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"The combination of domesticity and wildness - that's a deep expression."
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"We...advance toward a state of society in which not only each man but every impulse in each man claims carte blanche."
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"Women who don't like the rules change the rules."
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"People are very busy; they are so busy that when they walk in the crowds they see no one, no one but themselves; they hear no voice, no voice but their own voice!"
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"Probably the people on the street know better than the people at home."
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"In a materialistic society, the dead body of a rich man's dog is regarded as a corpse; that of a poor man, a carcass."
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"People on corporate conveyor belts, like animals in slaughter-chutes are all part of the same big massacre of joy."
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"Poverty is like a crumb that sits at a table, and starves itself to death."
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"The action or inaction of any government does not negate the Personal Responsibility of the citizens."
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"If you have any hate in your heart, you will not be able to create a society that is just."
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"Keep your finger on the pulse of society, take controversies with a grain of salt, lick your finger and then lift it to the wind; always know what is going on, my friend, so this world can never steer you wrong again."
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"The combination of domesticity and wildness - that's a deep expression."
Society
"Paul Farmer has helped to build amazing health care system in one of the poorest areas of Haiti. He founded Partners in Health, which serves the destitute and the sick in many parts of the world from Haiti to Boston and from Russia to Peru."
Health
"I want my prose to be as clear as a pane of glass."
Writing
"What interests me is trying to catch the reflection of the human being on the page. I'm interested in how ordinary people live their lives."
People
"In a very basic way, a prominent landmark such as Mt. Holyoke tells you where you are. They let you know that you're not the first person in a place."
Travel
"I think if the writing comes too easily, it shows - it's usually hard to read."
Writing
"If you had an essentially happy childhood, that tends to dwell with you."
Family
"People say you can't teach writing, but I think that's nonsense."
People
"At first, I spend about four hours a day writing. Toward the end of a book, I spend up to 16 hours a day on it, because all I want to do is make it good and get it done."
Travel
"Things were here before you and will be here after you're gone. The geographic features, especially, give you a sense of your own place in the world and in time."
Time
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