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"The arrogance of the human mind is too fragile, as well as the patience of the human character. It is because of that, they fail to see the power of mere observation and systematic analysis."
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"The bowl is warmer than the soup."

"No writer has an imaginative power richer than what the streets offer."

"Good God. Men everywhere."

"As far as she could see, children mostly argued, shouted, ran around very fast, laughed loudly, picked their noses, got dirty and sulked."

"He reads much;He is a great observer and he looksQuite through the deeds of men: he loves no plays,As thou dost, Antony; he hears no music;Seldom he smiles, and smiles in such a sortAs if he mock'd himself and scorn'd his spiritThat could be moved to smile at any thing.Such men as he be never at heart's easeWhiles they behold a greater than themselves,And therefore are they very dangerous."

"Society in its boundless ignorance ridicules the caterpillar but praises the butterfly."

"Dickens writes that one of his characters, "listened to everything without seeming to, which showed he understood his business."

"Novelists should never allow themselves to weary of the study of real life. If they observed this duty conscientiously, they would give us fewer pictures chequered with vivid contrasts of light and shade; they would seldom elevate their heroes and heroines to the heights of rapture - still seldomer sink them to the depths of despair; for if we rarely taste the fulness of joy in this life, we yet more rarely savour the acrid bitterness of hopeless anguish."

"When you see a married couple coming down the street the one who is two or three steps ahead is the one who's mad."
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"I am often impressed with those that admit their ignorance, for it is the first step towards breaking out of the prison called freedom."

"God endlessly fails to extend his blessings. That is because he no longer sits on the throne."

"People tend to misinterpret imagination for being willing to do everything, instead of having the capability to put your mind to anything. There is a difference."

"I believe in giving kindness, regardless of how unreasonable and self-centered a person is. Kindness is a gift of sanctity for a person. It has the goal of making the soul smile."

"When God broke his deal with me, I turned to the Devil. In the end, I wasn't happy. I realized that the imagination of a perfect being was more limited than that of the imperfect one. Color me unimpressed by the Actus Purus."

"A man who does not doubt the courage of a woman, is a man that is subjugated by her will and allure."
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