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“Either you deal with what is the reality, or you can be sure that the reality is going to deal with you.”
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“I decided it is better to scream. Silence is the real crime against humanity.”
― Hope Against Hope
― Hope Against Hope
“The human mind is often, and I think it is for the most part, in a state neither of pain nor pleasure, which I call a state of indifference.”
― A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful
― A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful
“It may well be that we will have to repent in this generation. Not merely for the vitriolic words and the violent actions of the bad people, but for the appalling silence and indifference of the good people who sit around and say, "Wait on time.”
― A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches
― A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches
“Gansey had once told Adam that he was afraid most people didn't know how to handle Ronan. What he meant by this was that he was worried that one day someone would fall on Ronan and cut themselves.”
― The Raven Boys
― The Raven Boys
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