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"They resented the patronage they depended upon."
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"The vehicle depends upon its fuel to operate effectively."

"At this moment God might not necessarily be a necessity, but know that His absence will of necessity eventually result in His necessity."

"I cannot live without you. For to attempt to do so would be to rob both of us of each other, and that is thievery of the greatest sort."

"She was crazy but he needed her. Oh I am in so much trouble he thought, and stared blindly up at the ceiling as the droplets of sweat began to gather on his forehead again."

"Being dependent on this world will lead to betrayal. It will deceive us at the right time. It is better to depend on a pillow, at least it will not move away from us at the right time. The one that is living will move away."

"I could no sooner deny him that I could stop breathing."

"I was passive by nature. I had always been. Arguing felt unnatural and uncomfortable. I was always agreeing even when I didn't really, instinctively looking for ways to forfeit power, to become more dependent, to be taken care of. I realized how intensely Icecap reminded me of Jacob. They were similar, both diligent and harsh in their judgments-and my big brother's sureness had always comforted me.But as I ran on sore legs to keep up with Icecap, my tendency toward silence stressed me."

"The thought of being completely dependent disturbs people till the moment their eyes are opened to reality."

"It is beyond my human strength. So, I depend on divine power."

"When the "evil day" comes, we do not have to be dependent upon the circumstances around us, but rather on the resources of God!"
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"The fleet sailed to its war base in the North Sea, headed not so much for some rendezvous with glory as for rendezvous with discretion."

"To put away one's own original thoughts in order to take up a book is a sin against the Holy Ghost."

"Diplomacy means all the wicked devices of the Old World, spheres of influence, balances of power, secret treaties, triple alliances, and, during the interim period, appeasement of Fascism."

"The unrecorded past is none other than our old friend, the tree in the primeval forest which fell without being heard."

"A reformer exhorted children that they would succeed where he and his colleagues had failed with the charge: "Live for that better day."
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