"I grew up with too much freedom. You can't define yourself."

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"I grew up with too much freedom. You can't define yourself."

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"When you write by hand, you don't have the excessive freedom of a computer. When I write down something, I have to be serious about it. I have to ask myself, "Is this necessary at this point in the book?"

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"When we try to control, we become controlled; when we release, we become free."

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"If we preach God, it means we preach light. Consequently we preach freedom from ignorance."

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"The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good, in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it."

John Stuart Mill, English Philosopher

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"Freedom for freedoms sake."

R. Alan Woods, American Author

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"As long as you don't kill someone or seriously maim them, sure, it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks as long as you have a good time."

S. A. Tawks, British Author

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"So many birds sitting around, on a dead wire, a bare branch, a cold ground, a drifting seashore; never realizing the glory in their wings and where it can take them, nor the envy as we look on them."

Anthony Liccione, American Author

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"When you are imprisoned by the rules of conformity, it tames your imaginative capacity and steals your free thinking abilities."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

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"Liberation begins with liberation of mind, soul and body."

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"You are not, though, forgiving so as to let others off with things. You are forgiving so that you can empower yourself to get over it and become strong."

Stephen Richards, British Author

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