“in order to ascertain the real opinions of such, I ought rather to take cognizance of what they practised than of what they said”

― René Descartes, Discourse on the Method

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“a fellow running from or toward a gun ain't got time to worry whether the word for what he is doing is courage or cowardice.”

― William Faulkner, Light in August

“Find out the reason that commands you to write; see whether it has spread its roots into the very depths of your heart; confess to yourself whether you would have to die if you were forbidden to write.”

― Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet

“It is part of the irony of life, that the strongest feelings of devoted gratitude of which human nature seems to be susceptible, are called forth in human beings towards those who, having the power entirely to crush their earthly existence,...”

― John Stuart Mill, The Subjection of Women

“I am not rebelling against my God; I simply ‘don't accept His world.’”

― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov

“Did my heart love till now? forswear it, sight! For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night.”

― William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

“I have always been of opinion that a man who desires to get married should know either everything or nothing.”

― Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest

“I almost wish I hadn't gone down that rabbit-hole—and yet—and yet—it's rather curious, you know, this sort of life!”

― Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

“When I die, I hope to go to heaven—whatever the hell that is— and I want to be able to afford the price of admission.”

― Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

“I believe that faith is a precursor of all our ideas. Without faith, there never could have evolved hypothesis, theory, science or mathematics. I believe that faith is an extension of the mind. It is the key that negates the impossible. To deny...”

― Charlie Chaplin, My Autobiography

“When any civilization is dust and ashes . . . art is all that’s left over.”

― Margaret Atwood, Oryx and Crake

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