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“Tyrannies are perpetuated by diffident men who do not possess the courage to act out their beliefs.”
― Stanley Milgram, Obedience to Authority

“After all, what can a first impression tell us about someone we’ve just met for a minute in the lobby of a hotel? For that matter, what can a first impression tell us about anyone? Why, no more than a chord can tell us about Beethoven, or a brushstroke about Botticelli. By their very nature, human beings are so capricious, so complex, so delightfully contradictory, that they deserve not only our consideration, but our reconsideration—and our unwavering determination to withhold our opinion until we have engaged with them in every possible setting at every possible hour.”
― Amor Towles, A Gentleman in Moscow

“I am dying of love. That is how it is...I loved her so! And I love her still....and am dying of love for her. - I kissed her alive...and she looked as beautiful as if she had been dead. ~ Erik”
― Gaston Leroux, The Phantom of the Opera

“It was better to be meek and lowly, spat upon and abused for this little time than to spend eternity frying in the fires of hell.”
― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings