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J. K. Rowling Novelist, Screenwriter
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"I was ripped from my body, I was less than spirit, less than the meanest ghost . . . but still, I was alive."

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George Santayana Philosopher, Poet
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"The muffled syllables that Nature speaks Fill us with deeper longing for her word; She hides a meaning that the spirit seeks, She makes a sweeter music than is heard."

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George Washington Military Leader, Politician
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"I have already intimated to you the danger of parties in the state, with particular reference to the founding of them on geographical discriminations. Let me now take a more comprehensive view, and warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party, generally."

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Henry David Thoreau Writer, Philosopher
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"True kindness is a pure divine affinity, Not founded upon human consanguinity. It is a spirit, not a blood relation, Superior to family and station."

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Jane Austen Novelist
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"She told the story, however, with great spirit among her friends; for she had a lively, playful disposition, which delighted in any thing ridiculous."

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