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“Smart people learn from their mistakes. But the real sharp ones learn from the mistakes of others.”
― Fablehaven
― Fablehaven
“The curse of mortality. You spend the first portion of your life learning, growing stronger, more capable. And then, through no fault of your own, your body begins to fail. You regress. Strong limbs become feeble, keen senses grow dull, hardy constitutions deteriorate. Beauty withers. Organs quit. You remember yourself in your prime, and wonder where that person went. As your wisdom and experience are peaking, your traitorous body becomes a prison.”
― Fablehaven
― Fablehaven
“To speak behind others' backs is the ventilator of the heart.”
― Embroideries
― Embroideries
“I hate everything you say, but not enough to kill you for it.”
― Doctor Zhivago
― Doctor Zhivago
“I say one thing, you write another, and those who read you understand still something else! I say: cross, death, kingdom of heaven, God...and what do you understand? Each of you attaches his own suffering, interests and desires to each of these sacred words, and my words disappear, my soul is lost. I can't stand it any longer!”
― The Last Temptation of Christ
― The Last Temptation of Christ
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