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“When power becomes the ultimate goal, freedom must be shackled.”
― Growing Up American
― Growing Up American
“We know about the wildlife for God’s sake!” screamed Aideen. “We’re being attacked by a feckin’ pack of chimpanzees right now! Get us out of here!”
― The Balance of Time
― The Balance of Time
“Improving your tone essentially requires you to work on your communication skills.”
― I'm Just Saying: A Guide to Maintaining Civil Discourse in an Increasingly Divided World
― I'm Just Saying: A Guide to Maintaining Civil Discourse in an Increasingly Divided World
“We are all taxonomists, and we constantly sort our lives. We keep the toothpaste separate from the yogurt. We keep files. And we organize stuff.”
― An Inordinate Fondness for Beetles: Campfire Conversations with Alfred Russell Wallace
― An Inordinate Fondness for Beetles: Campfire Conversations with Alfred Russell Wallace
“His confidences, this mist, had led us unexpectedly onto a peninsula of intimacy, and I found myself on the brink of telling what I had never told anyone before. The words flew ready-formed into my head, organized themselves instantly into sentences, long strings of sentences, bursting with impatience to fly from my tongue. As if they had spent years planning for this moment.”
― The Thirteenth Tale
― The Thirteenth Tale
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