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October knew, of course, that the action of turning a page, of ending a chapter or of shutting a book, did not end a tale.… — Neil Gaiman
I love Nature partly because she is not man, but a retreat from him. None of his institutions control or pervade her. There a different… — Henry David Thoreau
Of the blessings set before you make your choice, and be content. No man can taste the fruits of autumn while he is delighting his… — Samuel Johnson
We need not despair even in our worst, for our failures are forgiven. The only fatal thing is to sit down content with anything less… — C.S. Lewis
Heaven's brightest and best-loved angel, who was cast out for inspiring a rebellion against God. Having lost Heaven, Lucifer and his rebel angels vowed to… — Libba Bray
And we will be ready, at the end of every day will be ready, will not say no to anything, will try to stay awake… — Dave Eggers
Like those in the valley behind us, most people stand in sight of the spiritual mountains all their lives and never enter them, being content… — Robert M. Pirsig
We're straying from the path of salvation because we remember that we once belonged to the world and were content in that belonging. — Daniel Quinn
I am quite content to go down to posterity as a scissors and paste man for that seems to me a harsh but not unjust… — James Joyce
To discover the rules of society that are best suited to nations, there would need to exist a superior intelligence, who could understand the passions… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Do you know what I am going to tell you, he said with his wry mouth, a pint of plain is your only man. Notwithstanding… — Flann O'Brien
I felt instantly at home, and wanted only to dismiss Alistair, along with the rest of Justice Hall, that I might have a closer look… — Laurie R. King
Pass then through this little space of time conformably to nature, and end thy journey in content, just as an olive falls off when it… — Marcus Aurelius
It is all very wonderful and mysterious, as all life is apt to be if you go a little below the crust, and are not… — E. Nesbit
I have the satisfaction of knowing that it is all right; that everybody else is one way or other served in much the same way--either… — Herman Melville
The future, good or ill, was not forgotten, but ceased to have any power over the present. Health and hope grew strong in them, and… — J.R.R. Tolkien
People who have only good experiences aren't very interesting. They may be content, and happy after a fashion, but they aren't very deep. It may… — Peter Cameron
How happy is the lot of the mathematician! He is judged solely by his peers, and the standard is so high that no colleague or… — Wystan Hugh Auden
There is no such thing as material covetousness. All covetousness is spiritual. ...Any so-called material thing that you want is merely a symbol: you want… — Mark Twain
I am a Jane Austenite, and therefore slightly imbecile about Jane Austen. My fatuous expression, and airs of personal immunity-how ill they sit on the… — E. M. Forster

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