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They call him Aslan in That Place," said Eustace.
"What a curious name!"
"Not half so curious as himself," said Eustace solemnly. — C.S. Lewis

I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, I wanna grow up and be a critic. — Richard Pryor

Winston Churchill said, "We shape our buildings and then they shape us."23 We make our technologies, and they, in turn, shape us. — Sherry Turkle

People said I'd never make 35, then I'd never make 40, 45; now I'm almost 50, so Im beginning to think maybe they might be wrong. — Chet Baker

Everyone said, 'Emil, you are a fool!'
But when I first won the European Championship, they said: 'Emil, you are a genius!' — Emil Zatopek

My family advocates doing what fulfills your soul. They've always said, 'You're a big girl; figure it out on your own.' — Kidada Jones

She would be a new person, she vowed. They said no matter how far a mule travels it can never come back a horse, but she would show them all. — Junot Diaz

Men say they only learn this but he said that no creature can learn that which his heart has no shape to hold. — Cormac McCarthy

I went to a gay bar, they wanted proof of sex so I showed them, they said it wasn't enough. — Rodney Dangerfield

Who said time machines haven't been built yet? They already exist. They're called books — Robert Benchley

When I first met with agents, they said, "Okay, you're going to play plumbers and mechanics and bus drivers and farmers. Go." — Nick Offerman

Has he been snatched up to heaven?" I queried. "They'd hardly have taken the pie too," said George. — Jerome K. Jerome

We must always think about things, and we must think about things as they are, not as they are said to be. — George Bernard Shaw

Everyone felt comfortable with these guys and what their vision was, and when they said they want to keep the staff intact, that was very encouraging. — Michael Nutter

She said there are evil men in the world, truly evil men. Sometimes we hear of them, but more often they work in absolute darkness. — Stephen King

Thoros," Gendry said as they walked past the kennels, "is he the — George R R Martin

I adore simple pleasures," said Lord Henry. "They are the last refuge of the complex. But I don't like scenes, except on the stage. — Oscar Wilde

Don't matter if you believe in them or not. If they're there, they're there,' Mrs. Phipps said. — Joan Lowery Nixon

Hazen had already begun to mix her a martini. She watched approvingly. "Martinis make everything worthwhile, don't they?" she said, smiling at Strand. — Irwin Shaw

There were things they said out loud to each other, things they whispered with a twitch of the face, and things that were stoically hidden. — Nadia Hashimi

But sometimes we has to be thankful for the things that hurt us,' I said, 'cause sometimes God does things that hurts us but they help somebody else. — Ron Hall

I have talked with representatives from the two other parties who said they had no problem with the offer either. — Abhisit Vejjajiva

I think it was Oscar Wilde who said, You wouldn't care about what other people thought about you if you realized how seldom they actually did. — Maria Semple

Once a crowd chased me for an autograph. 'Beat it, ' I said, 'go sit on a tack!' 'We made you, ' they said. 'Like hell you did, ' I told them. — Katharine Hepburn

I have always said that archival images are images without imagination. They petrify thought and kill any power of evocation. — Claude Lanzmann

They always said crazy people never knew they were crazy. — Megan Shepherd

That's no dog," he said. "It looks like a monkey and a dog fell in love and had babies and this is the ugly one they didn't want. — Derek Landy

We all carry secrets' said the fox. 'The more we ignore them, the heavier they become. — Claire Legrand

No matter what we said, people would believe what they wanted to believe. The more we struggled, the more vulnerable we'd be. — Haruki Murakami

You got to be worried when they're agreeing about anything," she said. "Prophets. That's the last bloody thing you want prophets to do. — China Mieville

She did not look at the daffodils. They didn't mean anything. She looked at the daffodils. She said, 'Thank you for the daffodils. — H.D.

