Young people never believe in the possibility of their own deaths. That's one reason old men can send them to war.

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The soul is awakened through service.

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We are finally driven to monogamy not by morality but by exhaustion.

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Unhappiness is our element. We come to believe we can't function without it.

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We are so scared of being judged that we look for every excuse to procrastinate.

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Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it's cracked up to be. That's why people are so cynical about it. It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.

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Conflict is the soul of literature.

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What was the point of spending your life with someone you were always looking for ways to decieve?

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I don't think you will ever fully understand how you've touched my life and made me who I am. I don't think you could ever know just how truly special you are that even on the darkest nights you are my brightest star

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I am old enough to know that laughter, not anger, is the true revelation.

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