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Anne Sexton Poet, Author
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"Now I am going back And I have ripped my hand From your hand as I said I would And I have made it this far."

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Ray Charles Musician, Singer
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"I never said I was a genius. I never said I was a cornerstone. I've never said I'm a legend in my own time. You never heard me say nothing like that."

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Robert Louis Stevenson Author, Poet
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"Alan," cried I, "what makes ye so good to me? What makes ye care for such a thankless fellow?" Deed, and I don't, know" said Alan. "For just precisely what I thought I liked about ye, was that ye never quarrelled:—and now I like ye better!"

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Rumi Poet, Philosopher
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"What was said to the rose that made it open, was said to me, here in my chest."

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Neil Gaiman Author
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"She smiled again. "Do you like cat?" she said. "Yes," said Richard. "I quite like cats." Anaesthesia looked relieved. "Thigh?" she asked, "or breast?"

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Michael Jordan Professional Basketball Player
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"It's always been said that when I can't find a way to do anything, I will find a way to do it."

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Mikhail Bulgakov Novelist, Playwright
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"You're not Dostoevsky,' said the citizeness, who was getting muddled by Koroviev. Well, who knows, who knows,' he replied. 'Dostoevsky's dead,' said the citizeness, but somehow not very confidently. 'I protest!' Behemoth exclaimed hotly. 'Dostoevsky is immortal!"

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Miles Davis Musician
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"If I hear a song like "Time After Time." I'm sittin' there lookin' at video and Cindy Lauper comes on singin' this song. I said, "God damnnnnn!""

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