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“It doesn't matter what people call you unless they call you pigeon pie and eat you up.”

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British writer known for his satirical and humorous style, with notable works including 'Vile Bodies' and 'Brideshead Revisited'. Waugh is renowned for his profound insights into 20th-century British society and culture. more

“The most dramatic instances of directed behavior change and "mind control" are not the consequence of exotic forms of influence, such as hypnosis, psychotropic drugs, or "brainwashing," but rather the systematic manipulation of the most mundane aspects of human nature over time in confining settings.”

Source: The Lucifer Effect: How Good People Turn Evil

“Testing oneself is best when done alone.”

Done Oneself Testing Well Wishes

Author:Jimmy Carter

“It's as if when you love someone, they become your reason. And maybe I've gotten it backward, maybe it's just because I need a reason that I find myself falling in love with her. But I don't think that's it. I think I would have continued along, oblivious, if I hadn't happened to meet her.”

Ifs Thinking Needs Reason Fall Happened Falling In Love Love Someone Oblivious When You Love Someone

Book:Every Day

Source: Every Day

“And just like that, the universe goes wrong. Just like that, all the enormity seems to shrink into a ball and float away from my reach. I feel it, and she doesn't. Or I feel it, and she won't.”

Feels Seems Universe Balls Floats Shrinks

Book:Every Day

Source: Every Day

“I am learning that a life isn't real unless someone else knows its reality. And I want my life to be real.”

Knows Want Real Reality Being Real

Book:Every Day

Source: Every Day

“you know, a daydream properly utilized can be the most powerful force in the universe. One need only dream of freedom to begin to break the spell of enslavement.”

Knows Needs Dream Universe Force Powerful Break Most Powerful Spells Daydreaming Enslavement

Book:Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King

Source: Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King

“...their eyes are full of kindness as each feels the full effect of novelty after a short separation. They are drawing a relaxation from each other's presence, a new serenity.”

Feels Eye Kindness Effects Drawing Separation Serenity Relaxation Novelty

Book:The Complete Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald: Novels, Short Stories, Poetry, Articles, Letters, Plays & Screenplays: From the author of The Great Gatsby, The Side of Paradise, Tender Is the Night, The Beautiful and Damned, The Love of the Last Tycoon, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and many other notable works

Source: The Complete Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald: Novels, Short Stories, Poetry, Articles, Letters, Plays & Screenplays: From the author of The Great Gatsby, The Side of Paradise, Tender Is the Night, The Beautiful and Damned, The Love of the Last Tycoon, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and many other notable works

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