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"The last resort of kings, the cannonball. The last resort of the people, the paving stone."
"It is not true that people are naturally equal for no two people can be together for even a half an hour without one acquiring an evident superiority over the other."
"There are bad people who would be less dangerous if they were quite devoid of goodness."
"There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating - people who know absolutely everything, and people who know absolutely nothing."
"We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones."
"If something in your writing gives support to people in their lives, that's more than just entertainment-which is what we writers all struggle to do, to touch people."
Explore more quotes by Martha Beck
"Polite strangers often tell soothing lies about our physical appearance that prevent many of us from facing, discussing and solving our real problems."
"Given the eclectic and constantly shifting nature of my metaphysical inclinations, I will probably never feel certain exactly what an angel is."
"Use anything you can think of to understand and be understood, and you'll discover the creativity that connects you with others."
"If you want to end your isolation, you must be honest about what you want at a core level and decide to go after it."
"Standards of beauty are arbitrary. Body shame exists only to the extent that our physiques don't match our own beliefs about how we should look."
"No one else can take risks for us, or face our losses on our behalf, or give us self-esteem. No one can spare us from life's slings and arrows, and when death comes, we meet it alone."
"I really do think that any deep crisis is an opportunity to make your life extraordinary in some way."
"If you're living completely on your own, break out of solitary confinement. Seek to understand others, and help them understand you."
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