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“The creatures that want to live a life of their own, we call wild. If wild, then no matter how harmless, we treat them as outlaws, and those of us who are specially well brought up shoot them for fun.”
Source : Clarence Day, Jr. (2004). “This Simian World”, p.28, 1st World Publishing
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“Before thy undertaking of any design, weigh the glory of thy action with the danger of the attempt; if the glory outweigh the danger, it is cowardice to neglect it; if the danger exceed the glory, it is rashness to attempt it; if the balances stand poised, let thy own genius cast them.”
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“For me, becoming a man had a lot to do with learning communication, and I learned about that by acting.”
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“Hate leaves ugly scars, love leaves beautiful ones.”
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“Was it not the great philosopher and mathematician Leibnitz who said that the more knowledge advances the more it becomes possible to condense it into little books?”
Source : J. Arthur Thomson (2008). “The Outline of Science, First Volume”, p.3, Wildside Press LLC
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“When I try to get clever I fail, so I stick with the basic issues of human life on earth - sex, death, relationships, discovering who you are, being hurt and confused.”
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“When one is nothing, one invents. It fills a void.”
Source : Diane Setterfield (2007). “The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel”, p.115, Simon and Schuster
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“Albus Severus," Harry said quietly, so that nobody but Ginny could hear, and she was tactful enough to pretend to be waving to Rose, who was now on the train, "you were named for two headmasters of Hogwarts. One of them was a Slytherin and he was probably the bravest man I ever knew.”