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When will people understand that words can cut as sharply as any blade, and that those cuts leave scars upon read more
When will people understand that words can cut as sharply as any blade, and that those cuts leave scars upon our souls.
The only one who is wiser than anyone is everyone.
The only one who is wiser than anyone is everyone.
In this country men seem to live for action as long as they can and sink into apathy when they read more
In this country men seem to live for action as long as they can and sink into apathy when they retire.
Like Olympic medals and tennis trophies, all they signified was that the owner had done something of no benefit to read more
Like Olympic medals and tennis trophies, all they signified was that the owner had done something of no benefit to anyone more capably than everyone else.
The only weapon that becomes sharper with constant use is the tongue.
The only weapon that becomes sharper with constant use is the tongue.
It has to be displayed, this face, on a more or less horizontal plane. Imagine a man wearing a mask, read more
It has to be displayed, this face, on a more or less horizontal plane. Imagine a man wearing a mask, and imagine that the elastic which holds the mask on has just broken, so that the man (rather than let the mask slip off) has to tilt his head back and balance the mask on his real face. This is the kind of tyranny which Lawson's face exerts over the rest of his body as he cruises along the corridors. He doesn't look down his nose at you, he looks along his nose.
Every individual has a place to fill in the world, and is important, in some respect, whether he chooses to read more
Every individual has a place to fill in the world, and is important, in some respect, whether he chooses to be so or not.
Trust your hunches. They're usually based on facts filed away just below the conscious level.
Trust your hunches. They're usually based on facts filed away just below the conscious level.
If you don't run your own life, somebody else will.
If you don't run your own life, somebody else will.
