes from wanting something that isn't yours. But grief comes from losing something you've already had.
From Perfect Match
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If you're afraid of everyone leaving you, what do you do?"
Make them stay."
And if you can't do that, or don't know how to?"
Ellie shrugged. "I don't know."
Yes, you do. In fact, you've done it. You leave first," Coop said, "so you don't have to watch them walk away.
From Plain Truth
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If we don't change the direction we are headed, we will end up where we are going.
From Nineteen Minutes
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The wolves knew when it was time to stop looking for what they'd lost, to focus instead on what was yet to come.
From Lone Wolf
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The first time someone I loved left me behind...I didn't know how my family would balance. We had been such a sturdy little end table, four solid legs. I was sure we would now be off-kilter, always unstable. Until one day I looked more closely, and realized that we had simply become a stool.
From Lone Wolf
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and he suddenly knew that if she killed herself, he would die. Maybe not immediately, maybe not with the same blinding rush of pain, but it would happen. You couldn't live for very long without a heart.
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Your religion should help you make the decision if you find yourself in that situation, but the policy should exist for you to have the right to make it in the first place.

When you say you can't do something because your religion forbids it, that's a good thing. When you say I can't do something because YOUR religion forbids it, that's a problem.
From A Spark of Light
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It felt like I'd been living underground, and for a moment, I'd been given this glimpse of the sky. Once you've seen that, how can you go back where you came from?
From Handle with Care
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Sometimes you can see things happen right in front of your eyes and still jump to the wrong conclusions.
From Keeping Faith
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because in the past words have only driven them apart.
From Picture Perfect
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Somewhere along the line, organized religion stopped being about faith, and started being about who had the power to keep the faith. You said that the purpose of religion was to bring people together. But does it, really? Or does it-knowingly, purposefully, and intentionally--break them apart?
From Change of Heart
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Anxiety's like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn't get you very far.
From Sing You Home
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Hope and reality lie in inverse proportions.
From Lone Wolf
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This is love, I think. A place where people who have been alone may lock together like hawks and spin in the air, dizzy with surprise at the connection. A place you go willingly, and with wonder
From Keeping Faith
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There are so many things I can't believe. That people deserve what they get, both bad and good. That one day I'll live in a world where people are judged by what they do instead of who they are. That happy endings don't have contingencies and conditions.
From Sing You Home
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Someone real," I hear myself saying. "Someone who never has to pretend, and who I never have to pretend around. Someone who's smart, but knows how to laugh at himself. Someone who would listen to a symphony and start to cry, because he understands music can be too big for words. Someone who knows me better than I know myself. Someone I want to talk to first thing in the morning and last thing at night. Someone I feel like I've known my whole life, even if I haven't.
From Sing You Home
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For better or for worse, music is the language of memory. It is also the language of love.
From Sing You Home
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I became a firefighter because I wanted to save people. But I should have been more specific. I should have named names.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Love was that way. You could not render it in black or white. It always came down to the strange, blended shades of grey.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
It was no coincidence, that fear could move a person to extremes, just as seamlessly as love. They were the conjoined twins of emotion: If you didn't know what was at stake to lose, you had nothing to fight for.
From The Tenth Circle
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I lean against my sister's shoulder. "I thought lightning wasn't supposed to strike in the same place twice."

"Sure it does," Izzy tells me. "But only if you're too dumb to move.
From My Sister's Keeper
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There are two ways to be happy: improve your reality, or lower your expectations.
From Nineteen Minutes
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Dr. Keller begins pacing. "I don't think we've been hearing Faith just right. Her guard...the words..they sound alike."

What do you mean?"

Your daughter," Dr. Keller says flatly. "I think she's seeing God.
From Keeping Faith
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No matter how educated you are, no matter how irrational it seems, you will follow a glimmer of hope.
From The Storyteller
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Envy, after all, comes from wanting something that isn't yours. But grief comes from losing something you've already had.
From Perfect Match
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If you're afraid of everyone leaving you, what do you do?"
Make them stay."
And if you can't do that, or don't know how to?"
Ellie shrugged. "I don't know."
Yes, you do. In fact, you've done it. You leave first," Coop said, "so you don't have to watch them walk away.
From Plain Truth
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If we don't change the direction we are headed, we will end up where we are going.
From Nineteen Minutes
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The wolves knew when it was time to stop looking for what they'd lost, to focus instead on what was yet to come.
From Lone Wolf
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The first time someone I loved left me behind...I didn't know how my family would balance. We had been such a sturdy little end table, four solid legs. I was sure we would now be off-kilter, always unstable. Until one day I looked more closely, and realized that we had simply become a stool.
From Lone Wolf
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and he suddenly knew that if she killed herself, he would die. Maybe not immediately, maybe not with the same blinding rush of pain, but it would happen. You couldn't live for very long without a heart.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Your religion should help you make the decision if you find yourself in that situation, but the policy should exist for you to have the right to make it in the first place.

