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He who opens a door, closes a prison
Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.
I always find it more difficult to say the things I mean than the things I don't.
I have always imagined that paradise will be a kind of library
I like a thin book because it will steady a table...
I write to add to the beauty that now belongs to me
Idealism increases in direct proportion to one's distance from the problem.
If every country had to write a book about elephants...
If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins
If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves
In war there are no unwounded soldiers
In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant
In youth we run into difficulties. In old age difficulties run into us
Information is the currency of democracy
It is always darkest just before the day dawneth
It was one of the worst speeches I ever heard ... when a simple apology was all that was required.
Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.
Life is the garment we continually alter, but which never seems to fit.
Men are more moral than they think...
Most of us who turn to any subject we love remember some morning or evening hour when...
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world...
The Funeral Cryer by Wenyan Lu
Debut novelist Wenyan Lu brings us this witty yet profound story about one woman's midlife reawakening in contemporary rural China.
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