"An apple never bares a pear."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Identity, Nature, Fruit, Origins

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"She can't help it,' he said. 'She's got the soul of a poet and the emotional makeup of a junkyard dog."

Stephen King, American Author

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"Call me Richard. That's my real name. Call me that."

Stephen King, American Author

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"She looks like a very young old person, or a very old young person; but then, she's looked that way ever since she was two."

Margaret Atwood, Canadian Novelist

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"But then it came to me that who I really am is a person who doesn't need to know who he really is, in the usual sense. What does it mean, anyway - family background and so forth? People use it mostly as an excuse for their own snobbery, or else their failings. I'm free of the temptation, that's all. I'm free of the strings. Nothing ties me down."

Margaret Atwood, Canadian Novelist

Identity, Freedom, Snobbery, Detachment

"But there's something missing in them, even the nice ones. It's like they're permanently absent-minded, like that can't quite remember who they are."

Margaret Atwood, Canadian Novelist

Identity, Absence, Memory, Mind

"We go to Europe to be Americanized."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Identity, Europe, Travel, Culture

"She suddenly remembered studying the brain in science class- how a steel rod pierced a man's skull, and he opened his mouth to speak Portuguese, a language he'd never studied. Maybe it would be like this, now, for Josie. Maybe her native tongue, from here on in, would be a string of lies."

Jodi Picoult, American Novelist

Identity, Memory, Change, Truth

"There is a constant conflict between What you're and What I think YOU ARE!"

Ramana Pemmaraju, Indian Physician

Identity, Perception, Conflict, Misunderstanding

"Whether it is in the way you walk, talk, dress, or behave, your personal brand impacts how people react and respond to you. It is the essence of what makes you likable, knowable, and trustworthy. And it is what can make you memorable and sought after in the marketplace."

Susan C. Young, American Author

Identity, Branding, Truth, Wisdom, Power

"Wo-man: A male mind driving a female body!"

Ramana Pemmaraju, Indian Physician

Identity, Gender, Mind, Body

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