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#1

“Contradict yourself. In order to live, you must remain broken up.”
― Wyndham Lewis

#2

“When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.”
― Nelson Mandela

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#3

“Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard, are sweeter”
― John Keats, Ode On A Grecian Urn And Other Poems

tags: philosophy, religion, science

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#4

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
― Martin Luther King Jr., A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches

tags: darkness, drive-out, hate, inspirational, light, love, peace

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#5

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: attributed-no-source, human-nature, humor, infinity, philosophy, science, stupidity, universe

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#6

“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”
― Dr. Seuss

tags: attributed-no-source, dreams, love, reality, sleep

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#7

“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

tags: action, change, inspirational, misattributed-to-gandhi, philosophy, wish

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#8

“Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow
Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead
Walk beside me… just be my friend”
― Albert Camus

tags: attributed-no-source, friends, friendship, misattributed-albert-camus

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#10

“Maybe that was why I was so attracted to him. Because he was unattainable.”
― Julianne MacLean, The Color of Heaven

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#11

“You just need to recognize inspiration when it strikes. And be brave. Don’t lose faith in the good things, even when life is tough. The good things come in waves, along with the bad.”
― Julianne MacLean, The Color of Heaven

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#12

“Writing is a solitary occupation, and we like it that way.”
― Julianne MacLean, The Color of Heaven

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#13

“Accepting the loss of a loved one is difficult. But reconciling with the living is just as important.”
― Edie Claire, Long Time Coming

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#14

“You reach thirty-five as a single woman, and you’re branded either militantly independent or just plain pathetic. But a single thirty-five-year-old man—now, he’s the hottest thing going. An eligible bachelor.”
― Edie Claire, Long Time Coming

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#15

“She refused to be bored chiefly because she wasn't boring.”
― Zelda Fitzgerald, The Collected Writings

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#16

“Time is a slippery thing: lose hold of it once, and its string might sail out of your hands forever.”
― Anthony Doerr, All the Light We Cannot See

tags: time

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#17

“If we don’t change the direction we are headed, we will end up where we are going. – Chinese proverb”
― Jodi Picoult, Nineteen Minutes

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#18

“The person who doesn’t appreciate the apple doesn’t appreciate the orchard.”
― Nadia Hashimi, The Pearl that Broke Its Shell

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#19

“When David Livingstone discovered the Victoria Falls he said, “Sights such as these must have been gazed upon by angels in their flight,”’ Hector told her softly.”
― Wilbur Smith, Those In Peril

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#20

“A short story is a love affair, a novel is a marriage. A short story is a photograph; a novel is a film.”
― Lorrie Moore

tags: novels, short-stories, writing

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#21

“Sometimes skulls are thick. Sometimes hearts are vacant. Sometimes words don't work. ”
― James Frey, A Million Little Pieces

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#22

“The wounds that never heal can only be mourned alone.”
― James Frey, A Million Little Pieces

tags: despair, friendship, healing

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#23

“If there was a God. I would spit in his face for subjecting me to this. If there was a Devil, I would sell my sould to make it end. If there was something Higher that controlled out f***ing fates, I would tell it to take my fate and shove it up its fucking ass. Shove it hard and far, you motherf***er. Please end. Please end. Please end.”
― James Frey, A Million Little Pieces

tags: anger, devil, fates, god, pain

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#24

“The Young Man came to the Old Man seeking counsel.
I broke something, Old Man.
How badly is it broken?
It's in a million little pieces.
I'm afraid I can't help you.
Why?
There's nothing you can do.
Why?
It can't be fixed.
Why?
It's broken beyond repair. It's in a million little pieces.”
― James Frey, A Million Little Pieces

tags: broken, life, million, pieces, sad

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#25

“Even a second of freedom is worth more than a lifetime of bondage.”
― James Frey, A Million Little Pieces

tags: freedom

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#26

“I feel strong. Not strong enough to face myself, but strong enough to keep going.”
― James Frey, A Million Little Pieces

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#27

“If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way.”
― Jodi Picoult, Small Great Things

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