Quoting Quotable Quotes

Some quotes and excerpts I came across that made an impression on me taken from various sources. Browse or search by tags if you like.

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Sometimes a flower is just a flower. And the best thing for it is to die.

- Rectoress of Aretuza, The Witcher

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You don't have to be religious to have faith.

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“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream another dream.” –C.S.Lewis

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Everyone has two faces, one which you see and one which is hidden beneath it. This world consists of people who live by maintaining this balance.

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I'm tired of all this nonsense about beauty only skin-deep. That's deep enough. What do you want, an adorable pancreas?

Jean Kerr

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That moment when you read a line that is so beautiful you just close the book and stare at the wall for a minute.

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When you care for someone, you will notice them more frequently.

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The past does not exist to remind us that the future cannot be changed. It exists to show us what the future can be.

Naruto

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When you see a reflection on the surface of water, there's an obvious side and a concealed side. This is akin to the human heart. Often times words are uttered that stand directly opposed to what the heart is feeling. I believe, in spite of whatever harsh words are spoken, the concealed heart secretly wants to embrace everyone.

Naruto

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The thing everyone realizes, sooner or later, is that whatever void they carry in their hearts can be filled by the people around them.

Naruto

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It's true that people will laugh at and ridicule an idiot... but when that idiot gives his all in the face of overwhelming odds, people can't help but to lend that idiot a hand.

Naruto

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Everyone lives bound by their own knowledge and awareness. That's called reality. But knowledge and awareness are vague, and perhaps better called illusions. Everyone lives within their own subjective interpretation, don't you think?

Itachi from Naruto

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People live their lives by what they accept as correct and true. That's how they define "reality." But what does it mean to be "correct" or "true?" Merely vague concepts... Their "reality" may all be a mirage. Can we consider them to simply be living in their own world, shaped by their beliefs?

Itachi from Naruto

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It's human nature that people won't realize the true value of something unless they lose it.

Orochimaru from Naruto

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Because people cannot change, differences are born. Expressions like elite and loser are created. Looks, brains, ability, size, personality... All people judge and are judged in these values. Based on these unchangeable factors, people discriminate and are discriminated against. And they suffer within their own means.

Neji from Naruto

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In this world, there are some people who you are not allowed to fall in love with.

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When I only begin to read, I forget I'm on this world. It lifts me on wings with high thoughts.

Anzia Yezierska