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“Place nothing above the verdict of your own mind.”

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American novelist and philosopher, known for her novels and philosophical ideas. Her works emphasize individualism, free markets, and rationalism, and have had a profound impact on politics and philosophy in the late 20th century. more

“The Word 'Repulse': I hate this word. I believe 'repel' is a perfectly good word, and 'repulsion' is the noun, as well as the title of an excellent Dinosaur Jr. song. A compulsion compels you; an impulse impels you. Nobody ever says 'compulse' or 'impulse' as a verb. So why would you ever say 'repulse'? This word haunts me in my sleep, like a silver dagger dancing before my eyes. Renee looked it up and I was wrong. But I still kind of think I'm right.”

Thinking Believe Wells Kind Stills Eye Hate Song I Believe Sleep I Hate Dancing Impulse Titles Excellent Silver Compulsion Dinosaurs Verbs Nouns Daggers Good Words Perfectly Good Repulsion

Author:Rob Sheffield

“That does it," said Jace. "I'm going to get you a dictionary for Christmas this year." "Why?" Isabelle said. "So you can look up 'fun.' I'm not sure you know what it means.”

Knows Years Looks Mean Doe Said Humor Fun Not Sure Look Up Jace Dictionary Isabelle Lightwood City Of Ashes

Book:City of Ashes

Source: City of Ashes

“I read my Eyes out, and cant read half enough neither. The more one reads the more one sees We have to read.”

Inspirational Book Enough Motivational Eye Inspiring Education Half Reader Book Readers

Author:John Adams

“Today we love what tomorrow we hate, today we seek what tomorrow we shun, today we desire what tomorrow we fear, nay, even tremble at the apprehensions of.”

Today Desire Hate Tomorrow Apprehension

Book:Robinson Crusoe, and A journal of the plague year

Source: Robinson Crusoe, and A journal of the plague year

“I'm a professor - there should be some lessons learned - and how you can use the stuff you hear today to enable your dreams or enable the dreams of others. And as you get older you may find that enabling-the-dreams-of-others thing is even more fun.”

Should May Use Dream Today Fun Stuff Achieve Lessons Your Dreams Enabling Lesson Learned Achieving Your Dreams

Author:Randy Pausch

“Friendship is the purest love. It is the highest form of Love where nothing is asked for, no condition, where one simply enjoys giving.”

Giving Form Enjoy Friendship Conditions Highest Forms Of Love

Author:Rajneesh

“A human being must have occupation if he or she is not to become a nuisance to the world.”

Ifs World Humans Human Beings Occupation Nuisance

Author:Dorothy L. Sayers

“There are books in which the footnotes, or the comments scrawled by some reader's hand in the margin, are more interesting than the text. The world is one of those books.”

World Book Hands Interesting Reader Comment Human Condition Margins Footnotes

Book:The Works of George Santayana

Source: The Works of George Santayana

“In the English language, it all comes down to this: Twenty-six letters, when combined correctly, can create magic. Twenty -six letters form the foundation of a free, informed society.”

Form Language Magic Six Letters Twenties Foundation English Language

Author:John Grogan

“It isn't possible to love and part. You will wish that it was. You can transmute love, ignore it, muddle it, but you can never pull it out of you. I know by experience that the poets are right: love is eternal.”

Knows Love Romance Wish Love Is Poet Eternal Romantic Lost Love Romantic Love Muddle Romantic Love You Room With A View

Book:A Room with a View

Source: A Room with a View

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