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Everything that has calories in my kitchen is my favorite

But I am a great pretender, sometimes so good at it that I convince myself that what I pretend is what is truly real.

It's as if the universe has a sense of humor, since at a deep level it's impossible not to lead a spiritual life ... the ...

The girl who'd taken on a Pirate Lord and his entire island, the girl who'd stolen Asterion horses and raced along the beach in the ...

I am a stepmother to the fullest extent.

I think humor is incredibly positive, I think it is life advancing. There's medical research to show that it improves your antibodies. It's all about ...

THE ABULON DANCE is an intricate and fast-paced novel of political intrigue and clashing alien cultures. The characterizations are rich, detailed, and subtle, the action ...

These groups were: running enthusiasts, lifestyle managers, personal goal achievers, personal accomplishers, and competitive achievers.

A central theme of all about love is that from childhood into adulthood we are often taught misguided and false assumptions about the nature of ...

We are all victimized by the natural perversity of inanimate objects ... and the assorted human beings who perpetuate and maintain this perversity.

And If only I could, I'd make a deal with God...

When you grow up in the Soviet society under the communists you heard about the one man who is especially dangerous, especially crazy, and absolutely ...

An absolutely necessary part of a writer's equipment, almost as necessary as talent, is the ability to stand up under punishment, both the punishment the ...

God desires to have such a close and intimate relationship with Him, and He wants to be the first place you go to and be ...

From private flood. / Drama of each season / plots doom from above, / yet all allergic reason / moves to our minor love

Women must know themselves better than anyone. If you have ugly legs, wear long dresses. If you have long, great legs, show them.

I'm a recovering abstainer

Authorities in New York City have foiled a plot by terrorists to blow up the Holland Tunnel. There was one awkward moment when officials informed ...

It is an anomaly that information, the one thing most necessary to our survival as choosers of our own way, should be a commodity subject ...

The Revolution introduced me to art, and in turn, art introduced me to the Revolution!

Abbiatico and Salvinelli," he said. "It cost me thirty grand - or my mother, anyway.

Dancingiseverything,' continued the Sheep Man. 'Danceintip-topform. Dancesoitallkeepsspinning. Ifyoudothat, wemightbeabletodosomethingforyou. Yougottadance. Aslongasthemusicplays.

O Rex Gentium O Rex Gentium, et desideratus earum, lapisque angularis, qui facis utraque unum: veni, et salva hominem, quem de limo formasti. O King ...

What is there in the vale of lifeHalf so delightful as a wife;When friendship, love and peace combineTo stamp the marriage-bond divine?

A smile is the flower that grows in the garden of the heart to beautify and attract the butterflies of life.

[The incestuous father...] may be unconsciously seeking revenge against either his wife or his mother for what he considers a variety of emotional crimes against ...

The light of love flows out of my soul, but it can go nowhere because it's blocked by pain. I could inhale and exhale every ...

She's fire...but she will not burn you. She knows all too well how it feels to live with ashes.

I don't fall in love very easily. It takes a long time, and then, when I have fallen in love, I'm still not sure. I'm ...

Lily asked Calvin to play dolls with her. He reluctantly joined her on the floor, but it soon became Chuck Norris meets Joy doll and ...

How to spell Aedes aegypti,the world's one-stop, viral-disease-transmitting mosquito: T-R-O-U-B-L-E.

Akhenaten's allegedly monotheistic worship of Aten and the more naturalistic art produced during his reign, a revolutionary break from the more formal art of earlier ...

It's okay to be a loser, these are people who tried to blend in with the world, still get the disrespect he doesn't deserve. decides ...

Mankind was my business ... charity, mercy, forbearance, benevolence, were all my business.

I'm most disturbed by the theory of rubber resilience in children; as if its much easier to bounce back with youth. I see them more ...

Information is power, and the gain you get from empowering your associates more than offsets the risk of informing your competitor.

But age is a state of mind that runs the gamut from fashion to catchphrases to books and music and movies.

ESPN has this problem with sports, it's impossible to fill 24 hours with sports programming so they have to resort to things like poker and ...

Mortification is basic to the act of photographing. The person is mobile, ... then I freeze one moment in his movement, a mere five-hundredth of ...

Passion is passion. It's a sort of madness and possession of what you do or what you think. This is the difference of life: passion ...

Alea iacta est. The die has been cast.

What was striking about Ms. Wilson, and was also true of the other outsiders who volunteered their time that day, was that she spoke to ...

When you reveal the inner workings of your creation, you become just one mere mortal among others. What is understandable is not awe inspiring

My life isn't theories and formulae. It's part instinct, part common sense. Logic is as good a word as any, and I've absorbed what logic ...

It must be a great comfort tae him, and tae all, that you have helped so considerably with matters of the Clan," Aiden said. To ...

Garry Trudeau is the only cartoonist with the clout to get his strip published large enough to accomodate extended dialogue. It's ashame.

Oh, hon, it's the little courtesies that make life bearable, I find, wouldn't you agree?

In essence, sin is all that is in opposition to God. Sin defies God; it violates His character, His law, and His covenant. It fails, ...

The true artist is not proud: he unfortunately sees that art has no limits; he feels darkly how far he is from the goal, and ...

