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“There are no stupid questions, but there are a LOT of inquisitive idiots.”
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“Time and I have quarrelled. All hours are midnight now. I had a clock and a watch, but I destroyed them both. I could not bear the way they mocked me.”
― Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
― Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
“Anyone who is willing to work and is serious about it will certainly find a job. Only you must not go to the man who tells you this, for he has no job to offer and doesn't know anyone who knows of a vacancy. This is exactly the reason why he gives you such generous advice, out of brotherly love, and to demonstrate how little he knows the world.”
― The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
― The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
“This is one of the two great labyrinths into which human minds are drawn: the question of free will versus predestination.”
― Quicksilver
― Quicksilver
“The world says: "You have needs -- satisfy them. You have as much right as the rich and the mighty. Don't hesitate to satisfy your needs; indeed, expand your needs and demand more." This is the worldly doctrine of today. And they believe that this is freedom. The result for the rich is isolation and suicide, for the poor, envy and murder.”
― The Brothers Karamazov
― The Brothers Karamazov
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