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The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation. From the desperate city you go into the desperate… — Henry David Thoreau
It is those who are successful, in other words, who are most likely to be given the kinds of special opportunities that lead to further… — Malcolm Gladwell
All right I think we've been down here in the dark long enough. There's a whole other world upstairs. Take my hand Constant Reader and… — Stephen King
Our world is built on adrenaline and getting away with it. Different cities different names. Its a far simpler life to lead when there is… — Ally Carter
I think I am beginning to understand why grief feels like suspense. It comes from the frustration of so many impulses that had become habitual.… — C.S. Lewis
All paths are the same: they lead nowhere. ... Does this path have a heart? If it does, the path is good; if it doesn't,… — Carlos Castaneda
Half at least of all morality is negative and consists in keeping out of mischief. The lords prayer is less than 50 words long, and… — Aldous Huxley
Those who live alone slide into the habit of vertical eating: why bother with the niceties when there's no one to share or censure? But… — Margaret Atwood
He was a man who wrote, who interpreted the world. Wisdom grew out of being handed just the smallest sliver of emotion. A glance could… — Michael Ondaatje
The Great Man... is colder, harder, less hesitating, and without fear of 'opinion'; he lacks the virtues that accompany respect and 'respectability,' and altogether everything… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Loneliness, when accepted, becomes a gift that will lead us to find a purpose in life. — Paulo Coelho
You need someone to lift your spirits. You need someone to look you in the face and say, "This isn't the end. Don't give up.… — Max Lucado
[I]t just makes me tired even thinking about it. It reminds me of that feeling I had before I left. Like my lungs were made… — Maggie Stiefvater
The Church no longer contends that knowledge is in itself sinful, though it did so in its palmy days; but the acquisition of knowledge, even… — Bertrand Russell
Everything seems asleep, and yet going on all the time. It is a goodly life that you lead, friend; no doubt the best in the… — Kenneth Grahame
It would only lead to disappointment, even heartbreak, and her heart was too precious for me to let that happen. — Lisa Kleypas
Most civilisation is based on cowardice. It's so easy to civilize by teaching cowardice. You water down the standards which would lead to bravery. You… — Frank Herbert
Love is one of the most intense feelings felt by man; another is hate. Forcing yourself to feel indiscriminate love is very unnatural. If you… — Anton Szandor LaVey
You can trust that caring, as a rule, ends poorly,â€ which is true. Caring doesnâ€™t sometimes lead to misery. It always does. — John Green
Were we incapable of empathy â€“ of putting ourselves in the position of others and seeing that their suffering is like our own â€“ then… — Peter Singer

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