"Religion is the hospital of the souls that the world has wounded."

-- Jean Antoine Petit-Senn

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“Sometimes one has to say difficult things, but one ought to say them as simply as one knows how.”

Source : G. H. Hardy (2012). “A Mathematician's Apology”, p.47, Cambridge University Press
“It's like our country is being run by a bunch of bad alcoholic dads right now.”
“What is so remarkable about the success of affirmative action is that it has been accomplished despite the Justice Department and the policies of the federal government.”

Source : Harold Washington, Alton Miller (1988). “Climbing a Great Mountain: Selected Speeches of Mayor Harold Washington”
“Reading poetry and watching cricket were the sum of my world, and the two are not so far apart as many aesthetes might believe.”
“Experiencing this pain in my muscles and aching and going on and on is my challenge. The last three or four reps is what makes the muscles grow. This area of pain divides a champion from someone who is not a champion. That's what most people lack, having the guts to go on and just say they'll go through the pain no matter what happens. I have no fear of fainting. I do squats until I fall over and pass out. So what? It's not going to kill me. I wake up five minutes later and I'm OK. A lot of other athletes are afraid of this. So they don't pass out. They don't go on.”
“I write both at home and at coffee shops, and I have a terrible work ethic - I have a tendency to write most of my books right before the deadline. I'm trying to work on that, but so far, I'm not getting any more organized.”

Source : "Romance Unlaced: Interview with Elizabeth Hoyt". Interview With Madeline Hunter, happyeverafter.usatoday.com. September 10, 2014.
“To me, human existence exists on a multiple level, not just on a two-dimensional level, not just having to be identified with what you do and what you say.”
“The passions of the titanic struggle will finally enter upon the sleep of oblivion, and only its splendid accomplishments for the cause of human freedom and a united nation, stronger and richer in patriotism because of the great strife, will be remembered.”

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