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"Being here with him is safety; it's a cave, where we huddle together while the storm goes on outside. This is a delusion, of course. This room is one of the most dangerous places I could be."

"Being here with him is safety; it's a cave, where we huddle together while the storm goes on outside. This is a delusion, of course. This room is one of the most dangerous places I could be."

Margaret Atwood, Canadian Novelist

Paradox, Illusion, Comfort, Fear, Protection

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"If everything is possible, then it is also possible that something is impossible."

"If everything is possible, then it is also possible that something is impossible."

Auliq Ice, Ugandan Economist

Paradox, Limit, Truth, Reality

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"To have found God and still to pursue Him is the soul's paradox of love."

"To have found God and still to pursue Him is the soul's paradox of love."

Aiden Wilson Tozer, American Clergyman

Paradox, Love, Faith, Seeking

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"Smartass Disciple: Please teach me about the truth, master.Master of Stupidity: Hmmm...tell me about your sexperience!"

"Smartass Disciple: Please teach me about the truth, master.Master of Stupidity: Hmmm...tell me about your sexperience!"

Toba Beta, Indonesian Author

Paradox, Humor, Truth, Power, Wisdom

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"After all, these were blood drinkers, beings who spoke gently, liked poetry, and yet killed mortals all the time."

"After all, these were blood drinkers, beings who spoke gently, liked poetry, and yet killed mortals all the time."

Anne Rice, American Novelist

Paradox, Blood, Poetry, Life

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"In love there are two evils: war and peace."

"In love there are two evils: war and peace."

Horace, Roman Poet

Paradox, Love, Conflict, War, Peace

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"Then I glanced at the ring on my finger.The Snake That Eats Its Own Tail, Forever and Ever. I know where I came from-but where did all you zombies come from?I felt a headache coming on, but a headache powder is one thing I do not take. I did once-and you all went away.So I crawled into bed and whistled out the light.You aren't really there at all. There isn't anybody but me-Jane-here alone in the dark.I miss you dreadfully!"

"Then I glanced at the ring on my finger.The Snake That Eats Its Own Tail, Forever and Ever. I know where I came from-but where did all you zombies come from?I felt a headache coming on, but a headache powder is one thing I do not take. I did once-and you all went away.So I crawled into bed and whistled out the light.You aren't really there at all. There isn't anybody but me-Jane-here alone in the dark.I miss you dreadfully!"

Robert A. Heinlein, American Writer

Paradox, Identity, Solitude, Existence

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"Love: the sickest of Irony's sick jokes. The place where logic and order go to die."

"Love: the sickest of Irony's sick jokes. The place where logic and order go to die."

Christopher Moore, American Novelist

Paradox, Love, Irony, Logic, Chaos

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"I agree. I don't understand how a guy everyone is terrified of makes me feel safe. I don't understand how a guy who stayed behind to protect me when he didn't know me has been shot. I don't understand how a guy who carried me out of an alley full of shattered glass is the enemy everyone is warning me about."

"I agree. I don't understand how a guy everyone is terrified of makes me feel safe. I don't understand how a guy who stayed behind to protect me when he didn't know me has been shot. I don't understand how a guy who carried me out of an alley full of shattered glass is the enemy everyone is warning me about."

Katie McGarry, American Author

Paradox, Safety, Trust, Heroism

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"In some situations, no one has courage to challenge the reason. Since faith causes the reasoning to evaporate."

"In some situations, no one has courage to challenge the reason. Since faith causes the reasoning to evaporate."

Girdhar Joshi, Indian Author

Paradox, Faith, Reason, Belief, Conflict

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"And after all what is a lie? Tis but The truth in masquerade."

"And after all what is a lie? Tis but The truth in masquerade."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Paradox, Truth, Lies, Deception, Appearance

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"Isn't joyful or painful this pain in which I rejoice."

"Isn't joyful or painful this pain in which I rejoice."

Fernando Pessoa, Portuguese Author

Paradox, Joy, Pain, Emotion

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"Saepe creat molles aspera spina rosas' - 'Often the prickly thorn produces tender roses'."

"Saepe creat molles aspera spina rosas' - 'Often the prickly thorn produces tender roses'."

Ovid, Roman Poet

Paradox, Beauty, Pain, Contrast, Hope

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"I am a religious person, although I am not a believer."

"I am a religious person, although I am not a believer."

Philip Pullman, British Writer

Paradox, Religion, Belief, Spiritual

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"If toast always lands butter-side down, and cats always land on their feet, what happens if you strap toast on the back of a cat and drop it?"

"If toast always lands butter-side down, and cats always land on their feet, what happens if you strap toast on the back of a cat and drop it?"

Steven Wright, American Comedian

Paradox, Cats, Humor, Science

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"You cannot identify an enemy without becoming one."

"You cannot identify an enemy without becoming one."

R. A. Delmonico, American Author

Paradox, Conflict, Identity, Reflection, Violence

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"I learned from him that often contradiction is the clearest way to truth."

"I learned from him that often contradiction is the clearest way to truth."

Patti Smith, American Musician

Paradox, Contradiction, Truth, Wisdom

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