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“We survive on novelty, so much less demanding than commitment.”

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A renowned Russian writer, poet, and literary critic. His works are characterized by their profound thoughtfulness and artistic value, and have had a profound impact on Russian literature. more

“Then my mother shocked me. She said, " All those things that you want from your relationship, Liz? I have always wanted those things too." [She] showed me the handful of bullets she'd had to bite over the decades in order to stay happily married (and she was happily married...) to my father. "You have to understand how little I was raised to expect that I desired in life, honey. Remember- I come from a different time and place... and you have to understand how much I love your father.”

Want Littles Said Different Wanted Remember Mother Order Father Married Raised Decades Bites Honey Bullets Shocked Handful Different Times Liz Happily Married

Author:Elizabeth Gilbert

“If you must mount the gallows, give a jest to the crowd, a coin the hangman, and make the drop with a smile on your lips.”

Ifs Giving Smile Lips Crowds Coins Jest Wheel Of Time Wot Hangman Gallows

Book:The Fires of Heaven: Book Five of 'The Wheel of Time'

Source: The Fires of Heaven: Book Five of 'The Wheel of Time'

“I have a higher and grander standard of principle than George Washington. He could not lie; I can, but I won't.”

I Can Motivational Truth Lying Principles Higher Standards

Author:Mark Twain

“Every moment of happiness requires a great amount of Ignorance”

Moments Ignorance Amount Moments Of Happiness

Author:Honore de Balzac

“True or false, that which is said of men often occupies as important a place in their lives, and above all in their destinies, as that which they do.”

Men Said Important Destiny True Or False

Book:The Works of Victor Hugo

Source: The Works of Victor Hugo

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