“It demands great spiritual resilience not to hate the hater whose foot is on your neck, and an even greater miracle of perception and charity not to teach your child to hate.”
― The Fire Next Time
― The Fire Next Time
“You have to go the way your blood beats. If you don't live the only life you have, you won't live some other life, you won't live any life at all.”
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“You don’t have a home until you leave it and then, when you have left it, you never can go back.”
― Giovanni’s Room
― Giovanni’s Room
“Don’t be overwise; fling yourself straight into life, without deliberation; don’t be afraid - the flood will bear you to the bank and set you safe on your feet again.”
― Crime and Punishment
― Crime and Punishment
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