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“The Betty Lady explains love and splitting up: "It´s like playing the shell game with Jesus. You can´t figure anything out; it´s best not to try. You´ll just humiliate yourself.”

Book:Split: A Memoir of Divorce

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“Traveller said, 'I expect the Tiste Edur discovered rather quickly the curse of occupation. It acts like a newly opened wound, infecting and poisoning both the oppressors and the oppressed. Both cultures become malformed, bitter with extremes. Hatred, fear, greed, betrayal, paranoia , and appalling indifference to suffering.' 'Yet the Malazans occupied Seven Cities' 'No, Samar Dev. The Malazans conquered Seven Cities. That is different. Kellanved understood that much. If one must grip hard in enemy territory, then that grip must be hidden, at the very cusp of local power. And so no more than a handful is being strictly controlled, everyone else, merchants and herders and farmers and tradefolk, everyone, is to be shown better circumstances, as quickly as possible. "Conquer as a rogue wave, rule in quiet ripples." The Emperor's own words.”

Conquest Ruling Malazan

Book:Toll the Hounds

Source: Toll the Hounds

“Governments rule people. Thoughts rule the world.”

Ruling Governance Power Of Thoughts Power Of The Mind Governments Worlds Ideas Are Power Rulership Rule The World Creative Thoughts

Book:Night of a Thousand Thoughts

Source: Night of a Thousand Thoughts

“Let not a woman’s voice Be loud in council! for the things without, A man must care; let women keep within— Even then is mischief all too probable! Hear ye? or speak I to unheeding ears?”

Women Woman Ruling Greek Tragedy

Book:The Seven Against Thebes

Source: The Seven Against Thebes

“Haemon: No city is property of a single man. Creon: But custom gives possession to the ruler. Haemon: You'd rule a desert beautifully alone.”

Justice Ruling

Book:Antigone

Source: Antigone

“(Georgie) Why is it that you always want to run after the one that goes off in a huff, and push away the one who is clinging to you?”

Relationships

Book:My Wife's Affair

Source: My Wife's Affair

“Family is in essence a small nation, and the nation a large family. In treating his own family with dignity, a ruler learns to govern his nation with dignity”

Family Ruling Governance Nation

Book:Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Search, Part 1

Source: Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Search, Part 1

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