The threat made Liam smile. There was something to be said for having someone like you so much they chained you to a wall. — Lyn Gala

Were those exact words said: 'I no longer love you'?"
"No."
"No. Hardly anybody ever says it like that, do they? They simply become unkind. — Helen Oyeyemi

It hurts," Nellie said.
"I know," Reagan said. "No pain, no gain."
"Do you think they made that expression up for bullet wounds? — Jude Watson

They said I couldn't play anything but an English boy. I knew I could. So I went to New York. — Roddy McDowall

Oh, people get used to so many things," said Vadesh, "if only they give them selves a chance. — Orson Scott Card

I think I had really good parents. I got really lucky. They said, 'You're a woman; enjoy yourself and believe that you can do things.' — Emily Ratajkowski

Make me a drink strong enough to wash away this dishwater world, they said was lemonade. — The Shins

Crows don't take from you," Dean said. "They give your soul wings. — Caitlin Kittredge

This isn't your redemption Noah, she said, her eyes so passionate with emotion that they seemed to glow. — Nalini Singh

They're pretty conspicuous."
"Why? Are they green and horny?" I willed a blush away and said, "I mean, as in having horns,not ... the other. — Rachel Hawkins

If we take the president of GM, they'll make us pay to give him back. (said by a kidnapper) — Owen Laukkanen

Once people said: Give me liberty or give me death. Now they say: Make me a slave, just pay me enough. — Todd Garlington

Sniff looked at them and noticed that they were much smaller than he was, so he felt kinder and said, condescendingly. Hullo. Nice to see you. — Tove Jansson

Never let yourself be swayed by emotions,' her mother had said. 'Emotions are fleeting. They come and go. But reality stays with you forever. — Monica Fairview

People said women couldn't swim the Channel, but I proved they could. — Gertrude Ederle

Our English monarchs are so unimaginative," said Eldric. "They execute people in such tediously conventional ways. — Franny Billingsley

Are these real diamonds?" I once asked, and she said, "Why have them if they're not? — Elizabeth Berg

You're a good one, Jackie Fierro," they said. "And that makes the world a dangerous place for you. — Joseph Fink

Their faces said : This is your home; and I .
I never come home, I never go away.
And they all answered : Stay. — Muriel Rukeyser

Maybe it was me," Grandma said."Sometimes they sneak out.Did I fart? — Janet Evanovich

A kiss without a moustache, they said then, is like an egg without salt; I will add to it: and it is like Good without Evil. — Jean-Paul Sartre

And Grimma said, "We have two choices. We can run, or we hide." And they said, "Which shall we do?" She said, "We shall Fight. — Terry Pratchett

But neither of them dared speak of it, and not having expressed the one thing that occupied their thoughts, whatever they said rang false. — Leo Tolstoy

Women kill themselves because they hope to gain something," said Kadife. "Men kill themselves because they've lost hope of gaining anything. — Orhan Pamuk

Come on!" he said, grunting as he shifted the Chinaman's slippery form for a better grip. "They'll be after us any moment! — Diana Gabaldon

There's something to be said for small victories when they're made out of chocolate. — Tessa Bailey

They said" Your Anger could Destroy you.." Even if my Brain designed it to Destroy my enemy. — Srinivas Shenoy

Women," Erlendur said as he stood up. "They're difficult to quality control. — Arnaldur Indridason

Uh, Miss, you have second and third degree burns that need treatment,"he said.
"They'll be okay. I'll just use concealer for a while. — Cinda Williams Chima

No one ever said love was easy. And if they did, they lied. — J. Sterling

Look to the lilies how they grow! 'Twas thus the Saviour said, that we, Even in the simplest flowers that blow, God's ever-watchful care might see. — David Macbeth Moir

We say our souls want joy, but they don't," she said. "They want what they already know, joyful or not. — Daniel Abraham

The gods," he said. "Imprisoned in a thought. And perhaps they were never more than a dream. — Terry Pratchett

Jack always had said you knew a person by the books they read ... or didn't read. — Charlaine Harris

I'll be a Winterborne," Helen said calmly. "They should worry about that I'll think of them. — Lisa Kleypas

A man of principles," Jesse said.