When you say you can't do something because your religion forbids it, that's a good thing. When you say I can't do something because YOUR religion forbids it, that's a problem.
From A Spark of Light
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It felt like I'd been living underground, and for a moment, I'd been given this glimpse of the sky. Once you've seen that, how can you go back where you came from?
From Handle with Care
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Sometimes you can see things happen right in front of your eyes and still jump to the wrong conclusions.
From Keeping Faith
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because in the past words have only driven them apart.
From Picture Perfect
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Somewhere along the line, organized religion stopped being about faith, and started being about who had the power to keep the faith. You said that the purpose of religion was to bring people together. But does it, really? Or does it-knowingly, purposefully, and intentionally--break them apart?
From Change of Heart
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Anxiety's like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn't get you very far.
From Sing You Home
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Hope and reality lie in inverse proportions.
From Lone Wolf
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This is love, I think. A place where people who have been alone may lock together like hawks and spin in the air, dizzy with surprise at the connection. A place you go willingly, and with wonder
From Keeping Faith
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There are so many things I can't believe. That people deserve what they get, both bad and good. That one day I'll live in a world where people are judged by what they do instead of who they are. That happy endings don't have contingencies and conditions.
From Sing You Home
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Someone real," I hear myself saying. "Someone who never has to pretend, and who I never have to pretend around. Someone who's smart, but knows how to laugh at himself. Someone who would listen to a symphony and start to cry, because he understands music can be too big for words. Someone who knows me better than I know myself. Someone I want to talk to first thing in the morning and last thing at night. Someone I feel like I've known my whole life, even if I haven't.
From Sing You Home
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For better or for worse, music is the language of memory. It is also the language of love.
From Sing You Home
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I became a firefighter because I wanted to save people. But I should have been more specific. I should have named names.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Love was that way. You could not render it in black or white. It always came down to the strange, blended shades of grey.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
It was no coincidence, that fear could move a person to extremes, just as seamlessly as love. They were the conjoined twins of emotion: If you didn't know what was at stake to lose, you had nothing to fight for.
From The Tenth Circle
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I lean against my sister's shoulder. "I thought lightning wasn't supposed to strike in the same place twice."

"Sure it does," Izzy tells me. "But only if you're too dumb to move.
From My Sister's Keeper
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There are two ways to be happy: improve your reality, or lower your expectations.
From Nineteen Minutes
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Dr. Keller begins pacing. "I don't think we've been hearing Faith just right. Her guard...the words..they sound alike."

What do you mean?"

Your daughter," Dr. Keller says flatly. "I think she's seeing God.
From Keeping Faith
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
No matter how educated you are, no matter how irrational it seems, you will follow a glimmer of hope.
From The Storyteller
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Envy, after all, comes from wanting something that isn't yours. But grief comes from losing something you've already had.
From Perfect Match
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If you're afraid of everyone leaving you, what do you do?"
Make them stay."
And if you can't do that, or don't know how to?"
Ellie shrugged. "I don't know."
Yes, you do. In fact, you've done it. You leave first," Coop said, "so you don't have to watch them walk away.
From Plain Truth
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If we don't change the direction we are headed, we will end up where we are going.
From Nineteen Minutes
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The wolves knew when it was time to stop looking for what they'd lost, to focus instead on what was yet to come.
From Lone Wolf
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The first time someone I loved left me behind...I didn't know how my family would balance. We had been such a sturdy little end table, four solid legs. I was sure we would now be off-kilter, always unstable. Until one day I looked more closely, and realized that we had simply become a stool.
From Lone Wolf
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and he suddenly knew that if she killed herself, he would die. Maybe not immediately, maybe not with the same blinding rush of pain, but it would happen. You couldn't live for very long without a heart.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Your religion should help you make the decision if you find yourself in that situation, but the policy should exist for you to have the right to make it in the first place.

When you say you can't do something because your religion forbids it, that's a good thing. When you say I can't do something because YOUR religion forbids it, that's a problem.
From A Spark of Light
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It felt like I'd been living underground, and for a moment, I'd been given this glimpse of the sky. Once you've seen that, how can you go back where you came from?
From Handle with Care
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Sometimes you can see things happen right in front of your eyes and still jump to the wrong conclusions.
From Keeping Faith
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because in the past words have only driven them apart.
From Picture Perfect
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Somewhere along the line, organized religion stopped being about faith, and started being about who had the power to keep the faith. You said that the purpose of religion was to bring people together. But does it, really? Or does it-knowingly, purposefully, and intentionally--break them apart?
From Change of Heart
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Anxiety's like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn't get you very far.
From Sing You Home
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Hope and reality lie in inverse proportions.
From Lone Wolf
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This is love, I think. A place where people who have been alone may lock together like hawks and spin in the air, dizzy with surprise at the connection. A place you go willingly, and with wonder
From Keeping Faith
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There are so many things I can't believe. That people deserve what they get, both bad and good. That one day I'll live in a world where people are judged by what they do instead of who they are. That happy endings don't have contingencies and conditions.
From Sing You Home
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