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“God made the wolf. Man made the dog.”

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“The sandpaper of Greg's laugh fascinated Lexi as much as it frightened her. It was why she always thought of him as the Sandman, an interpretation not as sinister as E. T. A. Hoffman's but one that seemed to match, suddenly, in its role as a harbinger of death. Greg's voice rebounded around the building, dry and abrasive. Mirthless laughter is one of mankind's trademark noises. It's been used to mask pain for centuries.”

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Book:The Wake Up

Source: The Wake Up

“The creation continues incessantly through the media of man. But man does not create...he discovers. Those who look for the laws of Nature as a support for their new works collaborate with the creator. Copiers do not collaborate. Because of this, originality consists in returning to the origin.”

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“In our age, mankind collectively has given itself over to a degree of hubris surpassing everything known in former ages.”

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Book:Portraits From Memory and Other Essays

Source: Portraits From Memory and Other Essays

“It’s never an insult to be called what somebody thinks is a bad name. It just shows you how poor that person is, it doesn’t hurt you.”

Book:To Kill a Mockingbird

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“When I die,' I said to my friend, 'I'm not going to be embalmed. I'm going to be dipped.' Milk chocolate or bittersweet was the immediate concern.”

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Author:Adrianne Marcus

“In those days the world teemed, the people multiplied, the world bellowed like a wild bull, and the great god was aroused by the clamor. Enlil heard the clamor and he said to the gods in council, “The uproar of mankind is intolerable and sleep is no longer possible by reason of the babel.” So the gods agreed to exterminate mankind.”

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Book:The Epic of Gilgamesh

Source: The Epic of Gilgamesh

“The tragedy of man is the difference between what he can be, and what he is.”

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Book:A Line Intersected

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“Mankind must put an end to war or war will put an end to mankind.”

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Author:John F. Kennedy

“The forest wanted to beg for mercy but knew precious little about us. Pine trees roared like chainsaws, hoping this was the language of man.”

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“Earlier than about 10,000 years ago, all human populations were hunter gatherers. Soon, probably none will be. Those not extinct will be 'civilised' — or corrupted, depending on your point of view.”

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Book:The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution

Source: The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution