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Writing is the clumsy attempt to find symbols for wordlessness.


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If something is wrong, fix it now. But train yourself not to worry, worry fixes nothing.

If something is wrong, fix it now. But train yourself not to worry, worry fixes nothing.



Before you react, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you criticize, wait. Before you quit, try.

Before you react, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you criticize, wait. Before you quit, try.



The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.

The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.



Critics are men who watch a battle from a high place then come down and shoot the survivors.

Critics are men who watch a battle from a high place then come down and shoot the survivors.



Worry a little bit every day and in a lifetime you will lose a couple of years. If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry: Worry never fixes anything.

Worry a little bit every day and in a lifetime you will lose a couple of years. If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry: Worry never fixes anything.



Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.

Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.



The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.

The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.



The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.

The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.



I drink to make other people more interesting.

I drink to make other people more interesting.



I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.





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A meal was no more than a fragile defense against the inevitability of the next meal. Food itself could never answer the question of food

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Milk for infant as liquor for adult.

Milk for infant as liquor for adult.



A feminist is a person who believes in the power of women just as much as they believe in the power of anyone else. It's equality, it's fairness, and I think it's a great thing to be a part of.

A feminist is a person who believes in the power of women just as much as they believe in the power of anyone else. It's equality, it's fairness, and I think it's a great thing to be a part of.



Style is the art of getting yourself out of the way, not putting yourself in it.

Style is the art of getting yourself out of the way, not putting yourself in it.



I love female heroes too and would love to bring many more to the big screen in the future.

I love female heroes too and would love to bring many more to the big screen in the future.



One in 150 kids is autistic these days. The autism spectrum is growing.

One in 150 kids is autistic these days. The autism spectrum is growing.



Lucy took a single plain donut from the bag and held it for me to take a bite. Tender and light and still warm from the frying. Not too sugary.

Lucy took a single plain donut from the bag and held it for me to take a bite. Tender and light and still warm from the frying. Not too sugary.



It was our Creator who led us through the stages of evolution, from the animal state to the human. His purpose was to make us intelligent and aware, so that we might know Him.

It was our Creator who led us through the stages of evolution, from the animal state to the human. His purpose was to make us intelligent and aware, so that we might know Him.



Lula was really the face of Brazil's boom in the previous decade and is one of the most towering politicians in the country today, so for this investigation to find get to him is an enormous deal.

Lula was really the face of Brazil's boom in the previous decade and is one of the most towering politicians in the country today, so for this investigation to find get to him is an enormous deal.



In short, whoever you may be, To this conclusion you'll agree, When every one is somebodee, Then no one's anybody!

In short, whoever you may be, To this conclusion you'll agree, When every one is somebodee, Then no one's anybody!




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