"Kinder the enemy who must malign us Than the smug friend who will define us"

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Source : Anna Wickham (1921). “The Contemplative Quarry ; And, The Man with a Hammer”

Anna Wickham

“Hollywood's like Egypt, full of crumbled pyramids. It'll never come back. It'll just keep on crumbling until finally the wind blows the last studio prop across the sands.”
“Asked why they wanted to fight, the young women said they enjoyed it, just as some men and boys do.”
“Most things can be fixed with duct tape and extension cords.”
“We welcome all republican endorsements, no question. We'd be happy to have that. We'd be happy to have more fair treatment in the media. But I'm not going to find unicorns on my doorstep tomorrow either.”
“Monotony collapses time; novelty unfolds it. You can exercise daily and eat healthily and live a long life, while experiencing a short one. If you spend your life sitting in a cubicle and passing papers, one day is bound to blend unmemorably into the next - and disappear.”

Source : Joshua Foer (2011). “Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything”, p.61, Penguin
“AZT was never meant to treat HIV. It was meant to treat cancer and, when it was discovered to be toxic, the drug companies stopped clinic trials of the drug because it was so toxic. Is this drug really one we want to use?”
“Rebellion is the only thing that keeps you alive!”

Source : "Fictional character: Rebecca". "The Girl on a Motorcycle", www.imdb.com. September 12, 1968.
“People get a lot out of being religious. They have strong senses of community and mutual support. So, what's not to love [there]?”

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