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The Quotable Books Series ...
The Boob Tube Guide to Life
(sample quotations from the book)
There's something that happens when you discover the truth about someone. I know a little about this. The truth changes everything. Sydney Bristow, character in Alias
The first dance is critical. I never start off closeit gives me no place to go. A dance is basically foreplay. Ally McBeal, character in Ally McBeal
Never trust second thoughts. Where there's two, there's three. You'll end up thinking forever. Richard Fish, character in Ally McBeal
The universe doesn't always give you what you want. It gives you what you need. Rommie, character in Andromeda
What good is a map if you don't know where you are? Tao, character in The Beastmaster
Single dad rule #1: Never grill your kids about mommy's new boyfriend. Katie Graham, character on Big Shots
Sometimes the things you complain most about are the things you care most about. George Feeny, character in Boy Meets World
Never express your feelings with a woman. She'll tell all her friends. Bobby Waide, character in Brother's Keeper
A black eye heals, Buffy, but cowardice has an unlimited shelf life. Xander Harris, character in Buffy, the Vampire Slayer
To find a mortal, all you have to do is follow his dreams. a demon, character in Charmed
If the people we love are stolen from us, the way to have them live on is to never stop loving them. Buildings burn. People die. But real love lives forever. Sarah Moore, character in The Crow
Dating Hint #34: Always try to look richer than you are. Chuck Worley, host of The Dating Game
Everyone is connected to everyone. And each of us has two kinds of families, both the one that you were born with and the one you create out of the people you care for and love. Life is about that sense of connection. No one really belongs to any one. No one is really yours or mine. We're just given a chance, the privilege, to look out for each other. Anthony Dellaventura, character in Dellaventura
An odd thing happens when we die, our senses vanish. Taste, touch, smell and sound become a distant memory, but our sight? Ah, our sight expands and we can suddenly see the world we left behind so clearly. Of course most of what's visible to the dead could also be seen by the living, if they would only take the time to look. Mary Alice Young, character in Desperate Housewives
You shouldn't confine your bliss to one weekend a year. Dharma Montgomery, character in Dharma & Greg
The toughest part about being a man is admitting that women are usually right. Cal, the subway cook character in Diresta
If you want to be treated as an adult, do what your mother tells you. Jill Taylor, character in Home Improvement
Secret #437: It's hard to fly with the eagles when you're surround by turkeys. Jimmy James, character in Newsradio
There's a dark side to each and every human soul.... There's a little Darth Vader in all of us.... My experience: Face the darkness, stare it down, and own it. It's like brother Nietsche says, being human is a complicated gig so give that old dark night of the soul a hug and howl the eternal yes! Chris Stevens, character in Northern Exposure
No good can come from kissing a woman. Paul Lassiter, character in Spin City
If you're dumb, surround yourself with smart people. And, if you're smart, surround yourself with smart people who disagree with you. Isaac Jaffee, character in Sports Night
256th rule of acquisition: No good deed ever goes unpunished. Quark, character in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
One universal truth to policing, any day that begins with a domestic is not gonna be a good day. John Thomas "Sully" Sullivan, character in Third Watch
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