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“Neither a person entirely broken nor one entirely whole can speak. In sorrow, pretend to be fearless. In happiness, tremble.”

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Jane Hirshfield

Jane Hirshfield is an American poet known for her concise and profound poetry. Born on February 24, 1953, she has gained widespread recognition in the literary world since the 1980s. more

“Kinzie smiled smugly. “You admire our base of operations? Yes, our distribution system is worldwide. It took many years and most of our fortune to build. Now, finally, we’re turning a profit. The mortals don’t realize they are funding the Amazon kingdom. Soon, we’ll be richer than any mortal nation. Then—when the weak mortals depend on us for everything—the revolution will begin!” “What are you going to do?” Frank grumbled. “Cancel free shipping?”

Years Nations Realizing Revolution Depends Weak Fortune Profit Kingdoms Admire Mortals Operations Frank Distribution Funding Amazon Shipping

Author:Rick Riordan

“But let me offer you my definition of social justice: I keep what I earn and you keep what you earn. Do you disagree? Well then tell me how much of what I earn belongs to you - and why?”

Wells Social Justice Freedom Liberty Society Offers Let Me Social Justice Definitions Libertarian Disagree Economic Freedom Economic Justice

Author:Walter E. Williams

“Prior to capitalism, the way people amassed great wealth was by looting, plundering and enslaving their fellow man. Capitalism made it possible to become wealthy by serving your fellow man.”

People Men Way Made Wealth Capitalism Fellows Libertarian Made It Serving Wealthy Fellow Man Looting

Author:Walter E. Williams

“Humans. Sometimes they make chimps look smart.”

Humans Looks Sometimes Smart

Author:Katherine Applegate

“But Colin's only understanding of love was of limitless loyalty, boundless tolerance.”

Understanding Loyalty Tolerance Limitless Boundless

Author:J. K. Rowling

“I wanted to find a place to hide from all of it, where the nightmares and the rivers and reality couldn't find me. For me, that place was always inside a book.”

Book Reality Wanted Rivers Nightmare Find Me

Author:Kami Garcia

“‎"Our job is to love others without stopping to inquire whether or not they are worthy.”

Jobs Worthy Stopping Not Worthy Worthy Of Love

Book:Disputed Questions

Source: Disputed Questions

“Light our fire and protect us from the dark, blah blah, light our way and keep us toasty warm, the night is dark and full of terrors, save us from the scary things, and blah blah blah some more.”

Way Light Night Dark Fire Protect Terror Scary Warm Blah Scary Things

Book:George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons

Source: George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons

“The birds sang, the proles sang. the Party did not sing. All round the world, in London and New York, in Africa and Brazil, and in the mysterious, forbidden lands beyond the frontiers, in the streets of Paris and Berlin, in the villages of the endless Russian plain, in the bazaars of China and Japan — everywhere stood the same solid unconquerable figure, made monstrous by work and childbearing, toiling from birth to death and still singing.”

Source: 1984

“You know how it's going to end, but instead of spoiling things, that somehow increases your fascination. It's like watching a kid run his electric train faster and faster and waiting for it to derail on one of the curves.”

Knows Ends Running Kids Waiting Know How Increase Train Faster Electric Curves Fascination

Book:11/22/63: A Novel

Source: 11/22/63: A Novel

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