There is a line of poetry, a sentence in a fable, a word in an essay, by which my existence is justified;… — Alberto Manguel Copy Share Image
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“[..] it has remained for man alone among all creatures to kill senselessly and wantonly for the mere pleasure of inflicting suffering… — Edgar Rice Burroughs Copy Share Image
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The end of all stories, even if the writer forebears to mention it, is death, which is where time stops short. Sheherezade… — Angela Carter Copy Share Image
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The American Dream has become a death sentence of drudgery, consumerism, and fatalism: a garage sale where the best of the human… — Zoltan Istvan Copy Share Image
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In my time since moving to the United States, I've found that there is a dearth of great writing for black people.… — David Oyelowo Copy Share Image
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Capital punishment? It makes no sense as a policy: It's not a deterrent, and economically it's a disaster. It's very clear that… — Tony Goldwyn Copy Share Image
May you never steal, lie, or cheat, but if you must steal, then steal away my sorrows, and if you must lie,… — Rashida Rowe Copy Share Image
The body was so little a part of him that its final stillness seemed nothing of importance. He was half out of… — Pearl S. Buck Copy Share Image
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