Contrary Quotes

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Did I write it so as not to go mad or, on the contrary, to go mad in order to understand the nature of madness? — Elie Wiesel
And for all his life it would be kindness and love that made him cry, never pain or persecution, which on the contrary only reinforced… — Albert Camus
I was late to understand that chaos and intensity are no subsitute for lasting love, nor are they necessarily an improvement on real life. Normal… — Kay Redfield Jamison
As far back as she could remember, a phantom life had mocked her with its impenetrable â€œsomething else,â€ but now it was the opposite. Here,… — Laini Taylor
Peter Lake had no illusions about mortality. He knew that it made everyone perfectly equal, and that the treasures of the earth were movement, courage,… — Mark Helprin
When anesthesia was developed, it was for many decades routinely withheld from women giving birth, since women were "supposed" to suffer. One of the few… — Nicholas D. Kristof
Of all my children, you were always the hardest on yourself. You were always looking for the right way to behave, so concerned you might… — Elizabeth George
That was ridiculous," I told Dorian, once she'd left. "She's not the kind of person to fall for your flirting." "On the contrary," said Dorian.… — Richelle Mead
I can make some calls. There is a guy. Dagfinn Heyerdahl. He used to be with Norse Heritage Foundation." Norse Heritage Foundation wasn't so much… — Ilona Andrews
It was previously a question of finding out whether or not life had to have a meaning to be lived. It now becomes clear on… — Albert Camus
Contrary to what you believe, the earth does not revolve around the desires of your crotch. — Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Man has no individual i. But there are, instead, hundreds and thousands of separate small "i"s, very often entirely unknown to one another, never coming… — G I Gurdjieff
I have been judged vehemently suspect of heresy, that is, of having held and believed that the sun in the centre of the universe and… — Galileo Galilei
schools for love do not exist. everyone assumes that we will know how to love instinctively. despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, we still accept… — Bell Hooks
Thatâ€™s what the human brain is there forâ€”to turn the chaos of given experience into a set of manageable symbols. Sometimes the symbols correspond fairly… — Aldous Huxley
If I was harsh with you, it was because I cannot bear to see you treat yourself as if you are worth nothing. Whatever part… — Cassandra Clare
True patriotism sometimes requires of men to act exactly contrary, at one period, to that which it does at another, and the motive which impels… — Robert E. Lee
The bonds between ourselves and another person exists only in our minds. Memory as it grows fainter loosens them, and notwithstanding the illusion by which… — Marcel Proust
He recalled Galloran stating that being a hero meant doing what was right regardless of the consequences. The thought sent a thrill through him. Galloran… — Brandon Mull
Your mother is not crazy. Neither, contrary to popular belief, is your brother. He is merely miscast in a play. He would have made the… — S E Hinton

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