He loved her, of course, but better than that, he chose her, day after day. Choice: that was the thing.
What kind of life can you have in a house without books?
Read. Read 1000 pages for every 1 page that you write.
It's not oil that runs the world, it's shame.
When it comes to death, we know that laughter and tears are pretty much the same thing.
And believe me, a good piece of chicken can make anybody believe in the existence of God.
Somebody dies and people eat your food. Funny how that works.
Do you understand how amazing it is to hear that from an adult? Do you know how amazing it is to hear that from anybody? It's one of the simplest sentences in the world, just four words, but they're the four hugest words in the world when they're put together.
You can do it.
Nervous means you want to play. Scared means you don't want to play.
If one reads enough books one has a fighting chance. Or better, one's chances of survival increase with each book one reads.
Ialways think it's funny when Indians celebrate Thanksgiving. I mean, sure, the Indians and Pilgrims were best friends during the first Thanksgiving, but a few years later, the Pilgrims were shooting Indians.
So I'm never quite sure why we eat Turkey like everybody else. (101)
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