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The Wheel will turn again. She would eventually be back on top of the world. For now, she was grateful for her semblance of stability. — Lynne Cantwell

We've been deceived by the thought that we would be more pleasing to God in our own way than in the way God has given us. — St. Catherine Of Siena

What is this optimism?" said Cacambo. "Alas!" said Candide, "it is the madness of maintaining that everything is right when it is wrong. — Voltaire

Once you've been around for a bit you get to know stuff. — Neil Gaiman

What's optimism? said Cacambo.
Alas, said Candide, it is a mania for saying things are well when one is in hell. — Voltaire

When I was in bed with Marilyn Monroe, I was never sure before, during or after, where her mind was. — Tony Curtis

What! Have you no monks to teach, to dispute, to govern, to intrigue and to burn people who do not agree with them? — Voltaire

There can be no effect without a cause," modestly answered Candide; "the whole is necessarily concatenated and arranged for the best. — Voltaire

You are very hard of belief," said Candide. "I have lived," said Martin. — Voltaire

All that is very well," answered Candide, "but let us cultivate our garden. — Voltaire

Everything is not as good as in El-Dorado; but everything is not so bad. — Voltaire

Dogs, monkeys, and parrots are a thousand times less miserable than we are. — Voltaire

Optimism," said Cacambo, "What is that?" "Alas!" replied Candide, "It is the obstinacy of maintaining that everything is best when it is worst. — Voltaire

My dear young lady, when you are in love, and jealous, and have been flogged by the Inquisition, there's no knowing what you may do. — Voltaire

It is love; love, the comfort of the human species, the preserver of the universe, the soul of all sentient beings, love, tender love. — Voltaire

What's Optimism?' asked Cacambo. 'I'm afraid to say,' said Candide, 'that it's a mania for insisting that all is well when things are going badly. — Voltaire

He was just one person among billions crawling on the planet's surface, a speck of stardust in an infinite cosmos. — Michael Goorjian

People with disabilities are the largest minority in the world, and we are the most underrepresented in entertainment. — Maysoon Zayid

Fairest lady," said Candide, "when a man is in love, jealous, and whipped by the Inquisition, he no longer knows what he's doing. — Voltaire

What a pessimist you are!" exclaimed Candide.
"That is because I know what life is," said Martin. — Voltaire

Assured her I've never loved anyone except myself and have no intention of starting now, — David Mitchell

When my phone rings, I pull it out and check the screen. It says simply, "Olivia." I smile wider. — M. Leighton

Life is full of the comic and is only majestic in its inner sense, — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Oh! what a superior man," said Candide below his breath. "What a great genius is this Pococurante! Nothing can please him. — Voltaire

Beautiful maiden," answered Candide, "when a man is in love, is jealous, and has been flogged by the Inquisition, he becomes lost to all reflection. — Voltaire

Go pulse burn yourself. — Lara Morgan

Before a baby is born, you have a baby shower, not a fetus shower. — June Hunt

You're a bitter man," said Candide.
That's because I've lived," said Martin. — Voltaire

No labourer in the world is expected to work for room, board, and love -except the housewife. — Letty Cottin Pogrebin

Aye, I see. Aye well, I suppose if I shall be in Scotland, and still married to you - then maybe 'when' doesna matter so much. — Diana Gabaldon

But for what purpose was the earth formed?" asked Candide. "To drive us mad," replied Martin. — Voltaire

You can never meet your potential until you truly learn to love yourself. — Teresa Collins

A man's mistake should not reflect on how you view yourself as a woman. — Mirtha Michelle