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Quote by Fyodor Dostoevsky

“If there is no God, everything is permitted.”

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A renowned Russian novelist and a pioneer of psychological novels. His works deeply reveal the complexity of human nature and the injustice of society, having a profound impact on literature worldwide. more

“We are the puzzle pieces who seldom fit with other puzzle pieces. We inhabit singledom as our natural resting state...Secretly, we are romantics, romantics of the highest order. We want a miracle. Out of millions we have to find the one who will understand. For the quirkyalone, there is no patience for dating just for the sake of not being alone. On a fine but by no means transcendent date, we dream of going home to watch television. We would prfer to be alone with our own thoughts than with a less than perfect fit...but when the quirkyalone collides with another, ooh la la. The earth quakes.”

“We need to give credence to the nonsexual relationships...the idea of having significant others instead of a significant other.”

Needs Giving Ideas Significant Credence Significant Other

Author:Sasha Cagen

“We are the puzzle pieces who seldom fit with other puzzle pieces. Romantics, idealists, eccentrics, we inhabit single-dom as our natural resting state. In a world where proms and marriage define the social order, we are, by force of our personalities and inner strength, rebels.”

World States Order Force Social Natural Pieces Personality Fit Inner Strength Rebel Puzzles Idealist Social Order Prom Puzzle Piece Doms

Author:Sasha Cagen

“Lists help us manage the chaos of our lives—to impose order, if only for a moment. Writing a list clears the mind. … Once everything is written down, it’s easier to see which tasks are important and in what order to tackle them. Tasks that seem overwhelming look easier when reduced to mere lines on paper.”

Ifs Writing Mind Looks Important Moments Helping Seems Order Lines Our Lives Written Easier Paper Tasks Mere Chaos Lists Manage Overwhelming

Author:Sasha Cagen

“There's nothing essentially romantic about things like roses or jewelry. Romance starts as some blank concept, and then you just fill it in with objects so you have something to point to when you want to make it real.”

Want Real Romance Objects Concepts Rose Blank Jewelry

Author:Andrea Seigel

“I've always believed that if you're truly in love with someone, you shouldn't be able to answer the question 'What do you love about him?' with any kind of real satisfaction.”

Ifs Kind Real Able Answers Satisfaction Always Believe

Author:Andrea Seigel

“We have to be part of something larger than ourselves, because our dreams are often bigger than our lifetimes.”

Dream Bigger Lifetime Our Dreams

Author:Rosalie Bertell

“Leadership is ultimately about creating a way for people to contribute to making something extraordinary happen.”

People Way Happens Leadership Creating Extraordinary

Author:Alan Keith

“War is horrible because it strangles youth.”

War Youth Horrible

Author:Philip Kearny

“Indeed many things which we shall not be able to discover either by the experiment of works or by the investigations of reason we shall deserve to be taught by importunate prayer, by the revelation of divine inspiration.”

Reason Inspiration Able Prayer Taught Divine Deserve Experiments Revelations Investigation Divine Inspiration Importunate

Author:Richard of Saint Victor

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