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I think of John saying that Wharton killed the Detterick twins with their love for each other, and that it happens every day, all over the world. If it happens, God lets it happen, and when we say "I don't understand," God replies, "I don't care."

— Stephen King The Green Mile (1996)

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I don't think time matters much if you're a Breaker.

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If being a kid is about learning how to live, then being a grown-up is about learning how to die.

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Even if you leave this room, you can never leave this room!

Everything's Eventual (2002)

But I believe in love, you know; love is a uniquely portable magic. I don't think it's in the stars, but I do believe that blood calls to blood and mind calls to mind and heart to heart.

Humor is almost always anger with its makeup on, I think, but in little towns the makeup tends to be thin.

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