"It is a luxury to do something that serves no practical purpose: the luxury of civilization."

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Source : M.L. Stedman (2012). “The Light Between Oceans: A Novel”, p.44, Simon and Schuster

M. L. Stedman

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“They loved each other, not driven by necessity, by the "blaze of passion" often falsely ascribed to love. They loved each other because everything around them willed it, the trees and the clouds and the sky over their heads and the earth under their feet.”
“I've known Mark Hunt for a long time, and I've known Brock [Lesnar] for a while. I think that it's a very interesting match-up. I think it's good on the UFC for making that match-up.”

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“Thou knowest how numerous this tribe is, how united and how powerful in the assemblies. I will plead in a low voice so that only the judges may hear, for instigators are not lacking to stir up the crowd against me, and against all the best citizens. To scorn, in the interest of the Republic, this multitude of Jews so often turbulent in the assemblies shows a singular strength of mind. The money is in the Treasury; they do not accuse us of theft; they seek to stir up hatreds...”
“There is no home as comfortable as your father's arms and no bed as soft as your mother's lap.”
“Workers in the bourgeois countries must fight for equal rights for men and women.”
“Eleanor had never thought about killing herself â€“ ever â€“ but she thought a lot about stopping. Just running until she couldnâ€™t run anymore. Jumping from something so high that sheâ€™d never hit the bottom.”
“We must break up the eurozone. We must set those Mediterranean countries free.”
“I had Flipped. -Bryce Loski”

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