"One never sees Paris for the first time; one always sees it again..."

-- Edmondo De Amicis

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“No-one really thought of fission before its discovery.”
“I was constantly, always and forever, trying to perform the musical 'Annie' for anyone who would listen, and I have a terrible singing voice. It was the first thing that made me think I wanted to be an actress.”
“He is a fool who is not for love and beauty. I speak unto the young, for I am of them and always shall be.”
“Free food!" mumbled Hamilton, his mouth full. "No wonder you're rich. You don't have to pay for anything." "Since when is it free?" Jonah demanded. "If I don't leave a big tip, it'll be all over Europe that the Wiz is a cheapskate! They'll seat me behind the sound-man from the penguin movie at the Oscars!”

Source : Gordon Korman, Scholastic Multi-Platform, (2011). “The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers Book 1: The Medusa Plot”, p.99, Scholastic Inc.
“An author describing the methods of intensive farming, or the excesses of sport hunting, or even the harsher uses of animals in science writes with confidence that most readers will share his sense of concern and indignation. Sounding the call to action-convincing people that change is not only necessary, but actually possible-is more problematic. In protecting animals from cruelty, it is always just one step from the mainstream to the fringe. To condemn the wrong is obvious, to suggest its abolition radical.”

Source : Matthew Scully (2003). “Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy”, p.393, St. Martin's Press
“Light, air, sound. In every space, it's how you embrace those things.”
“Violence is a disease, a disease that corrupts all who use it regardless of the cause.”
“Civilization is the intelligent management of human emotions.”

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