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“Here I saw, with my own eyes, that laughter was the most terrible weapon: you can kill anything with laughter - even murder itself.”

Book:We

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This book delves into the complexities of group dynamics and the human condition, examining how individuals come together to form a collective identity. more

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Yevgeny Zamyatin

Russian author known for his dystopian novel 'We'. Born on February 1, 1884, in Taganrog, Russia, he passed away on March 10, 1937. more

“I think that taxes would be fair if we first get rid of the tax code. This is the ultimate solution, not to just say we're going to trim around the edges, not to say that we will try to simplify a little of this and a little of that. The problem is, replace the tax code, so we can establish tax fairness for everybody.”

Ifs Thinking Trying Firsts Littles Problem Would Be Taxes Solutions Fairs Ultimate Edges Code Fairness Simplify

Author:Herman Cain

“The place smelled like Sam -- or, I guess, he smelled like the store. Like ink and old building and something more leafy than coffee but less interesting than weed. It was all very ... erudite. I felt surrounded by conversations I had no interest in participating in.”

Felt Interest Interesting Building Conversation Stores Coffee Weed Ink Participating Erudite Old Buildings

Book:Forever

Source: Forever

“People die of broken hearts. They have heart attacks. And it's the heart that hurts most when things go wrong and fall apart.”

People Heart Dies Fall Hurt Broken Falling Apart Heart Attack When Things Go Wrong

Author:Markus Zusak

“He had a carrying, congressional sort of voice, the kind that sounded good saying things like Less of a tax burden on the middle class and Thank you for your donation and Honey, could you bring me my sweater with the duck on it?”

Kind Voice Class Middle Taxes Burden Middle Class Honey Ducks Sweaters Donation Tax Burden

Book:Forever

Source: Forever

“Of course he was a part of what I hated about myself. Everything was a part of what I hated about myself. It wasn't really personal.”

Courses Hated

Book:Shiver Series (Shiver, Linger, Forever, Sinner)

Source: Shiver Series (Shiver, Linger, Forever, Sinner)

“It occurred to me that there was a story behind the scar -- maybe not as dramatic as the story of my wrists, but a story nonetheless -- and the fact that everyone had a story behind some mark on their inside or outside suddenly exhausted me, the gravity of all those untold pasts.”

Facts Stories Past Behinds Mark Dramatic Scar Gravity Exhausted Wrists

Book:Forever

Source: Forever

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