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...What happens is of little significance compared with the stories we tell ourselves about what happens. Events matter little, only stories of events affect us. — Rabih Alameddine
Gordon Way's astonishment at being suddenly shot dead was nothing compared to his astonishment at what happened next. — Douglas Adams
In normal life we hardly realize how much more we receive than we give, and life cannot be rich without such gratitude. It is so… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
What is honor compared to a woman's love? What is duty against the feel of a newborn son in your arms . . . or… — George R. R. Martin
It was at this point that Bilbo stopped. Going on from there was the bravest thing he ever did. The tremendous things that happened afterward… — J.R.R. Tolkien
The things that we preceive as beautiful may be different, but the actual characteristics we ascribe to beautiful objects are similar. Think about it. When… — James Redfield
...despite all this, it is still hard to admit that there is no one more English than the Indian, no one more Indian than the… — Zadie Smith
I want a History of Looking. For the Photograph is the advent of myself as other: a cunning dissociation of consciousness from identity. Even odder:… — Roland Barthes
God moves in extremely mysterious, not to say, circuitous ways. God does not play dice with the universe; He plays an ineffable game of His… — Terry Pratchett
Drinking wine and wearing trousers were nothing compared to reading the history of ideas. — Ayaan Hirsi Ali
How fleeting are all human passions compared with the massive continuity of ducks. — Dorothy L. Sayers
All political theories assume, of course, that most individuals are very ignorant. Those who plead for liberty differ from the rest in that they include… — Friedrich August von Hayek
... active love is a harsh and fearful thing compared with the love in dreams. Love in dreams thirsts for immediate action, quickly performed, and… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
Compared with me, a tree is immortal. — Sylvia Plath
The Red Queen shook her head. "You may call it 'nonsense' if you like," she said, "but I've heard nonsense, compared with which that would… — Lewis Carroll
Kronos would be 10 times more powerful. His very presence would incinerate you. And once he achieves this he will empower the other Titans. They… — Rick Riordan
i dont want to be compared to britney,ashlee,hilary or lindsay. i want to be compared to me. — Avril Lavigne
The person I am now, compared with the person in the dream, has been baffled and defeated and only supposes he enjoys a full life.… — Philip K. Dick
How inferior the human machine is, compared to man-made machines. They can be decoked, unscrewed, oiled and parts replaced. Decidedly, nature is not a very… — Joris-Karl Huysmans
The story of terrorism is written by the state and it is therefore highly instructiveâ€¦ compared with terrorism, everything else must be acceptable, or in… — Guy Debord

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