A monster movie is only as good as the monster in it. ― Matthew Reilly, The Great Zoo of China

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He who has talent in him must be purer in soul than anyone else. Another will be forgiven much, but to him it will not be forgiven. A man who leaves the house in bright, festive clothes needs only one drop of mud splashed from under a wheel, and people all surround him, point their fingers at him, and talk about his slovenliness, while the same people ignore many spots on other passers-by who are wearing everyday clothes. For on everyday clothes the spots do not show.

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I know that I’ve been put on this Earth to make people happy, to inspire people, and to uplift people. That’s a beautiful thing. — DJ Khaled

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Keep not money, but keep good people's company.

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I think books are like people, in the sense that they’ll turn up in your life when you most need them.

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The difficult thing isn't living with other people, it's understanding them.

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I would rather have been shot straight-up in cold blood-but to be set up? By people who you trusted? That's bad. –Tupac Shakur

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Delete people from life who are stealing your joys.

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There is no such thing as a Palestinian people... It is not as if we came and threw them out and took their country. They didn't exist.

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There is no such thing as an "aspiring writer". You are a writer. Period. ― Matthew Reilly, Area 7

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