“You’ve been assigned an identity since birth.”

“Novels, since the birth of the genre, have been full of rejected, seduced, and abandoned maidens, whose proper fate is to die…”

“Wounded pride can take a rich young man far who has been surrounded by flatterers since birth.”

“The campaign for birth control is not merely of eugenic value, but is practically identical with the final aims of eugenics.”

“Cut away all of those feelings that showcase your weakness and develop the strong character that you have always been dreaming since birth.”

“Nations are not easily forged since many identities have to be coalesced.”

“Are you her boyfriend?”
…
No, I’m her fiancé.” Nate said.
We’ve been promised to each other since birth,” Summer added.
Our wedding isn’t until March.”

“Those who unlock your compassion are those to whom you've been assigned.”

“The universe is cold. Fun is the fire that melts the blocks of hardship and creates a bubbling celebration of life. It is the birth right of every creature, a right no less sacred for having been trampled on since the beginning of time.”

“It is indeed a striking thought that the same region of central Italy twice, in the shape of ancient Etruria and modern Tuscany, been the source of civilization in Italy. Since the seventh century BC and from the fifteenth century onwards, in the dawn of antiquity as well as at the beginning of modern times, the same region of the peninsula has been distinguished by exceptional qualities. The birth and re-birth or Renaissance of Italy had the same cradle.”