“I felt as if I had no control over what I said, as if loathsome, ugly words were waiting inside me like snakes and toads looking for a chance to sneak out before I could stop them.”
― Summer of the War
― Summer of the War
“What she really craved was a connection. That feeling you got when you knew you were supposed to be with someone.”
― In Dreams
― In Dreams
“Our thoughts dictate how we feel; so it is important to recognize that we are as we think we are”
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“Your emotional capacity is an empty motor, and your values are the fuel with which your mind fills it. If you choose a mix of contradictions, it will clog your motor, corrode your transmission and wreck you on your first attempt to move with a machine which you, the driver, have corrupted.”
― Atlas Shrugged
― Atlas Shrugged
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