"I dropped out of high school when I was 16, after I had a huge argument with my English teacher over the meaning of the word 'existentialism.'"

Rebellion, Education, Conflict, Identity

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"I dropped out of high school when I was 16, after I had a huge argument with my English teacher over the meaning of the word 'existentialism.'"

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"Every man who has in his soul a secret feeling of revolt against any act of the State, of life, or of destiny, is on the verge of riot; and so soon as it appears, he begins to quiver, and to feel himself borne away by the whirlwind."

Victor Hugo, French Author

Rebellion, State, Life, Destiny, Emotion

"Never close your hands in the face of evil fate, get up and rebel against it."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Rebellion, Fate, Evil, Rebel, Strength

"My parents were dismayed by my love of horror movies as a young girl, then even more dismayed when I kept rooting for Dracula to win instead of Van Helsing."

Jeaniene Frost, American Author

Rebellion, Horror, Romance, Humor

"If I ever form a clan, we'll be the anti-cheerleaders and walk under the bleacher forming mild acts of mayhem."

Laurie Halse Anderson, American Author

Rebellion, Identity, Humor, Defiance

"Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away;Lengthen night and shorten day;Every leaf speaks bliss to meFluttering from the autumn tree.I shall smile when wreaths of snowBlossom where the rose should grow;I shall sing when night's decayUshers in a drearier day."

Emily Bronte, English Novelist

Rebellion, Nature, Change, Poetry, Emotion

"Only that once again they broke the Love Laws. That lay down who should be loved. And how. And how much."

Arundhati Roy, Indian Novelist

Rebellion, Love, Law, Society

"Women, fire in their crotch, won't burn out, begin by fighting off pricks, end by going wild hunting for one that still works."

John Updike, American Novelist

Rebellion, Desire, Sexuality, Defiance, Power

"Where are you going?" she called after me, her voice mocking. "What's waiting for you out there?" "Nothing!" I shouted at her. "No one!"

Leigh Bardugo, Israeli Author

Rebellion, Isolation, Observation, Truth

"Don't let the man bring you down."

Maya Angelou, American Poet

Rebellion, Resistance, Oppression, Empowerment, Freedom

"The spirit of rebellion can only exist in a society where a theoretical equality conceals great factual inequalities. The problem of rebellion, therefore, has no meaning except within our own Western society."

Albert Camus, French Philosopher

Rebellion, Equality, Society, Justice

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Thought

"Look, there is nothing you can say about this show that I don't already know"

Entertainment

"I'm gonna enjoy being old I think I'll be awesome at it."

Love

"When I went out on tour as Bing Hitler I would hook up with Lenny and we'd get drunk together. He was always very supportive. He was a big star and a lot of what he said to me had power and impact. Apart from that, I just like him."

Power

"Sometimes they would just pay me to stay home and not do anything else, which sounds fantastic but doesn't do much for your ego. Its probably a little like getting alimony - the money is nice but has a nasty aftertaste."

Ego

"By the power of Steven Wright's Beard!"

Order

"If I have a near - beer, I'm near beer. And if I'm near beer, I'm close to tequila. And if I'm close to tequila, I'm adjacent to cocaine."

Humor

"Twas the night before Thanksgiving. All the food's in the oven. And I'm in the bedroom performin' self lovin'."

Humor

"If I start giving people what they like I'll turn into one of them and I don't want to be one of them I want to be one of me."

Wit

"My job is to find the politicians and the presidents and the pompous people who are telling other people how to live, powerful, visible creatures and ... go at them."

Confrontation