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Quote by Alexandre Dumas

“Now I'd like someone to tell me there is no drama in real life!”

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Alexandre Dumas, a renowned French writer, was born on July 24, 1802, and died on December 5, 1870. He is famous for his historical and adventure novels, with notable works including 'The Three Musketeers' and 'The Count of Monte Cristo'. more

“With the arrogance of youth, I determined to do no less than to transform the world with Beauty. If I have succeeded in some small way, if only in one small corner of the world, amongst the men and women I love, then I shall count myself blessed, and blessed, and blessed, and the work goes on.”

Ifs Men World Way Youth Goes On Men And Women Blessed Corners Determined Arrogance Corners Of The World Arrogance Of Youth

Author:William Morris

“The only thing you can do easily is be wrong, and that's hardly worth the effort.”

Can Do Effort Phantom Tollbooth

Book:The phantom tollbooth

Source: The phantom tollbooth

“The Three Wiseman: The weather has been awful, The countryside is dreary, Marsh, jungle, rock; and echoes mock, Calling our hope unlawful; But a silly song can help along Yours ever and sincerely: At least we know for certain that we are three old sinners, that this journey is much too long, that we want our dinners, and miss our wives, our books, our dogs, but have only the vaguest idea why we are what we are. To discover how to be human now Is the reason we follow this star.”

“In the face of pain there are no heroes.”

Pain Faces Hero

Book:1984

Source: 1984

“Power is in tearing human minds to pieces and putting them together again in new shapes of your own choosing.”

Mind Humans Together Pieces Shapes Human Mind Together Again

Book:1984

Source: 1984

“We do not merely destroy our enemies; we change them.”

Enemy

Book:Animal Farm and 1984

Source: Animal Farm and 1984

“What art seeks to disturb is monotony of type, slavery of custom, tyranny of habit, and the reduction of man to the level of a machine.”

Men Art Levels Type Habit Machines Slavery Tyranny Customs Reduction Monotony

Book:The Soul of Man under Socialism

Source: The Soul of Man under Socialism

“You would not make the act of submission which is the price of sanity.”

Sanity Submission

Book:1984

Source: 1984

“Reality exists in the human mind, and nowhere else. Not in the individual mind, which can make mistakes, and in any case soon perishes: only in the mind of the Party, which is collective and immortal.”

Mind Humans Reality Individual Party Mistake Cases Making Mistakes Collectives Immortal Human Mind

Book:1984

Source: 1984

“There is nothing so perfect as pinball and a pint at 11 a.m.”

Perfect Pints Pinball

Book:How to be Idle

Source: How to be Idle

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