
“Sometimes truths are what we run from, and sometimes they are what we seek.”
― The Elephant Tree
― The Elephant Tree

“A viler evil than to murder a man, is to sell him suicide as an act of virtue.”
― Atlas Shrugged
― Atlas Shrugged

“Mrs. Flint, like many southern women, was totally deficient in energy. She had not strength to superintend her household affairs; but her nerves were so strong, that she could sit in her easy chair and see a woman whipped, till the blood trickled from every stroke of the lash. She was a member of the church; but partaking of the Lord’s supper did not seem to put her in a Christian frame of mind. If dinner was not served at the exact time on”
― Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
― Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

“We have a tendency in this country to fall in love with noted personalities, like the drunks who throw their arms around a stranger’s neck, only to push him away again after a while, for equally obscure reasons.”
― The Man Without Qualities
― The Man Without Qualities

“One person can keep a secret, but not two.”
― Ready Player One
― Ready Player One
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