Quotes about mine
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“There are only two mantras… yum and yuk. Mine is yum.”

Phase II, Ch. 21.
Source: Still Life with Woodpecker (1980)

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“I'd had years of practise looking dumb when people threw out Greek names I didn't know. It's a skill of mine. Annabeth keeps telling me to read a book of Greek myths, but I don't see the need. It's easier just to have folks explain stuff.”

Variant: Cacus.” I’d had years of practice looking dumb when people threw out Greek names I didn’t know. It’s a skill of mine. Annabeth keeps telling me to read a book of Greek myths, but I don’t see the need. It’s easier just to have folks explain stuff.
Source: The Demigod Diaries

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“But she laced her fingers through mine. I remember what she’d told me in New York, about building something permanent, and I thought-just maybe-we were off to a good start.”

Variant: I remembered what she'd told me in New York, about building something permanent, and I thought - just maybe - we were off to a good start.
Source: The Last Olympian

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“I keep a close watch on this heart of mine;
I keep my eyes wide open all the time.
I keep the ends out for the tie that binds.
Because you're mine, I walk the line.”

Johnny Cash (1932–2003) American singer-songwriter

I Walk the Line
Song lyrics, Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar (1957)

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“Every heart has its own melody," he said. "You know mine.”

Variant: Every heart has its own melody.
Source: Clockwork Princess

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“Mine’s Bond – James Bond.”

Source: Casino Royale

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“Fresh is better. But you've never drunk fresh blood. Have you?"
Simon raised his eyebrow in response.
"Well, aside from mine of course," Jace said. "And I'm pretty sure my blood is fan-tastic.”

Variant: But you've never drunk fresh blood. Have you?"
Simon raised his eyebrows in response.
"Well, aside from mine, of course," Jace said. "And I'm sure my blood is fan-
Source: City of Glass

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“Chaos is a friend of mine.”

Bob Dylan (1941) American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and artist

Newsweek (9 December 1985)

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“Jesus died
For somebody's sins
But not mine.”

Patti Smith (1946) American singer-songwriter, poet and visual artist

Gloria: In Excelsis Deo, from Horses (1975)
Lyrics

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“But you were Mine. My child. And I would not give you up.”

Karen Chance American writer

Source: Fury's Kiss

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“Tonight," he whispered, his voice hoarse and hot in her ear, "I will make you mine."

-Simon to Daphne”

Julia Quinn (1970) American novelist

Source: The Duke and I

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Sylvia Day photo

“Dark and Dangerous. And all mine.”

Sylvia Day (1973) American writer

Source: Reflected in You

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Cassandra Clare photo
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“You're mine, Lyric.”

Maya Banks (1964) Author

Sweet Possession

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James Patterson photo
Brian Jacques photo
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Kim Harrison photo
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Suzanne Collins photo
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“She is mine, and I am hers.”

Source: The Fiery Heart

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“My wife."
"By what name is she called, Kincaid?"
"Mine.”

Julie Garwood (1946) American writer

Source: The Bride

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Rick Riordan photo
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“I keep what's mine, and I do not share.”

Sylvia Day (1973) American writer

Source: Seven Years to Sin

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“Can I take advantage of you in the limo?” His eyes laughed at me. “By all means, angel mine.”

Sylvia Day (1973) American writer

Source: Entwined with You

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“Mine was the unbearable jealousy a cultured pearl must feel toward a genuine one. Or can there be such a thing in this world as a man who is jealous of the woman who loves him, precisely because of her love?”

Source: Confessions of a Mask (1949), p. 208.
Context: I received an impassioned letter from Sonoko. There was no doubt that she was truly in love. I felt jealous. Mine was the unbearable jealousy a cultured pearl must feel toward a genuine one. Or can there be such a thing in this world as a man who is jealous of the woman who loves him, precisely because of her love?

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“You think You're frightening me with Your hell, don't You? You think Your hell is worse than mine.”

Dorothy Parker (1893–1967) American poet, short story writer, critic and satirist

Source: The Portable Dorothy Parker

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“I thought I'd begin by reading a poem by Shakespeare, but then I thought, why should I? He never reads any of mine.”

Spike Milligan (1918–2002) British-Irish comedian, writer, musician, poet, playwright, soldier and actor

Spike Milligan with Jeremy Taylor Live at Cambridge University. Recorded at Cambridge University on December 2, 1973, this was previously released as a double LP, and later re-issued as a 2 CD set. Milligan used variations on the Shakespear line throughout his later life.

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“More gold had been mined from the mind of men than the earth it self”

Napoleon Hill (1883–1970) American author

Source: Think and Grow Rich: The Landmark Bestseller - Now Revised and Updated for the 21st Century

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“Mine was a patchwork God, sewn together from bits of rag and ribbon, Eastern and Western, pagan and Hebrew, everything but the kitchen sink and Jesus.”

Anne Lamott (1954) Novelist, essayist, memoirist, activist

Source: Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith

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