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“'Hamlet' is the best description of grief I've read because it dramatizes grief rather than merely describing it.”

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Meghan O'Rourke is an American poet born in 1976. Her work is known for its profound emotion and unique style, exploring themes such as love, death, and identity. more

“All religious leaders and spiritual teachers emphasize finding a place within us that is true. People who obsessively follow these leaders instead of their own purpose attach to the spiritual leader and become fanatical and controlling. That's why Jesus tried to tell his followers not to get attached to outward form.”

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Author:Martha Beck

“Bracketing has turned all my experiences, remembered and present, into a gallery of miracles where I wander around dazzled by the beauty of events I cannot explain.”

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Author:Martha Beck

“Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power.”

Source: Give War a Chance: Eyewitness Accounts of Mankind's Struggle Against Tyranny, Injustice, and Alcohol-Free Beer

“Everybody knows how to raise children, except the people who have them.”

Source: The Bachelor Home Companion: A Practical Guide to Keeping House Like a Pig

“Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.”

Source: Parliament of Whores: A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain the Entire U.S. Government

“The good news is that, according to the Obama administration, the rich will pay for everything. The bad news is that, according to the Obama administration, you're rich.”

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Author:P. J. O'Rourke

“The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work and then they get elected and prove it.”

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Author:P. J. O'Rourke

“Cleanliness becomes more important when godliness is unlikely.”

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Author:P. J. O'Rourke

“If you are young and you drink a great deal it will spoil your health, slow your mind, make you fat - in other words, turn you into an adult.”

Source: Modern Manners: An Etiquette Book for Rude People

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