"The survival of artistic modes in which we recognize ourselves, identify ourselves and place ourselves will survive as long as humanity survives."

Survival, Humanity, Will

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"The survival of artistic modes in which we recognize ourselves, identify ourselves and place ourselves will survive as long as humanity survives."

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"I daren't come and drink," said Jill. Then you will die of thirst," said the Lion.Oh dear!" said Jill, coming another step nearer."I suppose I must go and look for another stream then."There is no other stream," said the Lion."

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"If you allow coldness to engulf you before winter, season is helpless to help you."

Munia Khan, Bangladeshi Poet

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"I am born here among the monsters, if I have to survive I must act like one of them."

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"Just when we stopped wanting to kill ourselves, we started to die."

David Levithan, American Author

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"I'm not... I'm not without a heart,' he heard Sophia say, her chin raised, eyes straight ahead. 'I'm not. I just don't have the luxury of being soft. I am trying to survive."

Alexandra Bracken, American Writer

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"Or perhaps it is because it is so NECESSARY for you to win. It is like a drowning man catching at a straw. You yourself will agree that, unless he were drowning he would not mistake a straw for the trunk of a tree."

Fyodor Dostoevsky, Russian Novelist

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"Food in wartime Britain, she had to admit, was hardly inspiring."

Sara Sheridan, Scottish Author

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"You can't kill me. Even if you could, you can't bring yourself to do it. You'll hesitate. Again."

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"If a negative viewer looks at you with an ugly fiendish eye, find a way and pluck off his eyes, or better still, protect your good image."

Michael Bassey Johnson, Nigerian Philosopher

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"A wolf only attends a rabbit's funeral to eat its young."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

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