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“They liked me so long as the liquor flowed at my house, but I haven't seen any of them around lately.”
Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com. 
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“An hour-glass is a reminder not only of time's quick flight, but also of the dust to which we must at last return”
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“Haven't you done enough for a lifetime? Think about it—two power—crazed magicians killed, a hundred power—crazed magicians saved…”
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“What we call our destiny is truly our character and that character can be altered. The knowledge that we are responsible for our actions and attitudes does not need to be discouraging, because it also means that we are free to change this destiny. One is not in bondage to the past, which has shaped our feelings, to race, inheritance, background. All this can be altered if we have the courage to examine how it formed us. We can alter the chemistry provided we have the courage to dissect the elements.”
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“Thanks to modern medicine we are no longer forced to endure prolonged pain, disease, discomfort and wealth.”
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“Sacred spaces can be created in any environment.”
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“To be a Christian, you can’t go with the flow. You have to go by the Word of God.”
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“Take my hand and grow young with me. Don't rush. Don't sleep. Be a beginner. Light the candles. Keep the fire. Dare to love someone. Tell yourself the truth. Stay inside the rapture.”
Source : Marlena de Blasi (2013). “A Thousand Days in Venice: An Unexpected Romance”, p.63, Algonquin Books
