"You must believe in free will; there is no choice."

-- Isaac Bashevis Singer

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“His contempt for humanity grew fiercer, and at last he came to realize that the world is made up mostly of fools and scoundrels. It became perfectly clear to him that he could entertain no hope of finding in someone else the same aspirations and antipathies; no hope of linking up with a mind which, like his own, took pleasure in a life of studious decrepitude; no hope of associating an intelligence as sharp and wayward as his own with any author or scholar.”

Source : Joris-Karl Huysmans (1959). “Against nature: a new translation of À rebours”
“I will not let a political party tell me how to live, when to die or what to believe in. Our souls are linked to the universe, but we can never see heaven, because our flesh ties us to the earth and the people around us. But when the people around you have lost their will to be free, then earth becomes a hell.”
“The mind has to be empty to see clearly.”
“Christians can not truly evangelize unless they are prepared to be evangelized in the process. In sharing the good news, people are enriched by the spiritual insights, honest questions and depth of devotion demonstrated by those of other faiths. Including others involves listening to them, learning from them. Much of what exists in other faiths may not necessarily be hostile to the kingdom. Christians can learn a lot from other walks of life.”
“I shuddered to think how completely the insane were in the power of their keepers, and how one could weep and plead for release, and all of no avail, if the keepers were so minded.”

Source : Nellie Bly (2016). “Ten Days in a Mad-House”, p.5, Nellie Bly
“Black-and-white photos tell the truth. That's why insurance companies use them.”

Source : Allan Sekula, Benjamin H. D. Buchloh (2002). “Fish story”
“You did not come here to be normal, you came here to be you.”
“The struggle for justice doesn't end with me. This struggle is for all the Troy Davises who came before me and all the ones who will come after me.”

Source : "California Voters Should Remember Troy Davis This November" by Ben Jealous, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 20, 2016.

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