"Man must be able to escape civilization if he is to survive. Some of his greatest needs are for refuges and retreats where he can recapture for a day or a week the primitive conditions of life."

-- William O. Douglas

#Men Quotes #Civilization Quotes #Needs Quotes

“I should go. Stewartâ€™s waitinâ€™ for me. Says he wants to teach me how to use a sword properly.â€™ Riley hooted. â€˜Can I watch? This should be totally hilarious.â€™ â€˜Yaâ€™ve got no respect woman.â€™ Beck retorted. After the door closed behind him she realized what heâ€™d said. â€˜Woman?â€™ He wasnâ€™t calling her girl any longer.”
“artists ... all have a need that cannot be met by another human being.”
“Say what you like, but such things do happen - not often, but they do happen.”
“Everybody drinks," she said calmly. The Only Rational One. "Your sister doesn't." When rolled her eyes. "Forgive me, but I'm not going to spend my college years sitting soberly in my dorm room, writing about gay magicians." "Objection," Cath said, reaching for a burrito.”
“oh my god, she couldn't help thinking. I have hairy legs and I'm going to die alone.”
“That was the problem ... with trusting to the written word ... We were human, mortal and fallible. We forgot, we made errors, argued ambiguities, and twisted meanings to suit our own ends. And in doing so, mayhap we reshaped the gods themselves.”
“Although we have do not have adequate access to all parts of Darfur we do fortunately have humanitarian personnel, including staff from my own office, in each of the three provincial capitals of Darfur.”
“Books are the food of youth, the delight of old age; the ornament of prosperity, the refuge and comfort of adversity; a delight at home, and no hindrance abroad; companions by night, in traveling, in the country.”

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