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The habit of looking on the bright side of every event is worth more than a thousand pounds a year.
Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess.
Liberty is, to the lowest rank of every nation, little more than the choice of working or starving.
Every cold empirick, when his heart is expanded by a successful experiment, swells into a theorist.
If a man could say nothing against a character but what he can prove, history could not be written.
Levellers wish to level down as far as themselves; but they cannot bear levelling up to themselves.
There may be community of material possessions, but there can never be community of love or esteem.
The gloomy and the resentful are always found among those who have nothing to do or who do nothing.
Tears are often to be found where there is little sorrow, and the deepest sorrow without any tears.
Truth, such as is necessary to the reputation of life, is always found where it is honestly sought.
I doubt if there ever was a man who was not gratified by being told that he was liked by the women.
Books that you may carry to the fire, and hold readily in your hand, are the most useful after all.
When any calamity has been suffered the first thing to be remembered is, how much has been escaped.
An Aunt is a safe haven for a child. Someone who will keep your secrets and is always on your side.
Books exist for me not as physical entities with pages and binding, but in the province of my mind.
At the end of the day, that's what a family is - a group of different people who accept each other.
We don't live in a society that has genuine equality, and every woman we know has experienced that.
But all the love in the world won't save a sinking ship. You have to either bail or jump overboard.
But when you're alone in the world, really alone, you have no choice but to be open to suggestions.
Maybe you could go backwards and forwards at the same time, but it wasn't easy. You had to want to.
When you had to do something, you had to do it. And eventually, if you were lucky, you did it well.
Right now, though, I wanted not to think forward or backward, but only to lose myself in the words.
Even if you do make tons of new friends,” I told him, “try not to forget where you came from, okay?
Liberals like people with their heads, radicals like people with both their heads and their hearts.
One good thing about being a woman is we haven't too many examples yet of what a genius looks like.
Did you come out of the womb a dickhead or develop that jockstrap personality on your own? (Hunter)
Ash sarcastically rang an invisible bell with his hand. "Ding, ding, ding. Give that boy a tropphy.
She’s been hanging out with Nick.” – Acheron “Nick? As in I-hate-your-guts-Ash-go-die Nick?” – Tory
Well, yeah. You said you wanted Italian. See. Chef Boyardee. He makes one the best stuff. (Tabitha)
Her new powers surging, she went to have a long overdue Come-to-Jesus talk with the goddess. (Tory)
What am I supposed to do while you’re gone? (Shahara) Think up ways to kill me while I sleep. (Syn)
Forgotten history. You, however, are my present. (Varyk) Oh, goody. Do I have to wear a bow? (Fang)
When a man takes a woman for granted, he still looks for reassurance that she is still right there.
Not every man remembers the name of the cow which supplied him with each drop of milk he has drunk.
Grief is a room without doors - but somehow, with its tinsel and cliches, Christmas finds a way in.
I take on a shape and an existence only if I first throw myself into the world by loving, by doing.
There are so many problems. Women can go to work on these as well without giving up their feminism.
We belong to this earth. Now I can see the truth ... I love you on this earth of ours. Love me, do!
When an individual is kept in a situation of inferiority, the fact is that he does become inferior.
Death is not a reaper, like they say, nor even a friend. It is a dark, fierce water, an inundation.
I met a photographer who agreed to give me a few lessons; in exchange, I had to pose naked for him.
Any creative work that is truly alive is influenced by a thousand chance factors in its generation.
The test of a true myth is that each time you return to it, new insights and interpretations arise.
At a distance, we cannot conceive of the authority of a despot who knows all his subjects on sight.
I always say that when a country wins with such overwhelming might, it's bad news for that country.
Imagine a place where everyone chooses to bring energy, passion, and a positive attitude every day.
Personally, I would sooner have written Alice in Wonderland than the whole Encyclopedia Britannica.
Sometimes, loyalty gets in the way of what you want to do. Sometimes, it’s not your secret to tell.
I was much more upset by the situation with Jacob than by the possibility of being eaten by a bear.
Don't be self-conscious, if I could dream at all, it would be about you. And I'm not ashamed of it.