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“He turned now with a lover's thirst to images of tranquil skies, fresh meadows, cool brooks— an existence of soft and eternal peace.”
― Stephen Crane, The Red Badge of Courage

“He kept his gaze riveted upon her as a loving man watches the unselfish toil of a delicate woman upon the slender thread of whose existence is hung the whole meaning and joy of the world.”
― Joseph Conrad

“Capitalism was the only system in history where wealth was not acquired by looting, but by production, not by force, but by trade, the only system that stood for man's right to his own mind, to his work, to his life, to his happiness, to himself.”
― Ayn Rand, Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal

“It’s better for us all to die together, proud, than have them discredit us and take us apart and make us look like a bunch of crazy people,” he said. “What do you think everybody committing suicide will look like?” Stephan wanted to know. “Well, at first, maybe they’ll think we’re crazy,” Jones said. “But it’s going to go down in history as a great act.”
― Tim Reiterman