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“I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations and you’re not in this world to live up to mine.”
― Bruce Lee

“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.”
― Maya Angelou

“A great fire burns within me, but no one stops to warm themselves at it, and passers-by only see a wisp of smoke”
― Vincent Van Gogh

“If I am worth anything later, I am worth something now. For wheat is wheat, even if people think it is a grass in the beginning.”
― Vincent van Gogh

“A little Learning is a dangerous Thing.”
― Alexander Pope

“Children are dying."
Lull nodded. "That's a succinct summary of humankind, I'd say. Who needs tomes and volumes of history? Children are dying. The injustices of the world hide in those three words.”
― Steven Erikson, Deadhouse Gates

“The lesson of history is that no one learns.”
― Steven Erikson, Deadhouse Gates

“Destiny is a lie. Destiny is justification for atrocity. It is the means by which murderers armour themselves against reprimand. It is a word intended to stand in place of ethics, denying all moral context.”
― Steven Erikson, Midnight Tides

“In war everyone loses. This brutal truth can be seen in the eyes of every solider in every world.”
― Steven Erikson, Dust of Dreams

“Don't worry. I am like most people. I can keep my eyes and still see nothing.”
― Steven Erikson, Dust of Dreams

“When robbed, the rich cry out for protection and prosecution. When stealing, they expect the judiciary to look the other way.”
― Steven Erikson, Dust of Dreams

“Generally speaking, people useless at everything else become academics”
― Steven Erikson, Dust of Dreams