"An inch of foreknowledge is worth ten miles of after-thought."

-- Jack Vance

#Inches Quotes #Miles Quotes

“I've always resented Hermione, because I wanted to be her so badly and she never seemed to appreciate as much as I thought she should that she got be her. She got to live at Hogwarts and be friends with Harry and kiss Ron, which was supposed to happen to me.”

Source : Rachel Cohn, David Levithan (2010). “Dash & Lily's Book of Dares”, p.74, Knopf Books for Young Readers
“You always question people's intentions. That may be a combination of having money, having fame, and being a little older.”
“Time is passing. Each day is a glorious opportunity to live and enjoy. Today I will let the past die - all the undone things, all the misjudged things... Today, there are new pleasures, new challenges, new magic.”
“Did you hear about the recently discovered temple in the Sudan ?" I stared at him. "Yeah. I'm a regular reader of National Geographic." Ol' Frankie's brows quirked. "You wield sarcasm, madam, as well as a master swordsman does." "Gee, thanks." I smiled at him and batted my lashes. Quit flirting . Patrick flicked the command into my head. He sounded half-annoyed, half-amused. I'm not flirting. Quit being cute and likeable. An impossible request. I've always been too adorable for words.”

Source : Michele Bardsley (2006). “I'm the Vampire, That's Why”, p.107, Penguin
“I've thought maybe of getting younger artists out doing stuff, like I used to do a lot of. I don't wanna do it day in and day out like I used to, but I still wanna do it.”
“If I had to come up with something that just came to me, I think growing up in a small town, I want knowledge. I still think today, knowledge is one of the keys.”
“If you only had an hour to sum your whole life up, would you spend that hour saying that an hour ain't enough?”
“Keith, how does it feel to be a genius?”

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