“The past is consumed in the present and the present is living only because it brings forth the future.”

― James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

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“If I die prematurely, at any rate I shall be saved from being bored by my own success.”

― Samuel Butler, The Note-Books of Samuel Butler

“If you want to govern the people, you must place yourself below them. If you want to lead the people, you must learn how to follow them.”

― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

“She had always been fond of history, and here was history in the stones of the street and the atoms of the sunshine.”

― Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady

“To state the facts frankly is not to despair the future nor indict the past. The prudent heir takes careful inventory of his legacies, and gives a faithful accounting to those whom he owes an obligation of trust.”

― John F. Kennedy, State of the Union Address

“I was benevolent and good; misery made me a fiend. Make me happy, and I shall again be virtuous.”

― Mary Shelley, Frankenstein

“It is an odd thing, but every one who disappears is said to be seen at San Francisco.”

― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

“Give me priests who are fat and corrupt and cynical . . . the sort who like to sit on soft satin cushions, nibble sweetmeats, and diddle little boys. It’s the ones who believe in gods who make the trouble.”

― George R. R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons

“God is silent . . . now if we can only get Man to shut up.”

― Woody Allen, Side Effects

“The world is a looking-glass, and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face. Frown at it, and it will in turn look sourly upon you; laugh at it and with it, and it is a jolly kind companion; and so let all young persons take their...”

― William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair

“Anybody who wants religion is welcome to it, as far as I'm concerned—I support your right to enjoy it. However, I would appreciate it if you exhibited more respect for the rights of those people who do not wish to share your dogma, rapture or...”

― Frank Zappa, The Real Frank Zappa Book

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