"Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness."

-- Maya Angelou

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“We favor hypotheses for their simplicity and explanatory power, much as the architect of the world might have done in choosing which possibility to create.”

Source : Ian Hacking (1984). “The Emergence of Probability: A Philosophical Study of Early Ideas about Probability, Induction and Statistical Inference”, p.142, Cambridge University Press
“In the past, I've thrown myself into work so much there's been very little room for anything else.”
“The first qualification for success in my view is a strong work ethic.”
“I try not to laugh at the fact that even when sheâ€™s drunk, she has a hard time saying it. â€œWhere do you want me to take you?â€ She drops her head back against my chest. â€œYou can just keep carrying me. Itâ€™s very relaxing.”

Source : Jessica Sorensen (2013). “The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden”, p.121, Hachette UK
“Because desperation breeds gullibility. People want to lose weight so much that their common sense shuts off.”
“Dysphagia is the medical term for not being able to swallow, and I know that there are two kinds of dysphagia: oropharyngeal and esophageal. But maybe there is also a third kind of dysphagia that comes when your heart breaks into pieces. I can't swallow because I have that kind.”

Source : Holly Goldberg Sloan (2013). “Counting by 7s”, p.84, Penguin
“Freedom is an indivisible word. If we want to enjoy it, and fight for it, we must be prepared to extend it to everyone, whether they are rich or poor, whether they agree with us or not, no matter what their race or the color of their skin.”

Source : One World (1943) ch. 13
“Dark and stately is the warm, graceful tenderness of the Sarabande”

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