"There is no truer gauge of a man's character than the way in which he employs his strength, his power."

-- Jim Butcher

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“People are much like those stars up there. Some burn faintly for millions of years, barely visible to us on earth. They're there, but you'd hardly know it. They blend in, like a speck on a canvas. But others blaze with such intensity, they light up the sky. You can't help but notice them, marvel at them. Those are the ones that never last long. They can't. They use up all their energy quickly”

Source : Sarah Jio (2013). “The Last Camellia: A Novel”, p.162, Penguin
“Lust is to the other passions what the nervous fluid is to life; it supports them all, lends strength to them all ambition, cruelty, avarice, revenge, are all founded on lust.”
“What offends me the most when I hear criticisms about this so-called Africa bias is how quick we are to focus on the words and propaganda of a few powerful, influential individuals, and to forget about the millions of anonymous people who suffer from their crimes.”

Source : "Fatou Bensouda: “We Are Not Against Africa”". Interview with Mercy Eze, newafricanmagazine.com. September 11, 2012.
“I have only to speak for myself; to speak for freedom for myself; to determine for freedom for myself; and in doing so, I speak and determine for the freedom of every slave on every plantation, and for the fugitives on my right hand.”
“Bereavement is a universal and integral part of our experience of love.”
“Tout reÂ volutionnaire finit en oppresseur ou en heÂ reÂ tique. Every revolutionary ends as an oppressor or a heretic.”
“I still go to bed in mascara on the chance I'll be seen a lover.”

Source : Christine Schutt (2012). “Prosperous Friends”, p.164, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
“In the morning, I reach for the sports page.”

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