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Writers are interesting people, but often mean and petty.


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It is best to act with confidence, no matter how little right you have to it.



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There are people who eat the earth and eat all the people on it like in the Bible with the locusts. And other people who stand around and watch them eat.

There are people who eat the earth and eat all the people on it like in the Bible with the locusts. And other people who stand around and watch them eat.



Since when do you have to agree with people to defend them from injustice?

Since when do you have to agree with people to defend them from injustice?



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It's a sad day when you find out that it's not accident or time or fortune, but just yourself that kept things from you.



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Nobody knows what you want except you, and no one will be as sorry as you if you don't get it.



I like people who refuse to speak until they are ready to speak.

I like people who refuse to speak until they are ready to speak.



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I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year's fashions.



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