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Be respectful of words. They mean something.


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The past is never where you think you left it.

The past is never where you think you left it.



Love must be learned and learned again; There is no end.

Love must be learned and learned again; There is no end.



You waste life when you waste good food.

You waste life when you waste good food.



You shouldn't side-step suffering if you have to go through it to get where you're going.

You shouldn't side-step suffering if you have to go through it to get where you're going.



Trust your happiness and the richness of your life at this moment. It is as true and as much yours as anything else that ever happened to you.

Trust your happiness and the richness of your life at this moment. It is as true and as much yours as anything else that ever happened to you.



The real sin against life is to abuse and destroy beauty, even one's own even more, one's own, for that has been put in our care and we are responsible for its well-being.

The real sin against life is to abuse and destroy beauty, even one's own even more, one's own, for that has been put in our care and we are responsible for its well-being.



What we need now is endless courage.

What we need now is endless courage.



Each generation must get on the same old merry-go-round, only disguised in a fresh coat of paint.

Each generation must get on the same old merry-go-round, only disguised in a fresh coat of paint.



I shall try to tell the truth, but the result will be fiction.

I shall try to tell the truth, but the result will be fiction.



I get so tired of moral bookkeeping.

I get so tired of moral bookkeeping.





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It hadn't escaped her notice that when she let him believe the worst of her, still he vowed to stand beside her and work toward forgiveness.




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Why me?” I secreted into her ear.“You were the only one I saw, ” she whispered back, making my heart burst.



Your name. That’s all I want.” I debate on whether or not I should explain to him that my name isn't going to help him in his stalking endeavours.

Your name. That’s all I want.” I debate on whether or not I should explain to him that my name isn't going to help him in his stalking endeavours.



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FACT!: I wanna live in a castle.



Some people think I enjoy debate. I don't. I wish everyone agreed with me; it would save a lot of time.

Some people think I enjoy debate. I don't. I wish everyone agreed with me; it would save a lot of time.



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Liberty cannot be guaranteed by law. Nor by any thing else except the resolution of free citizens to defend their liberties.



Even in high school I was very interested in history - why people do the things they do. As a kid I spent a lot of time trying to relate the past to the present.

Even in high school I was very interested in history - why people do the things they do. As a kid I spent a lot of time trying to relate the past to the present.




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