"My fame will outshine that of Victor Hugo or Napoleon"

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Source : Raymond Roussel, John Ashbery (1991). “Selections from Certain of His Books”, Consortium Book Sales & Dist

Raymond Roussel

“There are some examples of medieval kings who were terrible human beings but were nevertheless good kings.”
“Faith is a vulnerable thing, not a battle.”

Source : "ISMS" by Ryan Phipps, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 29, 2016.
“You have to keep your vision clear, cause only a coward lives in fear.”

Source : Song: Friends
“I want it all... fast. I want to be married, I want to live together... and then somewhere around a year or two years, I get freaked out. I freak out emotionally and then I actually feel like 'Oh my God, who's this stranger in my house?'”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“It is the function of science to discover the existence of a general reign of order in nature and to find the causes governing this order. And this refers in equal measure to the relations of man - social and political - and to the entire universe as a whole.”
“Oregon is an inspiration. Whether you come to it, or are born to it, you become entranced by our state's beauty, the opportunity she affords, and the independent spirit of her citizens.”
“Your house is all about routine, not the unexpected events of your life.”
“My dogs have been the reason I have woken up every single day of my life with a smile on my face.”

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