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“One of the principle qualities of pain is that it demands an explanation.”
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“They would think she was savoring the taste (blueberries, cinnamon, cream-excellent), but she was actually savoring the whole morning, trying to catch it, pin it down, keep it safe before all those precious moments became yet another memory.”
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“Property -- the more common it becomes the more holy it becomes.”
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“If there was no such thing as barrels I probably wouldn't even surf.”
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“It occurred to me that I was unhappy. And it didn’t feel so very terrible. No urgency, nothing. I could slip out of my life on a slow wave like this—it didn’t matter. I don’t have to be happy. All I have to do is hold on to something and wait.”
Source : Helen Oyeyemi (2011). “Mr Fox”, p.42, Pan Macmillan
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“The longer men sin, the more easily they can; for every act of transgression weakens conscience, stupefies intellect, hardens hearts, adds force to bad habits, and takes force from good example. And, surely, there is nothing in such associations; as wicked affinities will insure to the sinner in the future state, to incline him to repentance.”
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“The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have only one course of action.”
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“I am me. I have to define myself. I'm going to stand up at the back of the train and take control of my future.”
Source : Source: collider.com
