"There must be love, and understanding, to betray. Most men haven't the wit or the honor for betrayal: not to know it when they see it; not the stomach to apprehend it as they do it. Most men, blind and dumb in their self-centeredness, don't betray: they merely disappoint."

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Source : Janet Morris (2011). “Tempus with His Right-Side Companion Niko”, p.291, Paradise Publishing

Janet Morris

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“When I was born, I was colored. I soon became a Negro. Not long after that I was black. Most recently I was African-American. It seems we're on a roll here. But I am still first and foremost in search of freedom.”
“Music? All kinda music. I don't just listen to one thing; I listen to everything.”

Source : "Dime Q&A: Darryl Dawkins Reveals The Origin of His Nickname And Recalls His First Dunk". Uproxx Interview, uproxx.com. August 4, 2011.
“If civilians are going to be killed, I would rather have them be their civilians than our civilians.”
“I was bullied as a kid, and I got a job on television. And I had a camera. And so I wanted to go after those business bullies. And I just have been following that instinct.”
“I'd been upstaged, demoted from protagonist in my own drama to comic relief in my parents' tragedy”

Source : Alison Bechdel (2007). “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic”, p.58, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“I have been ambitious to be a somebody from the time I was 5 years old”
“Be fearless. Have the courage to take risks. Go where there are no guarantees. Get out of your comfort zone even if it means being uncomfortable. The road less traveled is sometimes fraught with barricades bumps and uncharted terrain. But it is on that road where your character is truly tested And have the courage to accept that youâ€™re not perfect nothing is and no one is â€” and thatâ€™s OK.”

Source : Katie Couric's Commencement Address at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, www.cbsnews.com. June 4, 2007.
“My belief is firm in a law of compensation. The true rewards are ever in proportion to the labour and sacrifices made.”

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