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"The failure of Christianity in the areas west from Sicily was even greater, and was increased by the spread of Arab outlooks and influence to that area, and especially to Spain."

"The failure of Christianity in the areas west from Sicily was even greater, and was increased by the spread of Arab outlooks and influence to that area, and especially to Spain."

Carroll Quigley, American Writer

Failure, Christianity, Influence, Spain

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"A father may turn his back on his child, brothers and sisters may become inveterate enemies, husbands may desert their wives, wives their husbands. But a mother's love endures through all."

"A father may turn his back on his child, brothers and sisters may become inveterate enemies, husbands may desert their wives, wives their husbands. But a mother's love endures through all."

Washington Irving, American Writer

Love, Father, Mother, Brothers

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"In France, a woman may forget that she is neither young nor handsome; for the absence of these claims to attention does not expose her to be neglected by the male sex."

"In France, a woman may forget that she is neither young nor handsome; for the absence of these claims to attention does not expose her to be neglected by the male sex."

Marguerite Gardiner, Irish Writer

Sex, Absence, Attention, Forget

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"He bit his lip in a manner which immediately awakened my maternal sympathy, and I helped him bite it."

"He bit his lip in a manner which immediately awakened my maternal sympathy, and I helped him bite it."

S. J. Perelman, American Writer

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"The bare recollection of anger kindles anger."

"The bare recollection of anger kindles anger."

Publilius Syrus, Roman Writer

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"I love all of it, thinking up the plots, getting to know the kids in the story, their parents, backyards, pizza toppings."

"I love all of it, thinking up the plots, getting to know the kids in the story, their parents, backyards, pizza toppings."

Caroline B. Cooney, American Writer

Love, Kids, Parents, Thinking

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"If you consulted your business experiences instead of your ugly individualistic philosophy, you would know that believing in himself is one of the commonest signs of a rotter."

"If you consulted your business experiences instead of your ugly individualistic philosophy, you would know that believing in himself is one of the commonest signs of a rotter."

Gilbert K. Chesterton, English Writer

Society, Business, Belief, Philosophy, Individual

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"Don't suffocate your spirit for the lessons that were only passing through spring."

"Don't suffocate your spirit for the lessons that were only passing through spring."

Nikki Rowe, American Writer

Spiritual, Spirit, Lesson, Change, Growth

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"Cruelty is contagious in uncivilized communities."

"Cruelty is contagious in uncivilized communities."

Harriet Ann Jacobs, American Writer

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"Speak clearly if you speak at all Carve every word before you let it fall."

"Speak clearly if you speak at all Carve every word before you let it fall."

Oliver Wendell Holmes, American Writer

Communication, Word, Fall, Precision

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"At least half the mystery novels published violate the law that the solution, once revealed, must seem to be inevitable."

"At least half the mystery novels published violate the law that the solution, once revealed, must seem to be inevitable."

Raymond Chandler, American Writer

Law, Mystery, Solution

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"But I hate to hear you talking so like a fine gentleman, and as if women were all fine ladies, instead of rational creatures. We none of us expect to be in smooth water all our days."

"But I hate to hear you talking so like a fine gentleman, and as if women were all fine ladies, instead of rational creatures. We none of us expect to be in smooth water all our days."

Jane Austen, British Writer

Feminism, Equality, Gender, Realism, Hope

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"Ordinary imperfect people, always choose similarly imperfect people as friends."

"Ordinary imperfect people, always choose similarly imperfect people as friends."

Haruki Murakami, Japanese Writer

Friendship, Imperfection, Choice, People

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"Gardens are not made by singing 'Oh, how beautiful,' and sitting in the shade."

"Gardens are not made by singing 'Oh, how beautiful,' and sitting in the shade."

Rudyard Kipling, English Writer

Gardening, Gardens, Singing

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"Proper teaching is recognized with ease. You can know it without fail because it awakens within you that sensation which tells you this is something you have always known."

"Proper teaching is recognized with ease. You can know it without fail because it awakens within you that sensation which tells you this is something you have always known."

Frank Herbert, American Writer

Education, Teaching, Recognition, Sensation, Knowledge

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"Sometimes the fastest way down is to jump off a cliff."

"Sometimes the fastest way down is to jump off a cliff."

Anthony T. Hincks, British Writer

Courage, Risk, Fear, Decision

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"Weakness' is weakness only in light of the aims man sets for himself, the instruments at his disposal and the laws he imposes."

"Weakness' is weakness only in light of the aims man sets for himself, the instruments at his disposal and the laws he imposes."

