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The poet makes himself a voyant through a long, immense reasoned deranging of all his senses. All the forms of love, of suffering, of madness;… — Arthur Rimbaud
The Superclass tries to promote its values. Ordinary people complain of divine injustice, they envy power, and it pains them to see others having fun.… — Paulo Coelho
The agnostic, the skeptic, is neurotic, but this does not imply a false philosophy; it implies the discovery of facts to which he does not… — Alan Watts
It's too early for there to be any coffee. I stare dully at the empty pot in the common room, while Sam picks up a… — Holly Black
Some fates are guaranteed, no matter who tries to intervene. — Alice Hoffman
Life is not a PG feel-good movie. Real life often ends badly. Literature tries to document this reality, while showing us it is still possible… — Matthew Quick
She tries to turn too soon, and the ladder smacks into Fernando's shoulder. "Oh! Sorry, Nando." The jolt knocks his glasses askew. He smiles at… — Veronica Roth
Women are the cradles of life. What sort of man tries to break a cradle (Marc) — Diana Palmer
Any man who tries to be good all the time is bound to come to ruin among the great number who are not good. Hence… — Niccolo Machiavelli
I’m not going,” he said. He held up the Third key like a weapon. Sensing his mood, it grew longer and sharper, till he was… — Garth Nix
There’s nothing more embarrassing than a person who tries to guess what the great American public would like, makes a compromise for the first time,… — Tom Waits
Government has three primary functions. It should provide for military defense of the nation. It should enforce contracts between individuals. It should protect citizens from… — Milton Friedman
Into the mercy seat I climb My head is shaved, my head is wired And like a moth that tries To enter the bright eye… — Nick Cave
The name says it all. That's where Dad (Hades) tries out his new punishment ideas, but he says the traditional ones still work best: the… — Rick Riordan
He tries to find the exit from himself but there is no door. — Dejan Stojanovic
From this, one can make a deduction which is quite certainly the ultimate truth of jigsaw puzzles: despite appearances, puzzling is not a solitary game:… — Georges Perec
When one tries to increase his knowledge by doing mental gymnastics over books without waiting upon God and looking to the guidance of the Holy… — Watchman Nee
That's just your ego, trying to make sure it stays in charge. This is what ego does. It keeps you feeling separate, keeps you with… — Elizabeth Gilbert
Ordinary people merely think how they shall 'spend' their time; a man of talent tries to 'use' it. — Arthur Schopenhauer
Strange things conspire when one tries to cheat fate — Rick Riordan
The saddest kind of sad is the sad that tries not to be sad. You know, when sad tries to bite its lip and not… — John Mayer
I know now that when the loving, honest moment comes it should be seized, and spoken, because it may never come again. And unvoiced, unmoving,… — Gregory David Roberts
Like having a great idea, life comes at you fast. It hits you and tries to escape and be expressed in any way possible. In… — Chris Colfer
Cheerfulness is a sign of a generous and mortified person who forgetting all things, even herself, tries to please her God in all she does… — Mother Teresa
A bodhisattva doesn't have to be perfect. Anyone who is aware of what is happening and who tries to wake up other people is a… — Nhat Hanh

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