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“Because pieces of your heart clearly weigh more when they're sitting shattered at the bottom of your stomach.”
Source : Heather Brewer (2011). “First Kill”, p.128, Penguin
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“New wave disco was coming to the fore then, and we were at a different point entirely. I like to listen to dance music, but I don't think I'm primarily a dance music writer.”
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“I should hate to be a regular girl with a sugar-plum voice. I should hate to have swan-like lashes, and a thick, sooty neck. I sound as though I’m joking, I know, but I should truly hate to be like Leanne, so charming and ordinary and stuffed with clichéd feelings. I’m glad I’m the ice maiden. Who wants to be crying over every stray dog? Not I. Scratch my surface and what do you see? More surface.”
Source : Franny Billingsley (2013). “Chime”, p.157, A&C Black
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“Beware of the differences that blind us to the unity that binds us.”
Source : Huston Smith, Jeffery Paine (2012). “The Huston Smith Reader”, p.27, Univ of California Press
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“Being clever was when you looked at how things were and used the evidence to work out something new.”
Source : "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time". Book by Mark Haddon, May, 2003.
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“The Hand of providence has been so conspicuous in all this, that he must be worse than an infidel that lacks faith, and more than wicked, that has not gratitude enough to acknowledge his obligations.”
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“In order to create an alternative an oppressed group must at once shatter the self-reflecting world which encircles it and, at the same time, project its own image onto history.”
Source : Sheila Rowbotham (1999). “Threads Through Time: Writings on History and Autobiography”, Penguin (Non-Classics)
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“In 1960 Americans chose John F. Kennedy because they were ready for change. They were ready for new and better ideas. After six years of scandals and failed policies under the Reagan Administration, Americans are again ready for change and stronger leadership. I love my country. That is why I am seeking the Democratic nomination for president.”
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“I like doing a challenging class because it makes me more brave in life. My perception of hardships is now completely different. I'm not whining and moaning inside as much.”
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“Because the Bush Administration will set no timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, both chambers of Congress acted to make sure our troops will not be left in Iraq indefinitely.”
