Quotes 61 till 80 of 80.
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There is an element of truth in every idea that lasts long enough to be called corny.
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There is in every woman's heart a spark of heavenly fire which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity, but which kindles up and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity.
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There's nothing as scary as the future.
A prayer for Owen Meany (1989) 209 -
Those men are most apt to be obsequious and conciliating abroad, who are under the discipline of shrews at home.
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Watch out for people who call themselves religious; make sure you know what they mean - make sure they know what they mean!
A prayer for Owen Meany (1989) -
We invent what we love and what we fear.
A prayer for Owen Meany (1989) -
We love in another's soul whatever of ourselves we can deposit in it; the greater the deposit, the greater the love.
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We often need to lose sight of our priorities in order to see them.
Trying to Save Piggy Sneed (1996) 340 -
We will often do anything to pretend that nothing is on our minds.
Trying to Save Piggy Sneed (1996) 330 -
When you argue with your inferiors, you convince them of only one thing: they are as clever as you.
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Whenever a man's friends begin to compliment him about looking young, he may be sure that they think he is growing old.
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Who ever hears of fat men heading a riot, or herding together in turbulent mobs? No, no, your lean, hungry men who are continually worrying society, and setting the whole community by the ears.
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Writing a novel is actually searching for victims. As I write I keep looking for casualties. The stories uncover the casualties.
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You can learn a lot from your lovers, but-for the most part-you get to keep your friends longer, and you learn more from them.
In One Person (2012) 116 -
You only grow by coming to the end of something and by beginning something else.
The World According To Garp (2012) -
You've got to get obsessed and stay obsessed.
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Young lawyers attend the courts, not because they have business there, but because they have no business.
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