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“Love is a greater mystery than death.”

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Jo Nesbø is a Norwegian author known for his crime novels. His works are renowned for their complex characters and gripping plots, enjoying widespread popularity among readers worldwide. more

“A horse perceives eye contact as provocative, as if it and its status in the herd are not being respected. If it cannot avoid eye contact, it will react in a different way, by rebelling for example. In dressage you don't get anywhere by not showing respect, however superior your species might be. Any animal trainer can tell you that. In the mountains in Argentina there's a wild horse which will jump off the nearest precipice if any human tries to ride it.”

Source: The Oslo Trilogy: The Redbreast, Nemesis and The Devil's Star

“We're prisioners of... things.Of who we are.”

Who We Are

Author:Jo Nesbo

“Obviously you have to have rhythm. If you have rhythm, then you can play anything you need. If you have rhythm and you love music, then play and play and play until you get to where you want to get. If you can pay the rent, great. If you can't, then you'd better be having fun.”

Ifs Want Needs Play Fun Pay Rhythm Having Fun Music Love

Author:Eddie Van Halen

“Sick is a relative concept. We're all sick. The question is, what degree of functionality do we have with respect to the rules society sets for desirable behavior? No actions are in themselves symptoms of sickness. You have to look at the context within which these actions are performed.”

Looks Action Degrees Behavior Concepts Sick Sickness Relative Symptoms Desirable Functionality

Author:Jo Nesbo

“It's important to me that people can associate being different with being beautiful.”

People Important Different Beautiful Associates Being Different Being Beautiful

Author:Andrej Pejic

“To all trans youth out there, I would like to say respect yourself and be proud of who you are. All human beings deserve equal treatment no matter their gender identity or sexuality. To be perceived as what you say you are is a basic human right.”

Humans Matter Human Beings Identity Youth Proud Equal Deserve Who You Are Gender Sexuality Treatment Be Proud Trans Respect Yourself Gender Identity Equal Treatment

Author:Andrej Pejic

“All women have a complicated relationship to beauty, but as a transgender woman it's a bit more complicated. There's a lot of pressure to appear feminine. When I was younger, I was most insecure about my size, my angular features, my feet, my hands . At the end of the day, it's about being comfortable in your own skin, and being able to walk down the street and not have people question your gender - and, for me, being perceived as a woman.”

“Inspiration is not the exclusive privilege of poets or artists. There is, there has been, there will always be a certain group of people whom inspiration visits. It's made up of all those who've consciously chosen their calling and do their job with love and imagination. Difficulties and setbacks never quell their curiosity. A swarm of new questions emerges from every problem that they solve. Whatever inspiration is, it's born from a continuous 'I don't know.'”

People Knows Has Beens Made Problem Inspiration Jobs Artist Certain Born Imagination Groups Poet Calling Difficulty Curiosity Privilege Solve Chosen Exclusive Setback Swarms

Author:Wislawa Szymborska

“I can't sing “I Believe I Can Fly”. I sing that horrible. But I can sing “I Gotta Feeling” good. I wrote it for my capabilities. So I Gotta Feeling is just about let me make a song to inspire people to have a good time.”

People Believe I Can Feelings Song I Believe Inspire Let Me Horrible Feel Good Good Times Capability Having A Good Time

Author:will.i.am

“Ebonics - or black English, as I prefer to call it - is one of a great many dialects of English. And so English comes in a great many varieties, and black English is one of them.”

Black Variety Great Men Dialect

Author:John H. McWhorter

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