"Thrones, dominions, princedoms, virtues, powers-- If these magnific titles yet remain Not merely titular."

-- John Milton

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“writers of novels are so busy being solitary that they haven't time to meet one another. But then, a writer learns nothing from a writer, conversationally. If a writer has anything witty, profound or quotable to say he doesn't say it. He's no fool. He writes it.”
“The most important things that any member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ever does in this world are: 1. To marry the right person, in the right place, by the right authority; and 2. To keep the covenant made in connection with the holy and perfect order of matrimony-thus assuring the obedient persons of an inheritance of exaltation in the celestial kingdom.”
“This is why it is good to remember: if you want to get high, donâ€™t drink whiskey; read Shakespeare, Tennyson, Keats, Neruda, Hopkins, Millay, Whitman, aloud and let your body sing.”
“This is one rule about mixing boys and girls: that a date always comes first.”
“The honeymoon is not actually over until we cease to stifle our sighs and begin to stifle our yawns.”
“The best way to bury your pain is to help others, and to lose yourself in that.”

Source : Daoud Hari (2008). “The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur”, p.64, Random House
“You should see what sheâ€™s wearing, Callie. Itâ€™s velvet. Canary yellow velvet. Turban to match. She looks like a furry banana.”
“How can you expect to be rescued if you donâ€™t put first things first and act proper?”

Source : William Golding (1954). “Lord of the Flies”, p.57, Penguin

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