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Concepts antedate facts.


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When all usefulness is over, when one is assured of an unavoidable and imminent death, it is the simplest of human rights to choose a quick and easy death in place of a slow and horrible one.

When all usefulness is over, when one is assured of an unavoidable and imminent death, it is the simplest of human rights to choose a quick and easy death in place of a slow and horrible one.




We grovel and "worship" and pray to God to do what we ourselves ought to have done a thousand years ago, and can do now, as soon as we choose.

We grovel and "worship" and pray to God to do what we ourselves ought to have done a thousand years ago, and can do now, as soon as we choose.



The labor of women in the house, certainly, enables men to produce more wealth than they otherwise could; and in this way women are economic factors in society. But so are horses.

The labor of women in the house, certainly, enables men to produce more wealth than they otherwise could; and in this way women are economic factors in society. But so are horses.



To swallow and follow, whether old doctrine or new propaganda, is a weakness still dominating the human mind.

To swallow and follow, whether old doctrine or new propaganda, is a weakness still dominating the human mind.




Eternity is not something that begins after you are dead. It is going on all the time.

Eternity is not something that begins after you are dead. It is going on all the time.



A man's honor always seems to want to kill a woman to satisfy it.

A man's honor always seems to want to kill a woman to satisfy it.



If a woman is really injured by her marriage, she should sue under the employer liability act. She should claim damages--not alimony.

If a woman is really injured by her marriage, she should sue under the employer liability act. She should claim damages--not alimony.



I used to lie awake as a child and get more entertainment and terror out of blank walls and plain furniture than most children could find in a toy-store.

I used to lie awake as a child and get more entertainment and terror out of blank walls and plain furniture than most children could find in a toy-store.





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Lament invoked love.Woe invoked wonder.Grief invoked grace.Cry invoked celebration.(Page 80)

Lament invoked love.Woe invoked wonder.Grief invoked grace.Cry invoked celebration.(Page 80)



There will never be an excuse reasonable enough to not strive for a life of victory.

There will never be an excuse reasonable enough to not strive for a life of victory.



Never say never, for if you live long enough, chances are you will not be able to abide by the simplest of such injunctions.

Never say never, for if you live long enough, chances are you will not be able to abide by the simplest of such injunctions.



Ideally, I'm also sending a message that everything passes, even hope, and sometimes you have to be patient while you wait for it to come back around again.

Ideally, I'm also sending a message that everything passes, even hope, and sometimes you have to be patient while you wait for it to come back around again.



I spent a lot of time standing on street corners [of New York City] talking to local residents. I spent time in bookstores and galleries. But most of the time, I really did not have much to do.

I spent a lot of time standing on street corners [of New York City] talking to local residents. I spent time in bookstores and galleries. But most of the time, I really did not have much to do.



I hate people who say, "Oh, I'm addicted to working out". I just want to punch those people in the face.

I hate people who say, "Oh, I'm addicted to working out". I just want to punch those people in the face.



I fiercely protect my privacy. I just don't think it's everyone's business to know every little detail about my life. That's just the way I've handled myself.

I fiercely protect my privacy. I just don't think it's everyone's business to know every little detail about my life. That's just the way I've handled myself.



If I don't have a schedule in front of me, I do enjoy sleeping. It's important for your body!

If I don't have a schedule in front of me, I do enjoy sleeping. It's important for your body!




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