If an irreducible distinction between theatre and cinema does exist, it may be this: Theatre is confined to a logical or continuous use of space. ...

Neon signs don't consume much power, but they look like they do. A cousin of fluorescent lighting, neon is actually quite energy efficient. A neon ...

One is rarely an impulsive innovator after the age of sixty, but one can still be a very fine orderly and inventive thinker. One rarely ...

The chief beauty of this book lies not so much in its literary style, or in the extent and usefulness of the information it conveys, ...

LUCK is a word used by people who did not take action when greatest opportunities were presented. They use it to describe the success of ...

I am sorry you have to live in the time of terraforming, and not in the spring that follows.

The anoretic operates under the astounding illusion that she can escape the flesh, and, by association, the realm of emotions.

In 1905, Freud wrote: "No mortal can keep a secret. If his lips are silent, he chatters with his fingertips. Betrayal oozes out of him ...

...one of the main purposes of our assesment is to find evidence of the children using these ideas to make decisions about their writing work ...

Hereby we may understand that God, of His special grace, maketh the teachers of the gospel subject to the Cross, and to all kinds of ...

You only confuse hope with power once in life.

Jahan mein ehle-e-imaan soorat-e-khursheed jeetay hain,Idhar doobey, udhar nikley; udhar doobey, idhar nikleyIn this world, men of faith and self-confidence are like the sun,They go ...

Via the squares on the chessboard, the Indians explain the movement of time and the age, the higher influences which control the world and the ...

What I think was hardest for me to realize was that he had tried each time to stop himself. He had killed animals, taking lesser ...

The happiness and unhappiness of men depends as much on their ethics as on fortune.

I can't pass a puppy, a kid or a baby without stopping. It's really annoying to every boyfriend I've ever head. My mother will roll ...

Princess Anlei to the newly knighted Lord Knight Corann: A princess does not need to rush into the fray like some ... starving creature, but ...

We all look for lost time.

You're an asshole.""And you're a bitch," he says. "A bitch with a kick-ass smile and eyes that can seriously screw with a guy's head.

According to recognized aero technical tests, the bumblebee cannot fly because of the shape and weight of his body in relation to the total wing ...

You will go with me everywhere. When I'm dreaming, you still share my lonely nights.

Stopthinking of yourself as a reflection of what a man saw in you, andbe. I asked you if it bothered you thatpeople will talk. I ...

Mind concentrates: it acts out of the past. Meditation acts in the present, out of the present.

And who am I? That's one secret I'll never tell ... You know you love me.XOXO,Gossip Girl

Somewhat of goodness, something trueFrom sun and spirit shining throughAll faiths, all worlds, as through the darkOf ocean shines the lighthouse spark,Attests the presence everywhereOf ...

It seemed to me that one should make an effort to banish artificial classifications from chemistry and begin to assign to each element the place ...

Yes, no. I don't know. It's all so confusing. I'm just a kid."Abuelo smiled. "You kept saying that while you told me your story, but ...

Going after a part in Hollywood is like being a gladiator in ancient Rome. When it comes down to getting a role, you don't have ...

Although Oppenheimer's mind was not the whiz-bang computer of a John von Neumann or the astral navigation system of a Hans Bethe, it processed other ...

She looks tan ... -ish.""There's a fine line between 'tan', and looking like you just rolled around in a giant bag of Doritos. And Miranda ...

Dreams, remembered or not, can color our mood for a good part of the day.

Let the power come. Let ecstasy erupt. Allow your heart to expand and overflow with adoration for this magnificent creation and for the love, wisdom ...

Dogs are animals that poop in public and you're supposed to pick it up. After a week of doing this, you've got to ask yourself, ...

Mason is ambidextrous. That means that he can use either his right or left hand. For some reason, when I was little, I thought that ...

Apple might not love me, but I love Apple.

You don't become completely free by just avoiding being a slave; you also need to avoid becoming a master.

Before the bud swells, before the grass springs, before the plough is started, comes the sugar harvest. It is sequel of the bitter frost; a ...

Motivated more by partisan politics than by national security, today's Democratic leaders see America as an occupier, not a liberator. And nothing makes this Marine ...

Miss Bingley's congratulations to her brother, on his approaching marriage, were all that was affectionate and insincere.

There is only one person who can measure your success. That person is you.

The unhappy irony is that, while 'Glee' is hitting the heights, school arts funding is being slashed across the country due to the steep recession ...

I's wicked I is. I's mighty wicked; anyhow I can't help it.

Males approach with caution, first assessing whether the female has had anything to eat lately. If she looks well fed, the male has some hope ...

Gentleness is the ability to bear reproaches and slights with moderation, and not to embark on revenge quickly, and not to be easily provoked to ...

Akmon squealed with delight. I knew you were as smart as Hercules! I will call you Black Bottom, the Sequel!

You'll find that as you get vider, you'll get viser. Vidth and visdom, Sammy, alvays grows together.

They speak like melted butter and their children speak like footsteps on pavement ...

In the midst of life we are in death, earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust, in sure and certain hope of the ...

Alamut could be reached only astride eagles.

I have heard that we are spirits having a human experience. Perhaps those of us who have no conscience are dark spirits having a human ...

Any appellative at all savouring of arbitrary rank is unsuitable to a man of liberal and catholic mind.