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“Controversial' as we all know, is often a euphemism for 'interesting and intelligent.”

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Kevin Smith, born on August 2, 1970, is an American screenwriter, director, actor, and comedian. He is known for his unique sense of humor and insightful observations of popular culture. His notable works include 'Clerks', 'Chasing Amy', 'Dogma', 'Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back', 'Clerks II', 'Cop Out', 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno', 'Red State', 'Clerks III', and 'Jay and Silent Bob Reboot'. more

“Isn't it odd how much fatter a book gets when you've read it several times?" Mo had said..."As if something were left between the pages every time you read it. Feelings, thoughts, sounds, smells...and then, when you look at the book again many years later, you find yourself there, too, a slightly younger self, slightly different, as if the book had preserved you like a pressed flower...both strange and familiar.”

Ifs Years Looks Said Book Different Self Feelings Left Sound Strange Flower Pages Smell Familiar Feel Good Odd Finding Yourself Younger Self Inkdeath

Book:Inkspell

Source: Inkspell

“And I said to myself: That's true, hope needs to be like barbed wire to keep out despair, hope must be a mine field.”

Needs Said Fields Mines Despair Wire Barbed Wire

Book:Open Closed Open: Poems

Source: Open Closed Open: Poems

“The history of music is mortal, but the idiocy of the guitar is eternal.”

Music Eternal Music Is Guitar Mortals Idiocy History Of Music

Author:Milan Kundera

“The greatest hazard of all, losing one’s self, can occur very quietly in the world, as if it were nothing at all. No other loss can occur so quietly; any other loss - an arm, a leg, five dollars, a wife, etc. - is sure to be noticed.”

Ifs World Self Loss Five Wife Arms Losing Dollars Legs Etc Hazards Chakra

Author:Soren Kierkegaard

“What are you going to do now? You'll collect loves like stamps. You've got doubles and no one will trade with you. And you've got damaged ones.”

Trade Stamps

Author:Yehuda Amichai

“I opened my mouth, but nothing came out. It took seven languages to make me; it would be nice if I could have spoken just one.”

Ifs Would Be Language Nice Mouths Seven Just One If I Could Being Nice

Book:The History of Love: A Novel

Source: The History of Love: A Novel

“Wow. This makes grand central look like a bus stop in Buttfuck Nebraska.”

Looks Bus Wow Nebraska Bus Stops

Author:Stephen King

“It is part of the irony of life that the strongest feelings of devoted gratitude of which human nature seems to be susceptible, are called forth in human beings towards those who, having the power entirely to crush their earthly existence, voluntarily refrain from using that power.”

Humans Feelings Seems Human Beings Existence Human Nature Gratitude Irony Crush Strongest Devoted Refrain Susceptible Irony Of Life

Book:The Subjection of Women

Source: The Subjection of Women

“When I disagree with a rational man, I let reality be our final arbiter; if I am right, he will learn; if I am wrong, I will; one of us will win, but both will profit.”

Ifs Men Reality Winning Learning Argument Finals Profit Rational Disagree Arbiter

Book:Atlas Shrugged

Source: Atlas Shrugged

“To persevere in one's duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny”

Answers Duty Silent Not Giving Up Persevere Calumny Calumny Is

Book:Writings: Being His Correspondence, Addresses, Messages, and Other Papers, Official and Private, Selected and Published from the Original Manuscripts

Source: Writings: Being His Correspondence, Addresses, Messages, and Other Papers, Official and Private, Selected and Published from the Original Manuscripts

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