"Diplomacy is the velvet glove that cloaks the fist of power."

-- Robin Hobb

#Gloves Quotes #Fists Quotes #Velvet Quotes

“The principal activities of brains are making changes in themselves.”
“When a court goes too far, it actually weakens our respect for judicial institutions.”
“It seems like many people think that if you drive yourself crazy, then you can write. Iâ€™m absolutely not interested in that. It made sense to me to be as whole and well as I could be, and as happy. I wanted to see what a fortunate life would produce. What writing would come out of a mind that didnâ€™t try to torment itself? What did I have to know? What did I have to do rather than what can I torment and bend myself into doing? What was the fruit on that tree?”
“Courage doesn't mean you don't get afraid. Courage means you don't let fear stop you.”
“Each time someone dies, a library burns.”
“I am very slow to warm. I've always been sort of a loner. I didn't play team sports. I am better one-on-one than in big groups”
“What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.”
“My friends often tell me how very German I still am.”

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