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“Through every generation of the human race there has been a constant war, a war with fear. Those who have the courage to conquer it are made free and those who are conquered by it are made to suffe...”
“Regular maps have few surprises: their contour lines reveal where the Andes are, and are reasonably clear. More precious, though, are the unpublished maps we make ourselves, of our city, our place,...”
“It was time to take the pumpkin out of the pot and eat it. In the final analysis, that was what solved these big problems of life. You could think and think and get nowhere, but you still had to ea...”
“When you're locked up in here for life, you learn to welcome the little freedoms.”
“There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state with another, nothing more. He who has felt the deepest grief is best able to experience supreme happin...”
“Fantasy is hardly an escape from reality. It's a way of understanding it.”
“Maybe that was the secret to happiness, I thought, being free of the responsibility of yourself.”
“Indeed, the more we find to love, the more we add to the measure of our hearts.”
“When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.”
“Many partners of addicts have told me they feel bad about themselves for staying in the relationship because of the betrayal theyve experienced. They imagine that the people who know their past jud...”
“Silly of me not to have realized it. One often finds Greek temples lurking in the woods of English estates. Sneaky things, temples.”
“Let's carpe the hell out of this diem.”
“Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work in hand. The Sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus”
“Whatever may be my activity in a given moment (whether I am composing, or whether I am making love . . .), I feel pleasure if there is an obstacle placed in my path but one not greater than my abil...”
“It wasn't as if she was terrified of heights, she simply preferred to be closer to solid ground, where words like plummet and plunge did not linger in her mind.”
“Find the pitch and pace and syllables and words you love to hear. Delight your own senses, and self-romance.”
“Strano come certi ridicoli rituali appaiano perfettamente sensati quando si innamorati.”
“...crackers..." a voice breathed out nehind us, "yesss..."Both of us turned, watching as Chubs twisted around in his seat and settled back down, still fast asleep. I pressed a hand over my mouth to...”
“I hugged him without any kind of fear or self-consciousness, fiercely, with a rush of emotion that almost brought tears to my eyes."I could kiss you!" Chubs cried."Please don't!" I gasp out, feelin...”
“Molly: So how do you think of Bryce Hamilton crowd so far? Boys hot enough for you?Bethany: I wouldn't say hot. Most of them seem to have a normal body temperature.”
