"Prison walls are meant not only to keep convicts in, but to keep the would-be investigator out."

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Source : Jessica Mitford (1973). “Kind and usual punishment: the prison business”, Vintage

Jessica Mitford

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“The reality of marriage as the union of a mother and a father is grounded in our very biology.”
“Honor is like the eye, which cannot suffer the least impurity without damage. It is a precious stone, the price of which is lessened by a single flaw.”

Source : "The Forbes Book of Business Quotations" by Edward C. Goodman, Ted Goodman, (p. 411), 1997.
“If you don't like your outcomes, change your responses.”
“The time has come, everybody lie down so you won't get hurt when the sun bursts.”

Source : Neal Cassady (2005). “Collected Letters, 1944-1967”, p.145, Penguin
“Self-leadership is about awareness, tolerance , and not letting your own natural tendencies limit your potential.”
“The love that loves a scarlet coat Should be more uniform.”
“But I fail to see how that (not buying gifts) would bring back the essence of Christmas. And I don't think it would affect retailers. Besides, that's part of the joy of Christmas ? to give someone a gift to show your appreciation for them.”

Source : "Gift rift: Evangelicals split over plan to ban presents" by Joe Garofoli, www.sfgate.com. December 24, 2005.
“Normal social behavior requires that we be able to recognize identities in spite of change. Unless we can do so, there can be no human society as we know it.”

Source : Kenneth Lee Pike (1982). “Linguistic Concepts: An Introduction to Tagmemics”

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