Because of the insolence of all the white race he was afraid to lose his dignity in friendliness.
– Carson McCullers
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- In one of their quarrels, they had begun calling each other Mister. and Misses., and since then they had never made it up enough to change it. – Carson McCullers
- The thinking mind is best controlled by the imagination. – Carson McCullers
- I am not meant to be alone and without you who understands. – Carson McCullers
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- I got to wear blinders all the time so I won’t think sideways or in the past. – Carson McCullers
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- It is better to lose friends than to lose your reputation, and better to lose riches than to lose your integrity. – Matshona Dhliwayo
- A nation discovers its truest dignity when it cherishes the dignity of those from whom it has not heard for a very long time. – Sally Magnusson
- Dignity is overrated. You know what trumps dignity? Kissing. – Nina LaCour
- Though the captives’ resistance was dangerous, through such acts, dignity was preserved, and through dignity, life itself. – Laura Hillenbrand
- Though the captives’ resistance was dangerous, through such acts, dignity was preserved, and through dignity, life itself. – Laura Hillenbrand
- Though the captives’ resistance was dangerous, through such acts, dignity was preserved, and through dignity, life itself. – Laura Hillenbrand
- The difference between a friend and an enemy is friendliness. – Frank Delaney
- Mistaking insolence for freedom has always been the hallmark of the slave. – Wilhelm Reich
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- Miracle centered gospel brings about the culture of indolence and insolence upon the country. – Sunday Adelaja
- When you are made to pay for such insolence, I shall revel in your ruin. – AE Kirk
- The cynicism of utter solitude is a calvary relieved by insolence. – Emil M Cioran
- She was drowning-”in friendliness, in community-”and she was starting to think she didn’t want to get pulled out. – Tricia Goyer
- Don’t be afraid of being scared. To be afraid is a sign of common sense. Only complete idiots are not afraid of anything. – Carlos Ruiz Zafn
- Strange. Half my years afraid of life. The other half, afraid of death. Always some kind of afraid. – Ray Bradbury
- I’m afraid of failing. I’m afraid of letting this opportunity pass us by. And I’m afraid of what happens if nothing in this world ever changes. – Victoria Aveyard
- We don’t have to be afraid of stepping out. We don’t have to be afraid of failing. We only have to be afraid of not trusting God. – Jennifer L Lane
- I am not afraid of anything in the world. But I’m afraid of myself, afraid of what I will be in the future. – Luffina Lourduraj
- I am not that afraid to lose believers, I am afraid not to win the unbelievers. – Alin Sav
- As a young girl I was told the truth. I knew about death. I was afraid to lose but not afraid to die. – Kayko Tamaki
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- We are at the dawn of a technological arms race, an arms race between people who are using technology for good and those who are using it for ill. – Marc Goodman