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“You see, my good friend, how much we are the creatures of situation and circumstance, and with what pliant servility the mind resigns itself to the impressions of the senses, or the illusions of the imagination”
Source : Lady Morgan (Sydney) (1808). “The wild Irish girl: a national tale”, p.58
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“The unwelcome November rain had perversely stolen the day's last hour and pawned it with that ancient fence, the night.”
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“For the production of man a different apprenticeship [from forests] was needed to sharpen the wits and quicken the higher manifestations of intellect - a more open veldt country where competition was keener between swiftness and stealth, and where adroitness of thinking played a preponderating role in the preservation of the species.”
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“Everybody's got something. In the end, what choice does one really have but to understand that truth, to really take it in, and then shop for groceries, get a haircut, do one's work; get on with the business of one's life. That's the hope, anyway.”
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“Everyone's showing their thong out the back of their jeans. But you shouldn't wear any. You get a better line if you wear no knickers.”
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“People ask what I am really trying to do with humor. The answer is, "I'm getting even”
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“There is something frightful in being required to enjoy and appreciate all masterpieces; to read with equal relish Milton, and Dante, and Calderon, and Goethe, and Homer, and Scott, and Voltaire, and Wordsworth, and Cervantes, and Molière, and Swift.”
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“A good song can only do good, and I am proud of the songs I have sung. I hope to be able to continue singing these songs for all who want to listen, Republicans, Democrats, and independents.”
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“In his wolf-skin he was as strong as any of them, but he was a gentle person in many ways. He'd feel so bad about failing he'd probably step aside for someone else without a fight.”
Source : Annette Curtis Klause (2007). “Blood and Chocolate”, p.112, Delacorte Books for Young Readers
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“To respect the dignity of a relationship also implies accepting the end when it comes. Except in my mind, except in my dreams, where the aftertaste of her still lingers.”
