"There are some men who are consoled by the idea that there are women less attractive than their wives; and others who are haunted by the knowledge that there are more attractive."

-- John Fowles

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“No more painters, no more scribblers, no more musicians, no more sculptors, no more religions, no more royalists, no more radicals, no more imperialists, no more anarchists, no more socialists, no more communists, no more proletariat, no more democrats, no more republicans, no more bourgeois, no more aristocrats, no more arms, no more police, no more nations, an end at last to all this stupidity, nothing left, nothing at all, nothing, nothing.”
“Lots of people in the open system are very determined to try and strengthen evidence-based policy.”

Source : Source: www.macleans.ca
“Not only does God play dice with the world He does not let us see what He has rolled.”

Source : Stanislaw Lem (2012). “Imaginary Magnitude”, p.205, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“Life is a pressure cooker and whether you remain serene or become stressed-out depends on how you handle that pressure.”

Source : Dr. Kevin Leman (2011). “Stopping Stress before It Stops You: A Game Plan for Every Mom”, p.22, Revell
“I resolutely believe that respect for diversity is a fundamental pillar in the eradication of racism, xenophobia and intolerance. There is no excuse for evading the responsibility of finding the most suitable path toward the elimination of any expression of discrimination against indigenous peoples.”
“I've never really collected anything other than old Atari cartridges. I only had, like, 12 Atari games as a kid, so at some point in my 20s I decided I was going to own all of them.”
“It's amazing, it doesn't feel like it has been 10 years since retirement.”
“Finally, Peeta turns to Pollux. "Well, then you just became our most valuable asset." Castor laughs and Pollux manages a smile. We're halfway down the first tunnel when I realize what was so remarkable about that exchange. Peeta sounded like his old self, the one who could always think of the right thing to say when nobody else could... I glance back at him as he trudges along under his guards, Gale and Jackson, his eyes fixed on the ground, his shoulders hunched forward. So dispirited. But for a moment, he was really here.”

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