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Samuel Butler quote: "To himself everyone is immortal; he may know that he is going..."
To himself everyone is immortal; he may know that he is going to die, but he can never know he is dead. Samuel Butler
He found whole figures which represented a written word; but he never could manage to represent just the word he wanted - that word was 'eternity', and the Snow Queen had said, "If you can discover that figure, you shall be your own master, and I will make you a present of the whole world and a pair of new skates." But he could not find it out. Hans Christian Andersen
Be patient, do nothing, cease striving. We find this advice disheartening and therefore unfeasible because we forget it is our own inflexible activity that is structuring the reality. We think that if we do not hustle, nothing will happen and we will pine away. But the reality is probably in motion and after a while we might take part in that motion. But one can't know. Paul Goodman
Harper Lee quote: "That proves something- that a gang of wild animals can be..."
That proves something- that a gang of wild animals can be stopped, simply because they're still human. Harper Lee
I felt like I was trapped in one of those terrifying nightmares, the one where you have to run, run till your lungs burst, but you can't make your body move fast enough... But this was no dream, and, unlike the nightmare, I wasn't running for my life: I was racing to save something infinitely more precious. My own life meant little to me today. Stephenie Meyer
Anyway, I want to remember that love can happen. Because there is life after not having a life. I never expected love to happen. What was I expecting from life, then? Doug Coupland
Suzanne Collins quote: "Finally, he can see me for who I really am. Violent...."
Finally, he can see me for who I really am. Violent. Distrustful. Manipulative. Deadly. And I hate him for it. Suzanne Collins
I don't know if I can face this. You know. The party and the ceremony, and then the hour after that, and the hour after that."You don't have to go to the party. You don't have to go to the ceremony. You don't have to do anything at all."But there are still the hours, aren't there? One and then another, and you get through that one and then, my god, there's another. I'm so sick. Michael Cunningham
Anita can speak for herself," Richard said. Jean-Claude's attention flicked back to me. "That is certainly true. But I came to see how the two of you enjoyed the play."And pigs fly," I said."You don't believe me?"Not hardly," I said. Laurell K. Hamilton
Neil Gaiman quote: "We make choices. No one else can live our lives for us. And..."
We make choices. No one else can live our lives for us. And we must confront and accept the consequences of our actions. Neil Gaiman
Everyone of us is shadowed by an illusory person: a false self..We are not very good at recognizing illusions, least of all the ones we cherish about ourselves. (34) Contemplation is not and cannot be a function of this external self. There is an irreducible opposition between the deep transcendent self that awakens only in contemplation, and the superficial, external self which we commonly identify with the first person singular.(7) Our reality, our true self, is hidden in what appears to... Thomas Merton
These things I say, and shall say, if I can, are no longer, or are not yet, or never were, or never will be, or if they were, if they are, if they will be, were not here, are not here, will not be here, but elsewhere. ... The Unnamable Samuel Beckett
Fred Allen quote: "Televisio is a vehicle that permits people who haven't..."
Televisio is a vehicle that permits people who haven't anything to do to watch people who can't do anything. Fred Allen
You can never have too much coffee”, I said He turned and smiled at me. “You think so, but the rest of us get a little OD’ed on your level of caffeine. Laurell K. Hamilton
Billy Graham quote: "A real Christian is the one who can give his pet parrot to the..."
A real Christian is the one who can give his pet parrot to the town gossip. Billy Graham

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