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“I know what you're thinking... and you oughtta be ashamed of yourself.”
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“Jesus Christ has undertaken by His redemption to put in me a heart so pure that God can see nothing to censure.”
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“The Promised Land always lies on the other side of a Wilderness.”
Source : havelock ellis (1923). “the dance of life”
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“Each person on this planet is inherently, intrinsically capable of attaining "dizzying heights" of happiness and fulfillment.”
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“If but a few live coals are found in a mountain of ashes, no one should be disappointed. Genius is a rare quality in this world, and there is no reason why it should be more ubiquitous among Blacks than Whites.”
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“In London, the weather would affect me negatively. I react strongly to light. If it is cloudy and raining, there are clouds and rain in my soul.”
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“Nearly all legislation is the result of compromise.”
Source : The Sun, March 4, 1923.
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“Most argument, and in fact most conflict, has nothing to do with the present. It's always about the past or the future. People can't agree on the details of what has happened or is going to happen. But we rarely know what has happened, and we never know what is going to happen. What is really at dispute is how we will deal with not knowing.”
Source : Steven Galloway (2014). “The Confabulist: A Novel”, p.115, Penguin
