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Kate Chopin quote: "There was no despondency when she fell asleep that night; nor..."

There was no despondency when she fell asleep that night; nor was there hope when she awoke in the morning.

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A learned man came to me once. He said, "I know the way, -- come."And I was overjoyed at this. Together we hastened. Soon, too soon, were we. Where my eyes were useless, And I knew not the ways of my feet. I clung to the hand of my friend; But at last he cried, "I am lost. Stephen Crane
Charles Dickens quote: "You've got the key of the street."
You've got the key of the street. Charles Dickens
- Of course, and the reason is very simple: routines give them the false sensation of being safe. Thus, today will be exactly like yesterday, and tomorrow will bring no surprises. When night falls, part of the soul complains that nothing different was experienced, but another part is content - paradoxically, it is for the same reason. Paulo Coelho
Roger Sherman quote: "We were driven off like rats in five minutes."
We were driven off like rats in five minutes. Roger Sherman
Mahatma Gandhi quote: "Increase of material comforts, it may be generally laid down,..."
Increase of material comforts, it may be generally laid down, does not in any way whatsoever conduce to moral growth. Mahatma Gandhi
In a repressive society, a writer can be deeply influential, but in a society that's filled with glut and repetition and endless consumption, the act of terror may be the only meaningful act. Don DeLillo
Brenda Ueland quote: "The imagination needs moodling,--long, inefficient happy..."
The imagination needs moodling,--long, inefficient happy idling, dawdling and puttering. Brenda Ueland
Charles Alexander Eastman quote: "Among us all men were created sons of God and stood erect, as..."
Among us all men were created sons of God and stood erect, as conscious of their divinity. Charles Alexander Eastman
Potter Stewart quote: "Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself."
Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself. Potter Stewart
Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory is won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory. Sun Tzu
Philip K. Dick quote: "He started keeping a journal - had been, in fact, secretly..."
He started keeping a journal - had been, in fact, secretly doing so for some time: the furtive act of a deranged person. Philip K. Dick
Robert A. Heinlein quote: "Never try to teach a pig to sing, you waste your time, and..."
Never try to teach a pig to sing, you waste your time, and annoy the pig. Robert A. Heinlein
Imprinting on someone is like... Like when you see her... Everything changes. All of a sudden, its not gravity holding you to the planet. It's her... Nothing else matters. Stephenie Meyer
Loren Eiseley quote: "Man is always marveling at what he has blown apart, never at..."
Man is always marveling at what he has blown apart, never at what the universe has put together, and this is his limitation. Loren Eiseley
Rube Goldberg quote: "It just happened that the public happened to, uh, appreciate..."
It just happened that the public happened to, uh, appreciate the satirical quality of these crazy things. Rube Goldberg