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"She had received ideas which disposed her to be courteous and kind to all, and to pity every one, as being less happy than herself."
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"In the midst of vice we are in virtue, and vice versa."
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Personal Development

"Virtue is like a rich stone, best plain set."
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Personal Development

"No man can purchase his virtue too dear, for it is the only thing whose value must ever increase with the price it has cost us. Our integrity is never worth so much as when we have parted with our all to keep it."
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"Long-suffering is the greatest life survival virtue."
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"Virtue would go far if vanity did not keep it company."
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"It is the function of vice to keep virtue within reasonable bounds."
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"Virtue rejects facility to be her companion. She requires a craggy, rough and thorny way."
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"The name and pretense of virtue is as serviceable to self-interest as are real vices."
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"Love is free, but priceless. Wisdom is precious, but costless. Faith is gentle, but fearless. Joy is scarce, but limitless. Truth is simple, but matchless."
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"Writers, as they gain success, feel like outsiders because writers don't come together in real groups."
Success

"I know nothing of God or the Devil. I have never seen a vision nor learned a secret that would damn or save my soul."
God

"I'm usually working on my own mythology, my own realm of created characters. Stories in mythology inspire me, though I may not be conscious of it."
Creativity

"What I did was take the Jesus of the Gospels, the Son of God, the Son of the Virgin Mary, and sought to make Him utterly believable, a vital breathing character."
God

"That process by which you become a writer is a pretty lonely one. We don't have a group apprenticeship like a violinist might training for an orchestra."
Creativity

"The vampires have always been metaphors for me. They've always been vehicles through which I can express things I have felt very, very deeply."
Creativity

"Obviously, a writer can't know everything about what she writes. It's impossible."
Creativity

"I enjoy the Web site a lot and I like being able to talk to my readers. I've always had a very close relationship with them."
Being

"Invest in a feather duster - the possibilities are endless."
Creativity

"But there is no value to suffering!"
Philosophy
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