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From incoherent barkings of desire, man can advance to distinct speech now that, labelling the object with a name, he is able to make an implicit connection between the material it is made of and the work required to get it from the old state to the new in which it is ready for use. Thenceforth language firmly anchors the object in the stream of time. Georges Bataille
The Brinktown jail is one of the most ingenious ever propounded by civic authorities. It must be remembered that Brinktown occupies the surface of a volcanic butte, overlooking a trackless jungle of quagmire, thorn, eel-vine skiver tussock. A single road leads from city down to jungle; the prisoner is merely locked out of the city. Escape is at his option; he may flee as far through the jungle as he sees fit: the entire continent is at his disposal. But no prisoner ever ventures far from... Jack Vance
In the real world irrational things happened, impossible coincidences happened, because probability required that coincidences rarely, but not never, occur. Orson Scott Card
Her whole being dilated in an atmosphere of luxury. It was the background she required, the only climate she could breathe in. Edith Wharton
First love is unrequited ultimately because it’s so huge. It’s such an act of giving and it requires so much back that it can never be given back. It’s like an atom bomb. It’s like… It’s all the energy of who you are and who you want to be and what you love and what you hope to be explodes. It is impossible for a single... human being to offer that back to you in a mutual way. Stephen Fry
Our system requires a continuous supply of highly capable people who are so disgruntled with their jobs that they are willing to chew off their own arms to escape their bosses. Scott Adams
Joseph Campbell quote: "Not all who hesitate are lost. The psyche has many secrets in..."
Not all who hesitate are lost. The psyche has many secrets in reserve. And these are not disclosed unless required. Joseph Campbell
Fuck what is written," Landsman says. “You know what?" All at once he feels weary of ganefs and prophets, guns and sacrifices and the infinite gangster weight of God. He's tired of hearing about the promised land and the inevitable bloodshed required for its redemption. “I don't care what is written. I don't care what supposedly got promised to some sandal-wearing idiot whose claim to fame is that he was ready to cut his own son's throat for the sake of a hare-brained idea. I don't care about... Michael Chabon
I saw how greatly he suffered the requirement of being clever. It separated him from his soul, and it didn’t get him anything other than a living. Mark Helprin
W. Somerset Maugham quote: "It requires the feminine temperament to repeat the same thing..."
It requires the feminine temperament to repeat the same thing three times with unabated zest. W. Somerset Maugham
Ellis Peters quote: "God, nevertheless, required a little help from men, and what..."
God, nevertheless, required a little help from men, and what he mostly got was hindrance. Ellis Peters
Whatever God requires is right, no matter what it is, although we may not see the reason there of until all of the events transpire. Joseph Smith, Jr.
Drug addicts driven to crime to finance their drug addiction are not often inclined toward violent crime. Violence requires all different kinds of energy, and most drug addicts like to expend their energy not on their professional crime but on what their professional crime lets them afford. Drug addicts are often burglars, therefore. David Foster Wallace
George MacDonald quote: "I am ready,' I replied. 'How do you know you can do..."
I am ready,' I replied. 'How do you know you can do it?' 'Because you require it,' I answered. George MacDonald
George R. R. Martin quote: "Sins may be forgiven. Crimes require punishment."
Sins may be forgiven. Crimes require punishment. George R. R. Martin

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