Simone de Beauvoir, French Writer

Philosophy, Weakness, Strength, Goal, Resource

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"Experience teaches you that the man who looks you straight in the eye, particularly if he adds a firm handshake, is hiding something."

"Experience teaches you that the man who looks you straight in the eye, particularly if he adds a firm handshake, is hiding something."

Clifton Fadiman, American Writer

Experience, Eye, Man

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"Holding this soft, small living creature in my lap this way, though, and seeing how it slept with complete trust in me, I felt a warm rush in my chest. I put my hand on the cat's chest and felt his heart beating. The pulse was faint and fast, but his heart, like mine, was ticking off the time allotted to his small body with all the restless earnestness of my own."

"Holding this soft, small living creature in my lap this way, though, and seeing how it slept with complete trust in me, I felt a warm rush in my chest. I put my hand on the cat's chest and felt his heart beating. The pulse was faint and fast, but his heart, like mine, was ticking off the time allotted to his small body with all the restless earnestness of my own."

Haruki Murakami, Japanese Writer

Emotion, Compassion, Life, Connection

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"Tomorrow morning, he decided, I'll begin clearing away the sand of fifty thousand centuries for my first vegetable garden. That's the initial step."

"Tomorrow morning, he decided, I'll begin clearing away the sand of fifty thousand centuries for my first vegetable garden. That's the initial step."

Philip K. Dick, American Writer

Renewal, Determination, Patience, Effort, Vision

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"Proverbs are mental gems gathered in the diamond fields of the mind."

"Proverbs are mental gems gathered in the diamond fields of the mind."

William R. Alger, American Writer

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"A dissenting minority feels free only when it can impose its will on the majority: what it abominates most is the dissent of the majority."

"A dissenting minority feels free only when it can impose its will on the majority: what it abominates most is the dissent of the majority."

Eric Hoffer, American Writer

Dissent, Majority, Minority, Will

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"A moment or an eternity-did it matter? Life, undefeated, existed and could exist."

"A moment or an eternity-did it matter? Life, undefeated, existed and could exist."

Ayn Rand, Russian Writer

Life, Existence, Victory, Time

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"Capitalism is not an economic system, but a world-outlook, or rather, a part of a whole world-outlook."

"Capitalism is not an economic system, but a world-outlook, or rather, a part of a whole world-outlook."

Francis Parker Yockey, American Writer

Capitalism, World

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"An ignorance of Marx is as frequent among Marxists as an ignorance of Christ is among Catholics."

"An ignorance of Marx is as frequent among Marxists as an ignorance of Christ is among Catholics."

Jose Bergamin, Spanish Writer

Christian, Christ, Ignorance

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"Journeys, like artists, are born and not made. A thousand differing circumstances contribute to them, few of them willed or determined by the will-whatever we may think."

"Journeys, like artists, are born and not made. A thousand differing circumstances contribute to them, few of them willed or determined by the will-whatever we may think."

Lawrence Durrell, British Writer

Personal, Artists, Circumstances, May, Will

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"There is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather."

"There is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather."

John Ruskin, English Writer

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"You don't speak of dreams as unreal. They exist. They leave a mark behind them."

"You don't speak of dreams as unreal. They exist. They leave a mark behind them."

Ursula K. Le Guin, American Writer

Dreams, Dream, Reality, Truth, Existence

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"Material blessings, when they pay beyond the category of need, are weirdly fruitful of headache."

"Material blessings, when they pay beyond the category of need, are weirdly fruitful of headache."

Philip Wylie, American Writer

Wealth, Blessings

51

"I mean Gorilla was really our first sort of goes at songwriting."

"I mean Gorilla was really our first sort of goes at songwriting."

Neil Innes, British Writer

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"Life is too short, and the time we waste in yawning never can be regained."

"Life is too short, and the time we waste in yawning never can be regained."

Stendhal, French Writer

Life, Time, Waste

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"There's a joy in writing short stories, a wonderful sense of reward when you pull certain things off."

"There's a joy in writing short stories, a wonderful sense of reward when you pull certain things off."

Tobias Wolff, American Writer

Joy, Reward, Sense, Writing

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"I am on the side of the unregenerate who affirm the worth of life as an end in itself as against the saints who deny it."

"I am on the side of the unregenerate who affirm the worth of life as an end in itself as against the saints who deny it."

Oliver Holmes, Jr., American Judge

Affirmation, Life, Worth, Rebellion

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"One travels to run away from routine, that dreadful routine that kills all imagination and all our capacity for enthusiasm."

"One travels to run away from routine, that dreadful routine that kills all imagination and all our capacity for enthusiasm."

Ella Maillart, Swiss Writer

Imagination, Enthusiasm, Routine

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"When I started writing this, I found that I simply couldn't take fantasy seriously, so it became humorous, and continued from there."