"People say that about themselves when really they only want to make you unhappy. — Ron Hansen

I started watching movies my grandpa did, and I saw what an impact they made on the world. That's when I said, 'Hey, I want to do that too.' — Steven R. McQueen

It's often said that writers sometimes need to go around the block a few times to get where they're going. — Christopher Bram

He said, 'They're only whores,' as though their very availability rendered them worthless. — Ellen Kushner

Whether true or false, what is said about men often has as much influence on their lives, and particularly on their destinies, as what they do. — Victor Hugo

Gideon and Gabriel," said Tessa. "They're really quite good-looking, not hideous at all. — Cassandra Clare

Your mom said to say I could have just one peanut butter square but not til after they cool down. — Breehn Burns

They're limited edition,' she said. 'Listen,' I said 'they're not limited enough. These shouldn't have been made at all. — Karl Pilkington

Whose are all these ghosts?" she said, smiling at a flustered-looking Geraldine.
"Oh," said Geraldine, "I think they might be mine ... ? — Diane Hall

Ethics, as has been well said, are the finest fruits of humanity, but they are not its roots — Dinah Maria Murlock Craik

Lincoln said, 'With malice toward none, with charity to all.' Nowadays they say, 'Think the way I do or I'll bomb the daylights outta you.' — Lionel Barrymore

As you said, he had everything. That made him feel safe and powerful. People can do terrible things when they feel safe and powerful. — Becky Chambers

the worst madmen don't seem odd at all," Grimm said. "They appear to be quite calm and rational, in fact. Until the screaming starts. — Jim Butcher

The greatest heartache comes from loving another soul, they said, beyond reason, beyond doubt, with no hope of salvation. — Lang Leav

They said the black oil wouldn't come ashore. Well, it is ashore. It's here to stay and it's going to keep coming. — Billy Nungesser

They're beautiful. But sad.' Everything's sad if you make it so, I said. — John Fowles

Wolves are brotherly," he said. "They love each other, and if you learn to speak to them, they will love you too. — Jean Craighead George

Ford!" he said, "there's an infinite number of monkeys outside who want to talk to us about this script for Hamlet they've worked out. — Douglas Adams

What a terrifying thought," he'd said, "that they're just as fucked-up as we are. — Jason M. Hough

They all laughed at Christopher Columbus
When he said the world was round. — Ira Gershwin

I wish I had a parabatai," Emma said. "It's like someone who's your family, but because they want to be, not because they have to be. — Cassandra Clare

We're OConchobhairs and they're our friends. Dad always said that what our name means - friend of the wolves. — Kirsty Murray

Blue!' she exclaimed. 'Violet blue. What are they made of?' 'Summer skies,' I said, 'and plums and figs, and the grape-blood of emperors.' 'No, — Vladimir Nabokov

A survey asked married women when they most want to have sex. 84 per cent of them said right after their husband is finished. — Jay Leno

My son Jack once said to me, 'Dad, do you think people are laughing with you or at you?' And I said, 'I don't care as long as they're laughing.' — Ozzy Osbourne

All right," said Spiff. "Now this is what I say, anyone who thinks they've got a better plan can say so afterwards. — Michael De Larrabeiti

Hollywood called me, asking me, "How much to do a movie with Farrah Fawcett?" "$50,000" They called back, "How about $20,000?" I said, "I'll pay it!" — Henny Youngman

Tell me a legend," he said out of nowhere, and he realised they were making stories of each other, or themselves. — Matthew Salesses

Joe Louis once said, "Every fighter has a plan until they get hit. — Thomas J. Dorsey

The Romans knew it: quod me alit me extinguit, they said: That which nourishes me,
extinguishes me. — John Green

Have mercy, Dad," said Kami. "Tell me you're here to rescue me before they break out the Jell-O. — Sarah Rees Brennan

A reality show isn't unlike the Nobel Peace Prize, then," Mr. Bennet said. "In that they both require nominations. — Curtis Sittenfeld

It was true, what they said about the stars. The more you looked, the more you saw. — Justin Cronin

'They eat their kind,' he said, 'Like men.' — Ursula K. Le Guin