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I've lived most of my adult life outside the law, and never have I compromised with authority. But neither have I gone out and picked fights with authority. That's stupid. They’re waiting for that; they invite it; it helps keep them powerful. Authority is to be ridiculed, outwitted and avoided. And it is fairly easy to do all three. If you believe in peace, act peacefully; if you believe in love, act lovingly; if you believe every which way, then act every which way, that’s perfectly... Tom Robbins
Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts. You need to start somewhere. Start by getting something—anything—down on paper. What I’ve learned to do when I sit down to work on a shitty first draft is to quiet the voices in my head. Anne Lamott
Be not afraid, for all great power throughout the history of humanity has been with the people. From out of their ranks have come all the greatest geniuses of the world, and history can only repeat itself. Be not afraid of anything. You will do marvelous work. Swami Vivekananda
It's a poorboy sanditch,' Roland said. 'With lots of mayo, whatever that is. I'd want a sauce that didn't look quite so much like come, myself, but may it do ya fine. Stephen King
Mitch Albom quote: "Why are we embarassed by silence? What comfort do we find in..."
Why are we embarassed by silence? What comfort do we find in all the noise? Mitch Albom
I’ve worked with volunteers before,” he began. “It’s important not to… not to treat them like servants. We may feel that they are laboring to obtain a heavenly reward, and should therefore work harder than they would for money; but they don’t necessarily take that attitude. They feel they’re working for nothing, and doing a great kindness to us thereby; and if we seem ungrateful they will work slowly and make mistakes. It will be best to rule them with a light touch. Ken Follet
You make some big grandoise decision about what you need to do, or who you need to be, and then circumstances arise that immediately reveal to you how little you understood about yourself. Elizabeth Gilbert
Suzanne Collins quote: "It sends out a very clear message: "Mess with us and we'll do..."
It sends out a very clear message: "Mess with us and we'll do something worse than kill you. We'll kill your children. Suzanne Collins
Erykah Badu quote: "He definitely does what a partner is supposed to do, that is,..."
He definitely does what a partner is supposed to do, that is, evolve you. Erykah Badu
You know what I'd really like to do the most right now? Climb up to the top of some high place like the pyramids. The highest place I can find. Where you can see forever. Stand on the very top, look all around the world, see all the scenery, and see with my own eyes what's been lost from the world. Haruki Murakami
She tried to worry that something terrible had happened to him, but didn't believe it for a moment. Nothing terrible ever happened to him, though she was beginning to think that it was time it damn well did. If nothing terrible happened to him soon maybe she'd do it herself. Now there was an idea. Douglas Adams
Georgette Heyer quote: "How very awkward places we do choose in which to propose to..."
How very awkward places we do choose in which to propose to one another!' remarked Mr. Beaumaris Georgette Heyer
He felt her heart beating against his chest. The moment began to transmute, and he wondered if there was something he should do. He wondered if he should kiss her. He wondered if he wanted to kiss her, and he realized that he truly didn't know. Neil Gaiman
We must do the works of Eros when Eros is not present.... And all good Christian lovers know that this programme, modest as it sounds, will not be carried out except by humility, charity and divine grace; that is indeed the whole Christian life seen from one particular angle. C. S. Lewis
J. M. Coetzee quote: "... but what do slow and fast matter any more?"
... but what do slow and fast matter any more? J. M. Coetzee

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