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“So long as he was personally present, [Alcibiades] had the perfect mastery of his political adversaries; calumny only succeeded in his absence.”
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“I learned long ago that when change comes, you gotta slow down and take note of it. In the midst of that change is all the possibility in the world.”
Source : Bertice Berry (2002). “Jim and Louella's Homemade Heart-Fix Remedy”, p.24, Broadway Books
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“I knew that I had turned my world back to cinders, sunk my lovely ship with my own stupid, wicked hands.”
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“I'm not particularly interested in painting, per se. I'm interested in a painting that has that mysterious life to it. Anything that doesn't partake of that magic is halfway dead - it returns to its physical elements, it's just paint and canvas.”
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“Being in love is not cool!”
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“One drop of hatred in your soul will spread and discolor everything like a drop of black ink in white milk.”
Source : Alice Munro (2015). “A Wilderness Station: Selected Stories, 1968-1994”, p.362, Vintage
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“If I had said, "I don't stand a chance," one thing is clear: I wouldn't have.”
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“Money can buy the necessary police order. Justice is sold to the highest bidder”
Source : Rohinton Mistry (2008). “A Fine Balance”, p.432, Faber & Faber
