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“Once upon a time there was a boy who loved a girl, and her laughter was a question he wanted to spend his whole life answering.” The History of Love

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“At the still point, there the dance is.” Four Quartets

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“And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.” East of Eden

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“If equal affection cannot be, let the more loving one be me.” The More Loving One

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“A dream, all a dream, that ends in nothing, and leaves the sleeper where he lay down, but I wish you to know that you inspired it.” A Tale of Two Cities

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“The curves of your lips rewrite history.” The Picture of Dorian Gray

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“What are men to rocks and mountains?” Pride and Prejudice

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“Sometimes I can feel my bones straining under the weight of all the lives I’m not living.”  Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

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“Beauty is an enormous, unmerited gift given randomly, stupidly.” And the Mountains Echoed

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“I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart; I am, I am, I am.” The Bell Jar

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“There is never a time or place for true love. It happens accidentally, in a heartbeat, in a single flashing, throbbing moment.” The Truth About Forever

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“All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king.” The Fellowship of the Ring

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“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.” Marilyn Monroe

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“We accept the love we think we deserve.” The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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“I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” Marilyn Monroe

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“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

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“I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.” The Happy Prince and Other Stories