"To be able to look life in the face: that's worth living in a garret for, isn't it?"

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"To be able to look life in the face: that's worth living in a garret for, isn't it?"

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"To be able to look life in the face: that's worth living in a garret for, isn't it?"

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"Will a loving God send a man to hell? The answer from Jesus and His teachings of the Bible is, clearly, “Yes!” He does not send man willingly, but man condemns himself to eternal hell because . . .he refuses God's way of salvation and the hope of eternal life with Him."

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Terry Pratchett, English Author

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"Things past redress are now with me past care."

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Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

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"Hate is hostility."

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"Collect memories, they are your precious property."

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