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I would never say, to justify a lapse in principle, "I am only human"--as though that were some kind of justification for weakness, moral weakness. Flesh and blood is much, much stronger than fools believe. Jack Henry Abbott
Who claims Truth, Truth abandons. History is hir'd, or coerc'd, only in Interests that must ever prove base. She is too innocent, to be left within the reach of anyone in Power,- who need but touch her, and all her Credit is in the instant vanish'd, as if it had never been. She needs rather to be tended lovingly and honorably by fabulists and counterfeiters, Ballad-Mongers and Cranks of ev'ry Radius, Masters of Disguise to provide her the Costume, Toilette, and Bearing, and Speech nimble... Thomas Pynchon
It seems to me in retrospect that the department stores and the dime stores did an excellent job of extending the 'sacred space' of Christmas in those days. And I sometimes wonder whether for people of no religion, this might have been the only sacred space they knew. When people rail now against the 'commercial nature of Christmas,' I'm always conflicted an unable to respond. Because I think those who would banish commercialism from the holiday fail to understand how precious and comforting... Anne Rice
C. S. Lewis quote: "It is safe to tell the pure in heart that they shall see God,..."
It is safe to tell the pure in heart that they shall see God, for only the pure in heart want to. C. S. Lewis
Louisa May Alcott quote: "It’s amazing how lovely common things become, if one only..."
It’s amazing how lovely common things become, if one only knows how to look at them. Louisa May Alcott
Garrison Keillor quote: "Intelligence is like four-wheel drive. It only allows you to..."
Intelligence is like four-wheel drive. It only allows you to get stuck in more remote places. Garrison Keillor
In fact the total amount that a physicist knows is very little. He has only to remember the rules to get him from one place to another and he is all right... Richard P. Feynman
I believe in the transformative power of cinema. It is only through this shared dream-experience that we can transcend the oppressive minutiae of daily existence and find some spiritual connection in the deeper reality of our mutual desire. Daniel Clowes
Sylvia Plath quote: "The only thing I could think of was turkey neck and turkey..."
The only thing I could think of was turkey neck and turkey gizzards and I felt very depressed. Sylvia Plath
The finest qualities of our nature, like the bloom on fruits, can be preserved only by the most delicate handling. Yet we do not treat ourselves nor one another thus tenderly. Henry David Thoreau
Title: What Can a Thoughtful Man Hope for Mankind on Earth, Given the Experience of the Past Million Years? Only verse: Nothing. Kurt Vonnegut
T. H. White quote: "a king can only work with his best tools."
a king can only work with his best tools. T. H. White
When Kino had finished, Juana came back to the fire and ate her breakfast. They had spoken once, but there is not need for speech if it is only a habit anyway. Kino sighed with satisfaction - and that was conversation. John Steinbeck
Joe Biden quote: "There's only three things he mentions in a sentence -- a noun,..."
There's only three things he mentions in a sentence -- a noun, a verb, and 9/11. Joe Biden
When money's tight and is hard to get. And your horse has also ran, When all you have is a heap of debt. A PINT OF PLAIN IS YOUR ONLY MAN. Flann O'Brien

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