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    The Seven Social Sins are: Wealth without work. Pleasure without conscience. Knowledge without character. Commerce
    “The Seven Social Sins are:

    Wealth without work.
    Pleasure without conscience.
    Knowledge without character.
    Commerce without morality.
    Science without humanity.
    Worship without sacrifice.
    Politics without principle.


    From a sermon given by Frederick Lewis Donaldson in Westminster Abbey, London, on March 20, 1925.”
    ― Frederick Lewis Donaldson
    tags: character, commerce, conscience, happiness, humanity, knowledge, misattributed-to-gandhi, money, morality, pleasure, politics, principle, sacrifice, science, sin, sins, wealth, work, worship
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    Joseph Campbell
    “A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself”
    ― Joseph Campbell
    tags: heroism
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    Friedrich Nietzsche
    “Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
    ― Friedrich Nietzsche
    tags: corruption, dark-side, fighting, monsters, soul
    7906 likes

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    Larry Correia
    “Nikolai's a badass Russian. Badass Russians only have three emotions: revenge, depression, and vodka.”
    ― Larry Correia, Monster Hunter Alpha
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    Larry Correia
    “If you are serious, and you want to make a living as an author, then you need to hustle. Period. If you can't make that quality, then you need to concentrate on your craft and practice more.

    One other thing, quality comes with practice. If you are prolific, then you become a better writer because you are writing. The more you do anything the better at it you will become. So in a way, quantity does add to quality.”
    ― Larry Correia
    tags: writing, writing-advice, writing-books, writing-craft, writing-process
    20 likes

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    Kevin Hearne
    “That's right, there's free beer in Irish paradise. Everyone's jealous.”
    ― Kevin Hearne, Hammered
    tags: beer, irish, paradise
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    Larry Correia
    “[W]hen all else fails, kill it with fire.”
    ― Larry Correia, Monster Hunter Alpha
    tags: fire, kill, last-resort
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    Peter Clines
    “Zombies are like credit card payments. If you keep getting rid of the minimum amount, you'll never win.”
    ― Peter Clines, Ex-Heroes
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    Peter Clines
    “People could say a lot of negative things about the apocalypse, but there was no arguing the air quality in Los Angeles had really improved.”
    ― Peter Clines, Ex-Heroes
    tags: air, apocalypse, los-angeles, smog, superheroes, zombies
    37 likes

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  • #10
    Kevin Hearne
    “Whoa. He had ghouls on speed dial. My lawyer kicks so much ass.”
    ― Kevin Hearne, Hounded
    tags: atticus
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    Kevin Hearne
    “Ye know what me Sean used to say, God rest his soul? He said, 'A friend will help ye move, Katie, but a really good friend will help ye move a body.”
    ― Kevin Hearne, Hounded
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    Kevin Hearne
    “I think this man might actually possess supernatural powers. He makes people lose their minds and I’m sure some of them do lose bladder control as well."

    "I see. And who is this author"

    "Neil Fucking Gaiman."

    "His second name is Fucking?"

    "No Leif that’s the honorary second name all celebrities are given by their fans. It’s not an insult it’s a huge compliment and he’s earned it.”
    ― Kevin Hearne, Hammered
    tags: humor
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    Kevin Hearne
    “Wooo!’ he said, slamming his shot glass down and coughing a bit. ‘That’s good stuff.’
    I agreed heartily. ‘Shall we do another one?’ I asked.
    ‘Oh no,’ Jesus said quietly, his eyes growing round. ‘This is one of those situations where I have to stop and ask myself, what would I do?”
    ― Kevin Hearne, Hammered
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  • #14
    Kevin Hearne
    “I didn't respond, because naked people never win arguments.”
    ― Kevin Hearne, Clan Rathskeller
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  • #15
    Kevin Hearne
    “Winning ugly is still winning.”
    ― Kevin Hearne, Hounded
    tags: atticus
    72 likes

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  • #16
    Kevin Hearne
    “When in doubt, blame the dark elves.”
    ― Kevin Hearne, Trapped
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  • #17
    Kevin Hearne
    “Gods can screw anything and anybody. For reference, see history.

    Atticus O'Sullivan”
    ― Kevin Hearne, Clan Rathskeller
    tags: irony, stating-the-obvious
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    Kevin Hearne
    “The tendency of modern American women to exclaim 'Hiiiiiiiiiiii!' in soprano octaves and hug each other upon sight can be disconcerting to those unfamiliar with it.”
    ― Kevin Hearne, Hexed
    tags: atticus, granuile, laksha
    30 likes

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    Kevin Hearne
    “Silly dark elves. Earth is for Druids.”
    ― Kevin Hearne, Hunted
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    Kevin Hearne
    “Atticus:"Damn it, Jim, I'm a Druid not a Physicist!”
    ― Kevin Hearne, Trapped
    tags: druid-sense, star-trek-filk
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    Kevin Hearne
    “Druid log July 15: Dark elves are not only quick and efficient killers, but creative and pyrotechnically inclined ones.”
    ― Kevin Hearne, Trapped
    tags: druid-sense, star-trek-filk
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  • #22
    Kevin Hearne
    “You are telling me that your lawyer is a bloodsucking vampire?”
    ― Kevin Hearne, Hounded
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    Kevin Hearne
    “First we need to get a buttload of nails.’

    ‘A buttload? How much is that?’

    ‘Uh…’

    Granuaile rescued me with her superior knowledge of indefinite units of measurement. ‘I believe that’s slightly more than a shitload but much less than a fuckton.”
    ― Kevin Hearne
    tags: fuckton, humor, indefinite-units-of-measurement
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    Peter Clines
    “In one of the earlier Sherlock Holmes mysteries, Arthur Conan Doyle (not yet a Sir) made an observation on logical deduction. When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.

    There is, however, a specific flaw in that maxim. It assumes people can recognize the difference between what is impossible and what they believe is impossible.”
    ― Peter Clines, Ex-Heroes
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    Kevin Hearne
    “Yer a good lad, Atticus, mowin’ me lawn and killin’ what Brits come around.”
    ― Kevin Hearne, Hounded
    tags: british, death
    209 likes

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  • #26
    Larry Correia
    “I blame it on Twilight. In real life, vampires only sparkle when they're on fire.”
    ― Larry Correia, Monster Hunter Vendetta
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    Larry Correia
    “There are three kinds of people in the world: people who can't believe anything, suckers who believe everything, and a few of us who can face the truth.”
    ― Larry Correia, Monster Hunter International
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    Larry Correia
    “I think that the law isn’t about words on paper. It’s about doing what’s right,”
    ― Larry Correia, Spellbound
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  • #29
    Veronica Roth
    “A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.”
    ― Veronica Roth, Divergent
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  • #30
    Paulo Coelho
    “There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.”
    ― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
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