"I hated myself and the world because I had failed to face and accept the limitations of my self and of life. In literature this refusal is called romanticism; in psychology, neurosis."

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Source : Luke Rhinehart (2012). “The Dice Man”, p.15, HarperCollins UK

Luke Rhinehart

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“When we try to focus our thought upon One who is pure uncreated being we may see nothing at all, for He dwelleth in light that no man can approach unto. Only by faith and love are we able to glimpse Him as He passes by our shelter in the cleft of the rock.”
“All civilizations become either spacefaring or extinct.”
“I'm pretty boring with pizza toppings. I only ever eat margherita. If it's ever anything else then I'll just go 'mmm', pretend to eat it, then throw it in the bin.”
“Canada emerged as a political entity with boundaries largely determined by the fur trade. These boundaries included a vast north temperate land area extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific and dominated by the Canadian Shield. The present Dominion emerged not in spite of geography but because of it.”

Source : "The Fur Trade in Canada". Book by Harold Innis, "Conclusion", p. 393, 1930.
“Man has the right to deal with his oppressors by devouring their palpitating hearts.”
“Praise requires constant renewal and expansion.”

Source : Doris Grumbach (2014). “Coming into the End Zone: A Memoir”, p.22, Open Road Media
“Health is like money, we never have a true idea of its value until we lose it.”
“A good home must be made, not bought.”

Source : Joyce Maynard (1988). “Domestic affairs: enduring the pleasures of motherhood and family life”, McGraw-Hill Companies

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