Robert A. Heinlein book The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (1966)
Source: The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
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“Genius does not excuse evil.”
Rick Riordan book The Battle of the Labyrinth
Source: The Battle of the Labyrinth
“What does it mean to pre-board? Do you get on before you get on?”
George Carlin (1937–2008) American stand-up comedian
“Although other animals may be different from us, this does not make them LESS than us”
Marc Bekoff (1945) American biologist
Source: Animals Matter: A Biologist Explains Why We Should Treat Animals with Compassion and Respect
“Sometimes, I think Bill forgets that I am sixteen. But I am very happy that he does.”
Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Source: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
“The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously.”
Hubert H. Humphrey (1911–1978) Vice-President of the USA under Lyndon B. Johnson
Philip Pullman book The Subtle Knife
Source: His Dark Materials, The Subtle Knife (1997), Ch. 4 : Trepanning
“Anyone who reads a book with a sense of obligation does not understand the art of reading.”
Lin Yutang book The Importance of Living
Source: The Importance of Living
Louis L'Amour (1908–1988) Novelist, short story writer
Source: The Lonesome Gods
“Well, a peach has a lovely taste and so does a mushroom, but you can't put the two together…”
Arthur Golden book Memoirs of a Geisha
Source: Memoirs of a Geisha
“Life doesn't often turn out the way we think it will, does it?”
Nicholas Sparks book Message in a Bottle
Source: Message in a Bottle
“The city, however, does not tell its past, but contains it like the lines of a hand”
Italo Calvino book Invisible Cities
Page 10
Invisible Cities (1972)
Context: As this wave from memories flows in, the city soaks it up like a sponge and expands. (di quest'onda che rifluisce dai ricordi la città s'imbeve coma una spugna e si dilata). The city, however, does not tell of its past, but contains it like the lines of a hand...
“There are many things that seem impossible only so long as one does not attempt them.”
André Gide (1869–1951) French novelist and essayist
Si le grain ne meurt [If It Die] (1924), ch. III
Source: Autumn Leaves
“For an idea that does not first seem insane, there is no hope.”
Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born physicist and founder of the theory of relativity
Susan Sontag (1933–2004) American writer and filmmaker, professor, and activist
Source: At the Same Time: Essays and Speeches
“Silence does not always mark wisdom.”
Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834) English poet, literary critic and philosopher
Ally Carter book Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover
Source: Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover
“There's no need to talk about it, because the truth of what one says lies in what one does.”
Bernhard Schlink book The Reader
Variant: ... So I stopped talking about it. There's no need to talk, because the truth of what one says lies in what one does.
Source: The Reader
“He is an atheist who does not believe in himself.”
Swami Vivekananda (1863–1902) Indian Hindu monk and phylosopher
The old religions said that he was an atheist who did not believe in God. The new religion says that he is an atheist who does not believe in himself.
Call to the Nation
“Most of us come to the church by a means the church does not allow.”
Flannery O’Connor (1925–1964) American novelist, short story writer
Elbert Hubbard (1856–1915) American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher fue el escritor del jarron azul
Emma Goldman (1868–1940) anarchist known for her political activism, writing, and speeches
p. 219 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2162/2162-h/2162-h.htm#emancipation <br class="br">The Tragedy of Woman's Emancipation (1906)
“When a doctor does go wrong he is the first of criminals.”
Arthur Conan Doyle book The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
“Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does it for love of it.”
Henry David Thoreau book Life Without Principle
Life Without Principle (1863)
“I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself.”
Maya Angelou (1928–2014) American author and poet
“Of course, the liar often imagines that he does no harm as long as his lies go undetected.”
Sam Harris (1967) American author, philosopher and neuroscientist
Source: Lying
“We never can just stop time. Or take moments back. Life doesn't work that way, does it?”
Christine Feehan American writer
Source: Oceans of Fire
“The sea does not like to be restrained.”
Rick Riordan book The Lightning Thief
Source: The Lightning Thief
Madeleine L'Engle (1918–2007) American writer
Source: Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art
Rachel Caine book Glass Houses
Source: You're kidding. I thought all geniuses read Latin. Isn't that the international language for smart people?"-Shane (Glass Houses)
“Try fighting with your head for a change…
it's a good one, even if it does resist learning.”
Harper Lee book To Kill a Mockingbird
Source: To Kill a Mockingbird
“I'm William, but you can call me Sexy. Everyone does.”
Gena Showalter (1975) American writer
Source: The Darkest Kiss
Vera Nazarian (1966) American writer
Source: The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration
George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) Irish playwright
Act V
1910s, The Doctor's Dilemma (1911)
Source: The Doctor's Dilemma: A Tragedy
Myles Munroe (1954–2014) Bahamian Evangelical Christian minister
Source: The Purpose and Power of Love & Marriage
Ben Carson (1951) 17th and current United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; American neurosurgeon
Source: Think Big: Unleashing Your Potential for Excellence
“Yes, Jason Grace." Favonius arched an eyebrow. "I fell in love with a. Does that shock you?”
Rick Riordan book The House of Hades
Source: The House of Hades
“What a man knows hardly matters. It is what he does.”
Gene Wolfe (1931–2019) American science fiction and fantasy writer
Source: The Wizard
“How wonderful to be alive," he thought. "But why does it always hurt?”
Borís Pasternak book Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago (1957)
Source: El doctor Zhivago
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860) German philosopher
"Religion: A Dialogue."
Variant translation: To free a man from error does not mean to take something from him, but to give him something.
Essays
Source: Essays and Aphorisms
Context: To free a man from error is to give, not to take away. Knowledge that a thing is false is a truth. Error always does harm; sooner or later it will bring mischief to the man who harbors it. Then give up deceiving people; confess ignorance of what you don't know, and leave everyone to form his own articles of faith for himself. Perhaps they won't turn out so bad, especially as they'll rub one another's corners down, and mutually rectify mistakes. The existence of many views will at any rate lay a foundation of tolerance. Those who possess knowledge and capacity may betake themselves to the study of philosophy, or even in their own persons carry the history of philosophy a step further.
