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"Wellsted will remember this moment for the rest of his life. It is the first time he desires something for himself that is not dedicated to his own advancement. It is the moment he falls in love."

"A humanitarian seldom makes a good lover. For a lover's world revolves around their lover, while a humanitarian's world revolves around the world."

"Were I to fall in love, indeed, it would be a different thing! but I have never been in love; it is not my way, or my nature; and I do not think I ever shall. And, without love, I am sure I should be a fool to change such a situation as mine."

"How'd you know he was the one?""I didn't know. I don't think either of us knew."Heather rolled her eyes. "Neal knew - he proposed to you.""It's not like that," Georgie said. "You'll see. It's more like you meet someone, and you fall in love, and you hope that that person is the one - and then at some point, you have to put down your chips. You just have to make a commitment and hope that you're right."

"No work or love will flourish out of guilt, fear, or hollowness of heart, just as no valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now."
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"History is full of people who went to prison or were burned at the stake for proclaiming their ideas. Society has always defended itself."

"I believe society has a right to defend itself, just as the individual has the right to attack that with which he disagrees."

"I defend both the freedom of expression and society's right to counter it. I must pay the price for differing. It is the natural way of things."

"I accepted the interviews and encounters that had to be held with the media, but I would have preferred to work in peace."

"An allegory is not meant to be taken literally. There is a great lack of comprehension on the part of some readers."

"I reject any path which rejects life, but I can't help loving Sufism because it sounds so beautiful. It gives relief in the midst of battle."

"I didn't make any money from my writing until much later. I published about 80 stories for nothing. I spent on literature."
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