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Wish

A wish () is a hope or desire for something. In fiction, wishes can be used as plot devices. In folklore, opportunities for "making a wish" or for wishes to "come true" or "be granted" are themes that are sometimes used.

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"Augustus," I said. "Really. You don't have to do this.""Sure I do," he said. "I found my Wish.""God, you're the best," I told him."I bet you say that to all the boys who finance your international travel," he answered."
— John Green
"Everyone wishes to be loved, but in the event, nearly no one can bear it. Everyone desires love but also finds it impossible to believe that he deserves it."
— James Baldwin
"A goal without a plan is just a wish."
— Antoine de Saint-Exupery
"It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan."
— Eleanor Roosevelt
"It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what others say in a whole book."
— Friedrich Nietzsche

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