"When I started writing this, I found that I simply couldn't take fantasy seriously, so it became humorous, and continued from there."

Piers Anthony, English Writer

Humorous, Fantasy, Writing

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"It is our suffering that brings us together. It is not love. Love does not obey the mind, and turns to hate when forced. The bond that binds us is beyond choice. We are brothers. We are brothers in what we share. In pain, which each of us must suffer alone, in hunger, in poverty, in hope, we know our brotherhood. We know it, because we have had to learn it. We know that there is no help for us but from one another, that no hand will save us if we do not reach out our hand. And the hand that you reach out is empty, as mine is. You have nothing. You possess nothing. You own nothing. You are free. All you have is what you are, and what you give."

"It is our suffering that brings us together. It is not love. Love does not obey the mind, and turns to hate when forced. The bond that binds us is beyond choice. We are brothers. We are brothers in what we share. In pain, which each of us must suffer alone, in hunger, in poverty, in hope, we know our brotherhood. We know it, because we have had to learn it. We know that there is no help for us but from one another, that no hand will save us if we do not reach out our hand. And the hand that you reach out is empty, as mine is. You have nothing. You possess nothing. You own nothing. You are free. All you have is what you are, and what you give."

Ursula K. Le Guin, American Writer

Brotherhood, Suffering, Love, Pain

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"Love has always been the most important business in my life, I should say the only one."

"Love has always been the most important business in my life, I should say the only one."

Stendhal, French Writer

Business, Love, Life

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"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority."

"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority."

E. B. White, American Writer

Nature, Time, Future, Man

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"Even pearls are dark before the whiteness of his teeth."

"Even pearls are dark before the whiteness of his teeth."

William R. Alger, American Writer

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"A wise ruler ought never to keep faith when by doing so it would be against his interests."

"A wise ruler ought never to keep faith when by doing so it would be against his interests."

Niccolo Machiavelli, Italian Writer

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"Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over."

"Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over."

Octavia Butler, American Writer

Friendship, Art, Time, People, Friend

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"Every human being is intended to have a character of his own; to be what no others are, and to do what no other can do."

"Every human being is intended to have a character of his own; to be what no others are, and to do what no other can do."

William Ellery Channing, American Writer

Character, Being

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"The creative adult is the child who survived after the world tried killing them, making them grown up. The creative adult is the child who survived the blandness of schooling, the unhelpful words of bad teachers, and the nay-saying ways of the world. The creative adult is in essence simply that, a child."

"The creative adult is the child who survived after the world tried killing them, making them grown up. The creative adult is the child who survived the blandness of schooling, the unhelpful words of bad teachers, and the nay-saying ways of the world. The creative adult is in essence simply that, a child."

Ursula K. Le Guin, American Writer

Prediction, Future, Sports, Knowledge

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"Every story has a time to be told."

"Every story has a time to be told."

Haruki Murakami, Japanese Writer

Narrative, Story, Time, Telling, Life

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"If a liberal political philosophy stands for anything, and I am no longer sure it does, then it must mean that we are committed to the leveling of the playing field for everyone."

"If a liberal political philosophy stands for anything, and I am no longer sure it does, then it must mean that we are committed to the leveling of the playing field for everyone."

Daniel Keys Moran, American Writer

Liberal, Philosophy

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"How is the world ruled and led to war? Diplomats lie to journalists and believe these lies when they see them in print."

"How is the world ruled and led to war? Diplomats lie to journalists and believe these lies when they see them in print."

Karl Kraus, Austrian Writer

War, Lie, Lies, World

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"I've probably had my day in the sun. I think I've influenced a lot of comic book writers."

"I've probably had my day in the sun. I think I've influenced a lot of comic book writers."

Harvey Pekar, American Writer

Legacy, Day, Sun, Writers

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"I got more and more politically active and just followed the course of feminism and sexual liberation."

"I got more and more politically active and just followed the course of feminism and sexual liberation."

Susie Bright, American Writer

51

"They give me the money, I give them the book. Having input into the adaptation would be kind of like selling a house and coming back three years later and saying, 'Paint it this color!'"

"They give me the money, I give them the book. Having input into the adaptation would be kind of like selling a house and coming back three years later and saying, 'Paint it this color!'"

Robert B. Parker, American Writer

Money, Selling, Saying, Years

51

"I don't think there's much distinction between surveillance and media in general. Better media means better surveillance. Cams are everywhere."

"I don't think there's much distinction between surveillance and media in general. Better media means better surveillance. Cams are everywhere."

Bruce Sterling, American Writer

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