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A brief flare of happiness went off inside her and hung, raining sparks...
from Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides, p94
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Mr Duffy lived a short distance from his body.
James Joyce, Dubliners
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On September 6, 1922, General Hajienestis, Commander in Chief of the Greek forces in Asia Minor, awoke with the impression that his legs were made of glass.
Jeffrey Eugenides, Middlesex, p43
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Though physically mature, Desdemona's body was still a stranger to its owner.
Jeffrey Eugenides, Middlesex, p26
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It was her body that did it, with the cunning and silence of bodies everywhere.
Jeffrey Eugenides, Middlesex, p27
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Sweet afternoon! Cool breezes and a clear sky! This day will not come again.
Thomas Merton, A Year with Thomas Merton
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Stress is what arises when something you care about is at stake.
Kelly McGonigal, The Upside of Stress
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I have made worlds of the future on paper,
Ray Bradbury, from Zen in the Art of Writing p34
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By living well, by observing as you live, by reading well and observing as you read, you have fed Your Most Original Self.
Ray Bradbury, from Zen in the Art of Writing p31
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Ours is a culture and a time immensely rich in trash as it is in treasures.
Ray Bradbury, from Zen in the Art of Writing p28
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In your reading, find books to improve your color sense, your sense of shape and size in the world.
Ray Bradbury, from Zen in the Art of Writing p27
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What poetry? Any poetry that makes your hair stand up on your arms.
Ray Bradbury, from Zen in the Art of Writing p26
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Read poetry every day of your life.
Ray Bradbury, from Zen in the Art of Writing p26
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Run fast, stand still. This, the lesson from lizards.
Ray Bradbury, from Zen in the Art of Writing p7
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I've published one short story about a boy's last ride in a trolley that smells of all the thunderstorms in time,
Ray Bradbury, from Zen in the Art of Writing p4
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Look for the little loves, find and shape the little bitternesses. Savor them in your mouth, try them on your typewriter.
Ray Bradbury, from Zen in the Art of Writing p5
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