“It's now very common to hear people say, 'I'm rather offended by that.' As if that gives them certain rights. It's actually nothing more... than a whine. 'I find that offensive.' It has no meaning; it has no purpose; it has no reason to be respected as a phrase. 'I am offended by that.' Well, so fucking what."
[I saw hate in a graveyard -- Stephen Fry, The Guardian, 5 June 2005]”
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[I saw hate in a graveyard -- Stephen Fry, The Guardian, 5 June 2005]”
―
“It was only high school after all, definitely one of the most bizarre periods in a person’s life. How anyone can come through that time well adjusted on any level is an absolute miracle.”
― Brushstrokes of a Gadfly
― Brushstrokes of a Gadfly
“Words are wind.”
― A Feast for Crows
― A Feast for Crows
“I guess if you get too close, the twinkling stops; they don’t look like stars anymore.”
― tireless:
― tireless:
“Do not despise your own place and hour. Every place is under the stars, every place is the center of the world.”
― Studies in Nature and Literature
― Studies in Nature and Literature
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