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“In an individual, selfishness uglifies the soul; for the human species, selfishness is extinction.”

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David Mitchell is a British novelist known for his unique narrative techniques and profound humanistic concerns. His works often blend humor, satire, and philosophical thinking, winning him a wide audience. more

“Take me as godfather." The man asked, "Who art thou?" "I am Death, and I make all equal." Then said the man, "Thou art the right one, thou takest the rich as well as the poor, without distinction; thou shalt be godfather." Death answered, "I will make thy child rich and famous, for he who has me for a friend can lack nothing.”

Men Wells Children Art Said Poor Rich Equal Distinction Take Me

Book:Grimm's Fairy Tales: Complete and illustrated - 211 Tales

Source: Grimm's Fairy Tales: Complete and illustrated - 211 Tales

“Any society's upper-crust is riddled with immorality, how else d'you think they keep their power? Reputation is king of the public sphere, not private. It is dethroned by public acts.”

Thinking Kings Reputation Spheres Immorality

Book:Cloud Atlas

Source: Cloud Atlas

“Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end.”

“The rain comes down harder as I write. It sheets off the roof in torrents. I wish it would pound against me. Pound the life from my body. The flesh from my bones. The pain from my heart.”

Writing Heart Body Pain Wish My Heart Rain Harder Bones Flesh Pounds Roof Sheets

Book:Revolution

Source: Revolution

“... everything seemed to him a uniform shade of gray- even the people! He had been unable to believe it could rain so much in one place, and so unceasingly. The damp had seemed to come up from the floors and into his bones, so that he'd thought he would eventually sprout mold, in the manner of a tree. "You do get used to it," he said "Even if sometimes you feel as if you out to be able to be wrung out like a washrag." p 311”

People Ifs Feels Believe Said Sometimes Able Used Tree Rain Come Up Bones Gray Shade Uniforms Mold Damp Sprouts

Author:Cassandra Clare

“A man can spend several hours sitting cross-legged in the same position if he knows that noting prevents him from changing it; but if he knows that he has to sit with his legs crossed like that, he will get cramps, his legs will twitch and strain towards where he would like to stretch them.”

Ifs Knows Men Hours Position Sitting Crosses Legs Strain Cramps

Author:Leo Tolstoy

“There is honor between bitches”

Honor

Book:The Rizzoli & Isles Series 11-Book Bundle: The Surgeon, The Apprentice, The Sinner, Body Double, Vanish, The Mephisto Club, The Keepsake, Ice Cold, The Silent Girl, Last to Die, Die Again

Source: The Rizzoli & Isles Series 11-Book Bundle: The Surgeon, The Apprentice, The Sinner, Body Double, Vanish, The Mephisto Club, The Keepsake, Ice Cold, The Silent Girl, Last to Die, Die Again

“The severing of an established connection is exponentially more painful than the rejection of an attempted connection.”

Connections Painful Rejection

Book:The Broom of the System: A Novel

Source: The Broom of the System: A Novel

“There's no such thing as a painless lesson. They just don't exist. Sacrifices are necessary. You can't gain anything without losing something first although if you can endure that pain and walk away from it, you'll find that you now have a heart strong enough to overcome any obstacle. Yeah, a heart made fullmetal.”

Ifs Firsts Heart Made Enough Pain Strong Walks Sacrifice Lessons Losing Gains Overcoming Endure Obstacles Brotherhood Strong Enough Painless Fma

Author:Hiromu Arakawa

“Greed may not be good, but it’s not so bad either. You humans think greed is just for money or power, but everyone wants something they can’t have.”

Thinking Want Humans May Greed Be Good Want Something Fma

Author:Hiromu Arakawa

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