"That was what they did with themselves, those two Gracelings, along with a small band of friends: They stirred up trouble on a serious scaleâ€”bribery, coercion, sabotage, organized rebellionâ€”all directed at stopping the worst behavior of the worldâ€™s most seriously corrupt kings."

-- Kristin Cashore

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“Former Olympians also get paid to make appearances. Many of them won their medals in an era when Olympic success didn't go hand-in-hand with financial success.”
“It's easier to beg forgiveness than ask permission.”
“In some instances, the accuracy of past-life memories can be objectively verified, sometimes with remarkable detail.”
“Once you empower people and say,' Here you are, now you get to dream the great dream of becoming a full citizen with equal rights and radical improvement in your living situation,' you are creating an illusion which will break one day.”
“Genius is the capacity for seeing relationships where lesser men see none.”
“The tragedy is not to die, but to be wasted.”

Source : Thomas Harris (1999). “Hannibal”
“My Soul gave me good counsel, teaching me that the lamp which I carry does not belong to me, and the song that I sing was not generated from within me.”
“My mother saw a movie when she was 14 years old. I forget the name of the movie, but one of the lead characters was named Lark. She decided then she would name me and she stuck to it, and here I am.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quote, www.imdb.com.

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