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“They might have been all-right people doing the best they could, but I got to tell you, you got a dead cat lying in your yard you ought to bury it. That’s my motto.”
Source : Joe R. Lansdale (2011). “Devil Red”, p.26, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
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“I swear I will never henceforth have to do with the faith that tells the best! I will have to do only with that faith that leaves the best untold.”
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“I suppose I'd get in trouble if I were to melt them down.”
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“Patience is the key to any battle.”
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“The essence of dramatic tragedy is not unhappiness. It resides in the solemnity of the remorseless working of things.”
Source : Garrett James Hardin (1995). “The Immigration Dilemma: Avoiding the Tragedy of the Commons”, F A I R-Federation for American Immigration Reform
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“When you give of yourself something new comes in to being... the world expands, a bit of goodness is brought forth and a small miracle occurs. You must never underestimate this miracle. Too many good people think they have to become Mother Teresa or Albert Schweitzer, or even Santa Claus, and perform great acts if they are to be givers. They don't see the simple openings of the heart that can be practiced anywhere with almost anyone.”
Source : Kent Nerburn (2014). “Letters to My Son: A Father's Wisdom on Manhood, Life, and Love”, p.75, New World Library
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“Sincerity is like traveling on a plain, beaten road, which commonly brings a man sooner to his journey's end than by-ways, in which men often lose themselves.”
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“This life we have is short, so let us leave a mark for people to remember.”