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“there is no crime of which I cannot conceive myself guilty.”
― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“Unfortunately it is the weak who destroy the strong.”
― John le Carré

“Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.”
― Socrates

“Envy is the ulcer of the soul.”
― Socrates

“Beware the barrenness of a busy life.”
― Socrates

“Be as you wish to seem.”
― Socrates

“A small man can be just as exhausted as a great man.”
― Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman: Text and Criticism

“THE FIRST TEN LIES THEY TELL YOU IN HIGH SCHOOL

1. We are here to help you.
2. You will have time to get to your class before the bell rings.
3. The dress code will be enforced.
4. No smoking is allowed on school grounds.
5. Our football team will win the championship this year.
6. We expect more of you here.
7. Guidance counselors are always available to listen.
8. Your schedule was created with you in mind.
9. Your locker combination is private.
10. These will be the years you look back on fondly.

TEN MORE LIES THEY TELL YOU IN HIGH SCHOOL

1. You will use algebra in your adult lives.
2. Driving to school is a privilege that can be taken away.
3. Students must stay on campus during lunch.
4. The new text books will arrive any day now.
5. Colleges care more about you than your SAT scores.
6. We are enforcing the dress code.
7. We will figure out how to turn off the heat soon.
8. Our bus drivers are highly trained professionals.
9. There is nothing wrong with summer school.
10. We want to hear what you have to say.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak

“When people don't express themselves, they die one piece at a time.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak

“When people don't express themselves, they die one piece at a time. You'd be shocked at how many adults are really dead inside—walking through their days with no idea who they are, just waiting for a heart attack or cancer or a Mack truck to come along and finish the job. It's the saddest thing I know.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak

“What comes from the heart goes to the heart”
― samuel taylor coleridge

“Beware the fury of a patient man.”
― John Dryden

“Love is love's reward.”
― John Dryden

“A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, The Sirens of Titan

“True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.”
― Kurt Vonnegut

“The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness.”
― William Blake

“To generalize is to be an idiot.”
― William Blake

“Things can change in a day.”
― Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things

“Some things come with their own punishments.”
― Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things

“Revolt and terror pay a price.
Order and law have a cost.”
― Carl Sandburg

“Yesterday and tomorrow cross and mix on the skyline. The two are lost in a purple haze. One forgets, one waits.”
― Carl Sandburg

“For a time after my divorce everything began to seem profoundly ironic to
me. I found myself thinking of other peoples' worries as sources of amusement and private derision which I thought about at night to
make myself feel better.”
― Richard Ford, The Sportswriter

“But a mermaid has no tears, and therefore she suffers so much more.”
― Hans Christian Andersen, The Little Mermaid

“All our souls are written in our eyes.”
― Edmond Rostand, Cyrano de Bergerac

“A great nose may be an index
Of a great soul”
― Edmond Rostand, Cyrano de Bergerac

“The new year means nothing if you're still in love with your comfort zone.”
― Rachel Wolchin

“I knew we'd cross the line, so I quietly erased it while you weren't looking.”
― Rachel Wolchin

“The moment you feel like you need to prove yourself, is the moment you need to be silent and walk away.”
― Rachel Wolchin

“I’ll never be able to look at your face without loving you.”
― Rachel Wolchin

“Mother died today. Or maybe yesterday; I can't be sure.”
― Albert Camus, The Stranger