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you’re not scared, you’re not living. Up to now, I had never associated fear with anything positive. But maybe there were different kinds of fear.
“Eventually, peace returned, and people began to rebuild their lives. As the cities and industrial infrastructure remained intact, recovery was rapid. Within two years, the cities had eliminated the scars from the chaotic times and recovered their pre-resettlement prosperity. Everyone resolved to enjoy life.”
― Death's End
― Death's End
“38. The stench of decay. Rotting meat in a bag. Look at it clearly. If you can.”
― Meditations
― Meditations
“it seemed they had forgotten me, as though really I were a stranger to them!”
― White Nights
― White Nights
“I am in danger at this moment of not having a philosophical attitude about this, but like those who are quite uneducated, I am eager to get the better of you in argument, for the uneducated, when they engage in argument about anything, give no thought to the truth about the subject of discussion but are only eager that those present will accept the position they have set forth.”
― Five Dialogues: Eutyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, Phaedo
― Five Dialogues: Eutyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, Phaedo
“It has always struck me that our emphasis on the top 10 percent of a class says they are more valuable than the bottom 3 percent. If this country is going to remain strong, we need every child to be great at what it is they can do.”
― Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond
― Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond
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