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Quotes by Tyrion Lannister (a fictional character from 'A Song Of Ice And Fire')

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                    A novel by George R.R. Martin    All dwarfs are bastards in their father's eyes. I was born. I lived. I am guilty of being a dwarf, I confess it. And no matter how many times my good father forgave me, I have persisted in my infamy. I have been called many things, but giant is seldom one of them. Pissing is the least of my talents. You ought to see me shit. I am malformed, scarred, and small, but...abed, when the candles are blown out, I am made no worse than other men. In the dark, I am the Knight of Flowers. Dwarfs are a jape of the gods, but men make eunuchs. I have a tender spot in my heart for cripples and bastards and broken things. The gods must have been drunk when they got to me. My mind is my weapon. My brother has his sword, King Robert has his warhammer, and I have my mind...and a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone if it is to keep its edge. When you tear out a man's tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you're only telling the w

Quotes from the novel 'All The Bright Places'

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 A novel by Jennifer Niven  But it's only when I'm awake that I think about dying. It's my experience that people are a lot more sympathetic if they can see you hurting. In that instant we went plowing through the guardrail, my words died too. Our mountain is waiting. It's all just time filler until we die. If there's anything I've learned, it's that you need to make the most of it. 'You make me feel gold, flowing'. I do it so it feels real. Let us fall. I learned that there is good in this world, if you look hard enough for it. There's always somewhere to go. Do whatever it takes to remind myself that I'm still here and have a say. Sorry wastes time. You have to live your life like you'll never be sorry. It's easier just to do the right thing from the start so there's nothing to apologize for. I know life well enough to know you can't count on things staying