"It is true, Monsieur," Raoule went on, shrugging her shoulders, "that I have had lovers in my life as I have books in my library, to know, to study. But I have had no passion, I have not written my own book yet! I always found myself alone when we were two. One is not weak when one remains master of one's self in the midst of the most stupefying pleasures."

-- Rachilde

#Book Quotes #Passion Quotes #Self Quotes

“Publishers are in business to make money, and if your books do well they don't care if you are male, female, or an elephant.”
“Only a system in which all parts flourish is holistic.”
“You can't be at the pole and the equator at the same time. You must choose your own line, as I hope to do, and it will probably be color.”
“In 1958, I came to Chicago where I have remained.”
“Democracy is always a beckoning goal, not a safe harbor. For freedom is an unremitting endeavor, never a final achievement.”
“Anybody can win - unless there happens to be a second entry.”

Source : Fables in Slang (1900) p. 133
“No, nothing can change my world --Ichigo Kurosaki, Black Moon Rising”
“Create content that teaches. You canâ€™t give up. You need to be consistently awesome.”

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