"Tis not the wholesome sharp mortality, Or modest anger of a satiric spirit, That hurts or wounds the body of a state, But the sinister application Of the malicious, ignorant, and base Interpreter; who will distort and strain The general scope and purpose of an author To his particular and private spleen."

-- Ben Jonson

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“I was fifteen then, too young to fall in-love. Or maybe it is only then, with dew of childhood still in my eyes, that I was capable of such love. I will never know, of course.”

Source : Danielle Trussoni (2010). “Angelology: A Novel”, p.284, Penguin
“God ordains opposition so that he may prove to the opponents, who are many in number, to the few that God chooses to bless, that if God's hand is with that few, the many cannot oppose and be successful.”
“The happiest lot for a man, as far as birth is concerned, is that it should be such as to give him but little occasion to think much about it.”
“There's two elements to rap: having the thoughts, and then being a great rapper.”
“Good-bye broadcast, Hello, conversation.”

Source : Shel Israel (2009). “Twitterville: How Businesses Can Thrive in the New Global Neighborhoods”, p.14, Penguin
“People look at my six days in the week to see what I mean on the seventh.”
“If a dog doesn't put you first where are you both? In what relation? A dog needs God. It lives by your glances, your wishes. It even shares your humor. This happens about the fifth year. If it doesn't happen you are only keeping an animal.”
“Forgiveness depends on the person. If he's saying sorry to make himself comfortable, then don't forgive him. If he's asking for forgiveness sincerely, then it's okay to forgive him. If you don't know what's on that person's mind... It's easy. Watch carefully how that person has lived up to now, and how he's living right now.”

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