"A man can only lead when others accept him as their leader, and he has only as much authority as his subjects give to him. All of the brilliant ideas in the world cannot save your kingdom if no one will listen to them."

-- Brandon Sanderson

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“There was something about Marilyn. She couldn't act her way out of a bag, but she became an icon because something happened between her and the lens, and no one knows what it is.”
“Hope is not a strategy. Luck is not a factor. Fear is not an option.”
“Oh, it was delicious to have someone to keep secrets with. If I'd had a sister or a brother closer in age, I guessed that's what it would be like. But it wasn't just smoking or skirting around Mother. It was having someone look at you after your mother has nearly fretted herself to death because you are freakishly tall and frizzy and odd. Someone whose eyes simply said, without words, You are fine with me.”

Source : Kathryn Stockett (2009). “The Help”, p.75, Penguin
“I think writers worry that you might not exist in some strange way if you're not writing.”
“You're a smart boy. Or if you're not, you ought to be.”

Source : Cherie Priest (2012). “Boneshaker”, p.327, Pan Macmillan
“Some people bring out the worst in you, others bring out the best, and then there are those remarkably rare, addictive ones who just bring out the most. Of everything.”

Source : Karen Marie Moning (2016). “The Fever Series 7-Book Bundle: Darkfever, Bloodfever, Faefever, Dreamfever, Shadowfever, Iced, Burned”, p.1099, Dell
“Every burden is a blessing.”
“Jihad is obligatory for the Muslims.”

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