“One believes things because one has been conditioned to believe them.”
― Brave New World
― Brave New World
“To go wrong in one's own way is better than to go right in someone else's.”
― Crime and Punishment
― Crime and Punishment
“I am I, and I wish I weren't.”
― Brave New World
― Brave New World
“Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth.”
― Crime and Punishment
― Crime and Punishment
“If one's different, one's bound to be lonely.”
― Brave New World
― Brave New World
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