"... it is because sympathy is but a living again through our own past in a new form, that confession often prompts a response of confession."

-- George Eliot

#Past Quotes #Confession Quotes #Form Quotes

“A man can fall many times in life, but he's never a failure until he refuses to get back up.”
“Many of the early greats of sf Â— Hugo Gernsback (publisher of Amazing Stories) in particular Â— saw themselves as educators. The didactic thrust of science fiction got the genre initially pegged as children's fare. It was seen, at its best, as an extension of school and, at its worst, as teenage wish fulfillment.”
“Nonviolent action does not have to get others to be nice. It can in effect force them to consult their consciences.”
“A man only understands what is akin to something already existing in himself.”
“The tools to crush modern slavery exist, but the political will is lacking.”

Source : Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn (2009). “Half the Sky”, p.24, Vintage
“Romantic love is a passionate spiritual-emotional-sexual attachment between a man and a woman that reflects a high regard for the value of each other's person.”
“We need to win something for the fans because they have been patient and very understanding and we owe them.”
“No text message will ever replace the first kiss.”

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