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“When you're a boy your life can be measured out as a series of uncomfortable conversations reluctantly initiated by adults in an effort to tell you things that you either already know or really don't want to know.”
― Ben Aaronovitch, Moon Over Soho

tags: boyhood, intergenerational-relations

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#2

“It is likely I will die next to a pile of things I was meaning to read.”
― Lemony Snicket

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#3

“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Wise Man's Fear

tags: fear, name-of-the-wind, patrick-rothfuss, wisdom

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#4

“Friendship ... is born at the moment when one man says to another "What! You too? I thought that no one but myself . . .”
― C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves

tags: friendship

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#5

“Memories are dangerous things. You turn them over and over, until you know every touch and corner, but still you'll find an edge to cut you.”
― Mark Lawrence, Prince of Thorns

tags: memories, past

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#6

“Tell me, tutor,' I said. 'Is revenge a science, or an art?”
― Mark Lawrence, Prince of Thorns

tags: art, revenge, science

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#7

“We die a little every day and by degrees we’re reborn into different men, older men in the same clothes, with the same scars.”
― Mark Lawrence, King of Thorns

tags: broken, clothes, die, empire, king, little, reborn, same, scars, thorns

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#8

“There’s something brittle in me that will break before it bends.”
― Mark Lawrence, Prince of Thorns

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#9

“This is where the wise man turns away. This is where the holy kneel and call on God. These are the last miles, my brothers. Don't look to me to save you. Don't think I will not spend you. Run if you have the wit. Pray if you have the soul. Stand your ground if courage is yours. But don't follow me.

Follow me, and I will break your heart.”
― Mark Lawrence, Emperor of Thorns

tags: jorg

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#10

“Is this going to be one of those times when you pretend not to have a plan until the last moment? And then turn out to really not have one?- Sir Makin to King Jorg”
― Mark Lawrence, King of Thorns

tags: sir-makin

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#11

“Few things worth having can be got easily.”
― Mark Lawrence, Prince of Thorns

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#12

“The biggest lies we save for ourselves.”
― Mark Lawrence, Prince of Thorns

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#13

“Hold to a thing long enough, a secret, a desire, maybe a lie, and it will shape you.”
― Mark Lawrence

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#14

“I may be running out of options, but running out isn't an option.”
― Mark Lawrence, Prince of Thorns

tags: options

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#15

“I’d be happier on a horse,” Makin said.
“I’d be happier on a giant mountain goat,” I said. “One that shat diamonds. Until we find some, we’re walking.”
― Mark Lawrence, King of Thorns

tags: caprice, horse

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#16

“No half measures. Some things can’t be cut in half. You can’t half-love someone. You can’t half-betray, or half-lie.”
― Mark Lawrence, Emperor of Thorns

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#17

“Lucifer spoke thus. Pride took him from heaven, though he sat at God's right hand.' Her voice grew faint, the hint of a whisper. 'In the end pride is the only evil, the root of all sins.'
'Pride is all I have.”
― Mark Lawrence, Prince of Thorns

tags: devil, evil, god, heaven, lucifer, pride, sin

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#18

“You got responsibilities when you’re a leader. You got a responsibility not to kill too many of your men. Or who’re you going to lead?”
― Mark Lawrence, Prince of Thorns

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#19

“I’m a liar and a cheat and a coward, but I will never, ever, let a friend down. Unless of course not letting them down requires honesty, fair play, or bravery.”
― Mark Lawrence, Prince of Fools

tags: bravery, cheat, coward, fair-play, honesty, liar

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#20

“By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.”
― Confucious

tags: wisdom

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#21

“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.”
― Confucious

tags: beauty, everything, seeing

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#22

“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”
― Confucius

tags: education, inspirational, life, perseverance

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#23

“Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.”
― Confucius

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#24

“He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions.”
― Confucius

tags: wisdom

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#25

“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”
― Confucius

tags: complexity, philosophy, simplicity

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#26

“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.”
― Confucius, Confucius: The Analects

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#27

“If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake.”
― Confucius

tags: inspirational, mistake

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#28

“Study the past if you would define the future.”
― Confucius

tags: direction, future, history, learning, moving-forward, past, strategy

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#29

“The funniest people are the saddest ones”
― Confucius

tags: funny, people, sad

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#30

“Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.”
― Confucius

tags: foolishness, other-people

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