It is a terrible thing for an author to have a lot of people running about his book without any invitation from him at all.
A. A. MILNESome people talk to animals. Not many listen though. That’s the problem.
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Some people care too much. I think it’s called love.
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It’s so much more friendly with two.
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It is hard to be brave, when you’re only a very small animal.
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A quotation is a handy thing to have about, saving one the trouble of thinking for oneself, always a laborious business.
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Golf is so popular simply because it is the best game in the world at which to be bad.
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One of the advantages of being disorganized is the joy of discovery.
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You are braver than you believe, Stronger than you seem, And smarter than you think.
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We’ll be friends until forever, just you wait and see.
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The truth is that Fate does not go out of its way to be dramatic.
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I think we dream so we don’t have to be apart for so long. If we’re in each other’s dreams, we can be together all the time.
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Promise you won’t forget me, ever. Not even when I’m a hundred.
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A writer wants something more than money for his work: he wants permanence.
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A Fly can’t bird, but a bird can fly.
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When late morning rolls around and you’re feeling a bit out of sorts, don’t worry; you’re probably just a little eleven o’clockish.
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What ever fortune brings, don’t be afraid of doing things.
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Bores can be divided into two classes; those who have their own particular subject, and those who do not need a subject.
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Pay attention to where you are going because without meaning you might get nowhere.
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I do remember, and then when I try to remember, I forget.
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No sensible author wants anything but praise.
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Time is swift, it races by; Opportunities are born and die. Still you wait and will not try – A bird with wings who dares not rise and fly.
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Sometimes I sits and thinks, and sometimes I just sits.
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His dress told her nothing, but his face told her things which she was glad to know.
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Did you ever stop to think, and forget to start again?
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Something feels funny. I must be thinking too hard.
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A bear, however hard he tries, grows tubby without exercise.
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When carrying a jar of honey to give to a friend for his birthday, don’t stop and eat it along the way.
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