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“Aquamarines grew with emeralds, Claire told me. But emeralds were fragile and always broke into smaller pieces, while aquamarines were stronger, grew in huge crystals without any trouble, so they weren't worth as much. It was the emerald that didn't break that was the really valuable thing.”
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“The hijacking of an American jet in Athens looms larger in our concern than the parent who kills a child, even though the one happens rarely, and the other happens daily.”
Source : Gavin De Becker (1998). “The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals that Protect Us from Violence”, Dell Publishing Company
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“A laugh is worth a hundred groans in any market.”
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“Stephen Harper is probably the most dangerous human being ever elevated to power in Canada.”
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“It is always by way of pain one arrives at pleasure.”
Source : Marquis de Sade “Philosophy in the Bedroom: An Erotic Novel”, Library of Alexandria
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“The miracle often lies outside our comfort zone.”
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“The lonesomest thing in all the world is a soul when it is making ready to go on its mysterious, far journey.”
Source : O. Henry (1995). “100 Selected Stories”, p.182, Wordsworth Editions
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“Let it be whatever it will be. Give up trying to manipulate. This is Freedom.”
