"The distant rear of an army engaged in battle is not the best place from which to judge correctly what is going on in front."

-- Ulysses S. Grant

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“I think the benefit of being a writer is that I'm looking for the subtext on the page, because all good writing has subtext. And as a writer, you look at the big scope of things, the big story, rather than just your individual story line, because I think it's important to know what you're in and how you fit into it.”

Source : Source: www.esquire.com
“The State claims and exercises the monopoly of crime. It forbids private murder, but itself organizes murder on a colossal scale. It punishes private theft, but itself lays unscrupulous hands on anything it wants, whether the property of citizen or of alien.”

Source : "On Doing the Right Thing and Other Essays". Book by Albert J. Nock, Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York and Londo, 1928.
“Men arenâ€™t attracted to me by my mind. Theyâ€™re attracted by what I donâ€™t mind.”
“If you want to live your whole life free from pain,you must either be a god or a corpse.”

Source : Steve Berry (2007). “The Venetian Betrayal: A Novel”, p.111, Ballantine Books
“The friendship between a man and a woman which does not lead to marriage or desire for marriage may be a life long experience of the greatest value to themselves and to all their circle of acquaintance and of activity; but for this type of friendship both a rare man and a rare woman are needed.”

Source : Anna Garlin Spencer (1923). “The Family and Its Members”
“You see that's what I think is such a terrible, terrible betrayal, the trust that people have in government.”
“If a man does not investigate into the matter of bushido daily, it will be difficult for him to die a brave and manly death.”
“We actors have it pretty easy and pretty hard. Easy cause we have a meal provided to us every 6 hours every day and craft services. The hard part is staying fit under those circumstances.”

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