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William Shakespeare Playwright, Poet

Boys

"Yet, for I know thou art religious And hast a thing within thee called conscience, With twenty popish tricks and ceremonies Which I have seen thee careful to observe, Therefore I urge thy oath; for that I know An idiot holds his bauble for a god And keeps the oath which by that god he swears, To that I'll urge him: therefore thou shalt vow By that same god, what god soe'er it be, That thou adorest and hast in reverence, To save my boy, to nourish and bring him up, Or else I will discover naught to thee."

Art Religious Boys

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William Shakespeare Playwright, Poet

Boys

"If the boy have not a woman's gift To rain a shower of commanded tears, An onion will do well for such a shift."

Boys Rain Tears

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William Wordsworth Poet

Boys

"I'll teach my boy the sweetest things; I'll teach him how the owlet sings."

Boys Teach My Boys

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Winston Churchill Politician, Writer, Historian

Boys

"Praise the humanities, my boy. That'll make them think you're broadminded!"

Thinking Boys Humanity

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Wilbur Smith Author

Boys

"The really disturbing thing about Somalia is that in a country where there are few economic opportunities, pirates are perceived as glamorous and are held in awe by young boys who aspire to their lifestyle."

Country Opportunity Boys

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Wilbur Smith Author

Boys

"Herbert, my father, was born in Britain but went out to Africa in his teens to join his father and built up an 18,000-acre ranch in what was then Northern Rhodesia, providing work for the locals. He was my hero when I was a boy."

Father Boys Hero

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Van Morrison Singer-Songwriter

Boys

"All the girls walk by dressed up for each other, and the boys do the boogie woogie on the corner of the street."

Girl Boys Expression

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Vash Young Musician

Boys

"Time and time again, as a boy, I was humiliated. I celebrated my first day in long pants by going to a dance where I fell sprawling on the floor, and was so ashamed that I jumped up, ran away and left my girl to get home the best way she could."

Home Girl Boys

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Rachel Lloyd Chemist

Boys

"I think boys and men are socialized very differently rather than girls and are trained not to show their emotions in the same way, to date lots of people, not just one exclusively, and are rewarded for many other things in our culture outside of maintaining a relationship."

Men Girl Boys

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Rachel Vincent Author

Boys

"You mostly.” Her hands went still again as her eyes stared off into the past with a look so wistful it made me ache for her. “The boys tended to take care of each other but you were too much for anyone else to handle.” I poked at the ball of yarn avoiding her eyes. “I wasn’t that bad.” She smiled. “You broke Ethan’s arm.” “It was self-defense. He wouldn’t let go of my foot.” “He was helping you tie your shoe."

Eye Boys Letting Go

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Rachel Vincent Author

Boys

"So could we please not mob the three-thousand-plus-year-old reaper like tweens at a boy-band concert?"

Years Boys Band

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Veronica Roth Author

Boys

"How is it I know this little about the boy who says he loves me-"

Littles Knows Boys

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Veronica Roth Author

Boys

"I have never been carried around by a large boy, or laughed until my stomach hurt at the dinner table, or listened to the clamor of a hundred people all talking at once. Peace is restrained; this is free."

Hurt Boys Peace

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Veronica Roth Author

Boys

"How is it I know this little about the boy who says he loves me -- the boy whose real name is powerful enough to keep us alive in a train car full of enemies?"

Real Powerful Boys

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Veronica Roth Author

Boys

"Somewhere inside me is a merciful, forgiving person. Somewhere there is a girl who tries to understand what people are going through, who accepts that people do evil things and that desperation leads them to darker places than they ever imagined, I swear she exists, and she hurts for the repentant boy I see in front of me. But if I saw her, I wouldn't recognize her."

Girl Hurt Boys

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