Literature is fighting for its very life because compromise is mistook for ambition, and joining up is preferred to standing out -¦
– Ben Marcus
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- When it comes to morals & principles, a man in the ‘real’ world has two options; compromise or wait for sometime and then compromise. – Mohammad Rafiq Teli
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- Just like you mistook lust for love, you have mistaken with being alone for loneliness. So I’m fine. Thanks for asking. – pleasefindthis
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- Even if there are instances in which it can be mistook by onlookers, never fool yourself into using misunderstood genius as an excuse to be a fool. – Criss Jami
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- For one wild, glad moment we snapped the chain that binds us to earth, and joining hands with the winds we felt ourselves divine. – Helen Keller
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- To her, not packing our lunches every day or joining the PTA is a feminist rallying cry. – Christina Lauren
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- Never give up fighting against the universe because we exist in life through action, through fighting! – Mehmet Murat ildan
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- A self needed to spill out sometimes, a body should show evidence of what the hell went on inside it. – Ben Marcus
- A misspelled word is probably an alias for some desperate call for aid, which is bound to fail. – Ben Marcus
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- Perhaps they didn’t know they were at sea. Was there a certain percentage of people at sea who lacked the knowledge that they were at sea? – Ben Marcus