"There are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before."

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Source : O Pioneers! pt. 2, ch. 4 (1913)

#Life Quotes #Wise Quotes #Niece Quotes

“I didn't feel physically sick. But mentally. My mind was twisting in so many ways. (...) We once saw a documentary on migraines. One of the men interviewed used to fall on his knees and bang his head against the floor, over and over during attacks. This diverted the pain from deep inside his brain, where he couldn't reach it, to a pain outside that he had control over.”
“Optimism is the true moral courage”
“Anything you undertake will be possible to accomplish.”
“This nation was founded by men of many nations and backgrounds. It was founded on the principle that all men are created equal, and that the rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened ... It ought to to be possible, in short, for every American to enjoy the privileges of being American without regard to his race or his color.”
“All good businesses are personal. The best businesses are very personal.”
“Let America be America again. Let it be the dream it used to be.”
“Self-censorship is a lie to yourself; if you are going to be trying to seriously create art, to create literary art, and you decide to hold back, to censor yourself, then you are a fool to yourself and it would be better that you kept your mouth shut and did not speak.”
“But that day I was anxious. I was nervous and worried, uneasy and distracted. I paced around and never felt settled. I didn't care for the sensation, yet I realized it was possibly a natural progression of my evolving soul, and therefore I tried my best to embrace it.”

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