"As long as anything in this world means anything to you, your freedom is only a word. You are like a bird that is held by a leash; you can only fly so far."

-- Francois Fenelon

#Powerful Quotes #Mean Quotes #Long Quotes

“Roecker sure is a romantic about certain things, like art and music, though you might not know it from watching Live Freaky! Die Freaky!, his claymation musical retelling of the Helter Skelter Charlie Manson saga.”
“To rule by fettering the mind through fear of punishment in another world is just as base as to use force.”
“How you humans survive so much experience is something I shall never understand. To do so much and react to it all in the way you do is as much a curse as a blessing. You never take time to digest and appreciate what happens to you.”

Source : Peter F. Hamilton (2009). “Pandora's Star”, p.271, Pan Macmillan
“It is necessary that we stop, once for all, this ignorant meddling with other people's business. Each individual must be left free to follow his own path.”

Source : Aleister Crowley (1975). “The Commentaries of AL: Being the Equinox Volume V, No. 1”, Weiser Books
“Donâ€™t.â€ I walked up to him. â€œIf it ever comes down to a situation between me and you, save yourself. Iâ€™m not worth dying for.â€ â€œPrincess, I-â€ â€œNone of us are,â€ I said, looking at him seriously. â€œNot the Queen or any of the Markis or Marksinna. Thatâ€™s a direct order from the Princess, and you have to follow it. Save yourself.â€ â€œI donâ€™t understand.â€ Duncanâ€™s whole face scrunched in confusion. â€œButâ€¦ if itâ€™s as you wish, Princess.â€ â€œIt is. Thank you,â€ I smiled at him and walked into the palace.”
“Life is only what you wonder. Day is light as your brightest dream.”

Source : Song: Wonder Boy
“You're damn right when you say I've shown people how to make a firebomb, I've done my time for my crimes, and I should be able to talk about them.”

Source : "Feds arrest environment radical over S.D. speech" by Onell R. Soto, legacy.sandiegouniontribune.com. February 23, 2006.
“He thinks in secret, and it comes to pass: environment is but his looking glass.”

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