"Hath fortune dealt thee ill cards? let wisdom make thee a good gamester. In a fair gale, every fool may sail, but wise behavior in a storm commends the wisdom of a pilot; to bear adversity with an equal mind is both the sign and glory of a brave spirit."

-- Francis Quarles

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“Politics is such a torment that I advise everyone I love not to mix with it.”
“The five million people who watch cable news are the political nation, the people who really care.”
“Stupidity has no friends, and wants none.”
“All the classic bands that have been around forever, they came up gradually.”
“Under the magnetism of friendship the modest man becomes bold; the shy, confident; the lazy, active; and the impetuous, prudent and peaceful.”
“There are only two kinds of vampire hunters: good ones and dead ones.”
“As far as I could see, life demanded skills I didn't have.”

Source : Susanna Kaysen (2013). “Girl, Interrupted”, p.155, Vintage
“In riding a horse, we borrow freedom.”

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