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“Suppose we save this woman." "Save the woman, Mr. Fogg!" "I have yet twelve hours to spare; I can devote them to that." "Why, you are a man of heart!" "Sometimes," replied Phileas Fogg, quietly; "when I have the time.”
― Jules Verne, Around the World in 80 Days

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“Što više želiš, to manje dobivaš, a što manje dobivaš, sve više imaš.”
― Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth

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“A convicted felon can’t vote, own a gun, become a fireman, work as a licensed healthcare professional, or even cut hair… but he can take a company public.”
― T. Rafael Cimino, A Battle of Angels

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“How deeply bound by cords of family anger we all are[...]None of us breaks free.”
― Gregory Maguire, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

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“Our subject is, you see, impelled towards the good by, paradoxically, being impelled towards evil. The intention to act violently is accompanied by strong feelings of physical distress. To counter these the subject has to switch to a diametrically opposed attitude.”
― Anthony Burgess, A Clockwork Orange

tags: aversion, good-and-evil, paradox, violence

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