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"A lawyer art thou? Draw not nigh! Go, carry to some fitter place The keenness of that practised eye, The hardness of that sallow face."

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Woodrow Wilson Politician
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"The westward march has stopped, upon the final plains of the Pacific; and now the plot thickenswith the change, the pause, the settlement, our people draw into closer groups, stand face to face, to know each other and be known."

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Ursula K. Le Guin Author, Poet, Essayist
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"Sometimes I not only stand there and take it, I even smile at them and say I'm sorry. When I feel that smile coming onto my face, I wish I could take my face off and stamp on it."

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Tad Williams Author
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"So we face our final hours...and all that was once certain has become uncertain. Except for defeat. That, as always, is the end of all our stories."

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Veronica Roth Author
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""Welcome to the Amity compound," Johanna's eyes fix on my face, and she smiles crookedly. "Let us take care of you.""

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Veronica Roth Author
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"He turns toward me. I want to touch him, but I’m afraid of his bareness; afraid that he will make me bare too. ‘Is this scaring you, Tris?’ ‘No,’ I croak. I clear my throat. ‘Not really. I’m only…afraid of what I want.’ ‘What do you want?’ Then his face tightens. ‘Me?’ Slowly I nod."

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