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We are shaped not only by our current geography but by our ancestral one as well. Americans, for instance, retain a frontier spirit even though… — Eric Weiner
My faith in the expertise of physicists like Richard Feynman, for instance, permits me to endorseâ€”and, if it comes to it, bet heavily on the… — Daniel Dennett
It is very useful, when one is young, to learn the difference between "literally" and "figuratively." If something happens literally, it actually happens; if something… — Daniel Handler
For some stories, it's easy. The moral of 'The Three Bears,' for instance, is "Never break into someone else's house.' The moral of 'Snow White'… — Daniel Handler
One could mention many lovable traits in Smee. For instance, after killing, it was his spectacles he wiped instead of his weapon. — James M. Barrie
When you are young so many things are difficult to believe, and yet the dullest people will tell you that they are true--such things, for… — E. Nesbit
The whole world is, to me, very much "alive" - all the little growing things, even the rocks. I can't look at a swell bit… — Ansel Adams
There is, on the whole, nothing on earth intended for innocent people so horrible as a school. To begin with, it is a prison. But… — George Bernard Shaw
In love, as in life, one misheard word can be tremendously important. If you tell someone you love them, for instance, you must be absolutely… — Daniel Handler
Under certain circumstances the fateful decisions in life, sometimes even in matters of life and death, are made with an almost indifferent ease. While the… — Peter HÃ¸eg
There are certain things we must not pray about - moods, for instance. Moods never go by praying, moods go by kicking. — Oswald Chambers
The word 'truth' itself ceases to have its old meaning. It describes no longer something to be found, with the individual conscience as the sole… — Friedrich August von Hayek
Some other memories of the funeral have stuck in my mind. The old boyâ€™s face, for instance, when he caught up with us for the… — Albert Camus
We know, for instance, that there is a direct, inverse relationship between frequency of family meals and social problems. Bluntly stated, members of families who… — Anthony Bourdain
Anything beyond the limits and grasp of the human mind is either illusion or futility; and because your god having to be one or the… — Marquis de Sade
A submissive spirit might be patient, a strong understanding would supply resolution, but here was something more; here was that elasticity of mind, that disposition… — Jane Austen
What does she (J. K. Rowling) hope people will take with them about this time? â€œWhen all the fuss and hoopla dies away, and when… — Melissa Anelli
I think one of the most important differences between us is that you are excellent at living in a way that is commensurate with your… — John Green
Of course the Neverlands vary a good deal. Johnâ€™s, for instance, had a lagoon with flamingos flying over it at which John was shooting, while… — James M. Barrie
Blue does not go with everything," Will told her. "It does not go with red, for instance." "I have a red and blue striped waistcoat,"… — Cassandra Clare

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