"Of Rhetoric various definitions have been given by different writers; who, however, seem not so much to have disagreed in their conceptions of the nature of the same thing, as to have had different things in view while they employed the same term."

-- Richard Whately

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“Ursula craved solitude but she hated loneliness, a conundrum that she couldnâ€™t even begin to solve.”

Source : Kate Atkinson (2013). “Life After Life”, p.251, Random House
“Donâ€™t be silly. Loving is easy. Itâ€™s finding someone to love you back thatâ€™s hard.”
“Mankind is divided into two basic sorts: those who find the unknown future threatening ... and those who find it thrilling. The rupture between those two sides has been responsible for most of the bloodshed in history.”

Source : Robert A. Heinlein, Spider Robinson (2010). “Variable Star”, p.212, Macmillan
“Western parents worry a lot about their children's self-esteem. But as a parent, one of the worst things you can do for your child's self-esteem is to let them give up. On the flip side, there's nothing better for building confidence than learning you can do something you thought you couldn't.”
“The history of the world for the past several centuries and current events at home and abroad confirm the existence of such a conspiracy (to destroy Christianity and obtain global power). The world-wide net-work of diabolical conspirators implements this plot against the Christian faith while Christians appear to be sound asleep. The Christian clergy appear to be more ignorant or more indifferent about this conspiracy than other Christians ... It seems so sad.”

Source : Larry McMurtry (2010). “Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen: Reflections on Sixty and Beyond”, p.109, Simon and Schuster
“Playboy stretched his arm, patting Carlos on the back. "Well, you know what they say: If you love someone, let'em go. If they don't come back, hunt'em down and kill'em!”
“One person's ceiling is another person's floor.”
“I think I am pretty much melancholic.”

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