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Somebody might have come along that way who would have asked him his trouble, and might have cheered him by saying that his notions were further advanced than those of his grammarian. But nobody did come, because nobody does; and under the crushing recognition of his gigantic error Jude continued to wish himself out of the world. Thomas Hardy
There are dead stars that still shine because their light is trapped in time. Where do I stand in this light, which does not strictly exist? (155) Don DeLillo
Gary Larson quote: "If a tree falls in the woods, and nobody is around to hear it,..."
If a tree falls in the woods, and nobody is around to hear it, and it hits a mime, does anyone care? Gary Larson
Robert Penn Warren quote: "a man does not die for words. He dies for his relation to..."
...a man does not die for words. He dies for his relation to them. Robert Penn Warren
Inspiration does not come like a bolt, nor is it kinetic energy striving, but it comes to us slowly and quietly and all the time. Brenda Ueland
But he does insist on a conversation. Goddamn it! Why can't people just do what I want them to do and be gone? It's a worldwide conspiracy to make me be polite when I don't want to be. Elizabeth Wurtzel
John Irving quote: "The more clearly one sees this world; the more one is obliged..."
The more clearly one sees this world; the more one is obliged to pretend it does not exist. John Irving
MR. KHARIS: 'Does Mr. Celine seriously suggest that the United States Government is in need of a guardian?' MR. CELINE: 'I am merely offering a way out for your client. Any private individual with a record of such incessant murder and robbery would be glad to cop an insanity plea. Do you insist that your client was in full possession of its reason at Wounded Knee? At Hiroshima? At Dresden?' JUSTICE IMMHOTEP: 'You become facetious, Mr. Celine.' MR. CELINE: 'I have never been more serious. Robert Anton Wilson
Mark Twain quote: "Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightening..."
Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightening that does the work. Mark Twain
I recall no arrangement, Mau, no bargain, covenant, agreement or promise. There is what happens, and what does not happen. There is no 'should Terry Prachett
The Constitution. . . illustrates the complexity of the American system: that it serves the interests of a wealthy elite, but also does enough for small property owners, for middle-income mechanics and farmers, to build a broad base of support. The slightly prosperous people who make up this base of support are buffers against the blacks, the Indians, the very poor whites. They enable the elite to keep control with a minimum of coercion, a maximum of law--all made palatable by the fanfare of... Howard Zinn
W. Somerset Maugham quote: "A mother only does her children harm if she makes them the..."
A mother only does her children harm if she makes them the only concern of her life. W. Somerset Maugham
A snowflake is probably quite unconscious of forming a crystal, but what it does may be worth study even if we are willing to leave its inner mental processes alone. Northrop Frye
The Sick Rose O Rose, thou art sick. The invisible worm That flies in the night In the howling storm Has found out thy bed Of crimson joy, And his dark secret love Does thy life destroy. William Blake
Louisa May Alcott quote: "Many of the bravest never are known, and get no praise...."
Many of the bravest never are known, and get no praise. [But]that does not lessen their beauty... Louisa May Alcott

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