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Hash, x. There is no definition for this word - nobody knows what hash is. Famous, adj. Conspicuously miserable. Dictionary, n. A malevolent literary device… — Ambrose Bierce
Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is… — Epicurus
The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak;… — Richard Dawkins
Many people find it easy to imagine unseen webs of malevolent conspiracy in the world, and they are not always wrong. But there is also… — Tracy Kidder
Often, moreover, it is...that aspect of our being that society finds eccentric, ridiculous, or disagreeable, that holds our sweet waters, our secret well of happiness,… — Tom Robbins
So in everything: power lies with those who control finance, not with those who know the matter upon which the money is to be spent.… — Bertrand Russell
They rode on and the sun in the east flushed pale streaks of light and then a deeper run of color like blood seeping up… — Cormac McCarthy
But the forces of evil have not abdicated. The malevolent ghosts of hatred are resurgent with a fury and a boldness that are as astounding… — Elie Wiesel
Perhaps, in retrospect, there would be little motivation even for malevolent extraterrestrials to attack the Earth; perhaps, after a preliminary survey, they might decide it… — Carl Sagan
That’s exactly what I’m talking about. That’s the evil that’s seducing you. The malevolent power that is crawling through your blood tempting you onto a… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
This place was truly the highest and the lowest of all worlds - the most beautiful senses, the most exquisite emotions.. the most malevolent desires,… — Stephenie Meyer
Never trust a demon. He has a hundred motives for anything he does ... Ninety-nine of them, at least, are malevolent. — Neil Gaiman
The look Anthony shot at his sister was so comically malevolent Simon nearly laughed. He managed to restrain himself, but mostly just because he was… — Julia Quinn
As I glanced at the phraseology of the research report, dull and unfathomable to outsiders like me, I thought that if you have the ambition… — Jon Ronson
His energy is very malevolent. Don't get sick or I'll start asking you if the baby is all right in front of him. — Christine Feehan
Fate is the malevolent little jester sitting up in the heavens and pondering over how ridiculous we humans are and he does his best to… — Lisa Kleypas
Perhaps down in his heart Okonkwo was not a cruel man. But his whole life was dominated by fear, the fear of failure and of… — Chinua Achebe
I wanted to know that he would be okay if I died. I wanted to not be a grenade, to not be a malevolent force… — John Green
In all the ills that befall us, we are more concerned by the intention than the result. A tile that falls off a roof may… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
He may be a malevolent sorcerer, but Tiny Cooper is his own goddamned man, and if he wants to be a gigantic skipper, then that's… — John Green
Custard: A detestable substance produced by a malevolent conspiracy of the hen, the cow, and the cook. — Ambrose Bierce
All over the world, belief in the supernatural has authorised the sacrifice of people to propitiate bloodthirsty gods, and the murder of witches for their… — Steven Pinker
Outside the walls, among others, is the Soviet Empire. It is malevolent, destructive and expanding. It has swallowed up over half a dozen countries since… — Barbara Amiel
All the dark, malevolent Passions of the Soul are roused and exerted; its mild and amiable affections are suppressed; and with them, virtuous Principles are… — Charles Inglis
Writers take words seriously-perhaps the last professional class that does-and they struggle to steer their own through the crosswinds of meddling editors and careless typesetters… — John Updike

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