"Truth has already ceased to be itself if polemically said."
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"Enlarge not thy destiny, said the oracle: endeavor not to do more than is given thee in charge."
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"I have always said that often the religion you were born with becomes more important to you as you see the universality of truth."
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"Happiness," said he, "must be something solid and permanent, without fear and without uncertainty."
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"What is said upon a subject is gathered from an hundred people."
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"It was said of Euripides, that every verse was a precept; and it may be said of Shakespeare, that from his works may be collected a system of civil and economical prudence."
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"What provokes your risibility, Sir? Have I said anything that you understand? Then I ask pardon of the rest of the company."
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"Death is woven in with the violets,” said Louis. “Death and again death.”)"
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"I dinna trust him," said Slightly Mad Angus. "He reads books an' such."
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"Ach, people are always telling us not to do things" said Rob Anybody, "that's how we ken the most interesting things to do."
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"Questions don't have to make sense, Vincent," said Miss Susan. "But answers do."
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"It's a sword. said the Hogfather. They're not meant to be safe."
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"I never said nothing..." "I know you never! I could hear you not saying anything! You've got the loudest silences I ever did hear from anyone who wasn't dead!"
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"He said it was better to belong where you don't belong than not to belong where you used to belong, remembering when you used to belong there."
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"This is Morbidia," said Vlad. "Although she's been calling herself Tracy lately, to be cool."
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"Whut's the plan, Rob?" said one of them. "Okay, lads, this is what we'll do. As soon as we see somethin', we'll attack it. Right?" This caused a cheer. "Ach, 'tis a good plan," said Daft Wullie."
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"There will be justice," said Brutha. "If there is no justice, there is nothing."
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"Look, he said to his imagination, if this is how you're going to behave, I shan't bring you again."
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"OH, THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING IN THE STOCKING THAT MAKES A NOISE, said Death. OTHERWISE, WHAT IS 4:30 A.M. FOR?"
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"What I've always said was, hang in there, let me write what I want to write, and you'll probably like it."
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