Famous quotes

Collection of the best phrases and famous quotes from the most prominent authors.

Jane Austen

Jane Austen

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Half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other half.

Jane Austen

Jane Austen

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I don't want people to be too nice, as it saves me the trouble of having to like them too much.

Jane Austen

Jane Austen

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I don't mind walking. There are no distances when you have a reason.

Jane Austen

Jane Austen

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The vanity and pride are very different things, although both words are often taken as synonymous. A person can be proud without being vain. Pride refers more to our opinion of ourselves; vanity, to what others may think of us.

Jane Austen

Jane Austen

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The impulses of feeling should be guided by reason.

Paul Auster

Paul Auster

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For those of us who have no beliefs, democracy is our religion.

Paul Auster

Paul Auster

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Writers are wounded beings. That's why we create another reality.

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Paul Auster

Paul Auster

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We desperately need to be told stories. As much as we need to eat, because they help us organize reality and illuminate the chaos of our lives.

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Paul Auster

Paul Auster

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If justice exists, it has to be for everyone; no one can be excluded, otherwise it wouldn't be justice anymore.

Paul Auster

Paul Auster

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Football is a miracle that allowed Europe to hate each other without destroying itself.

Paul Auster

Paul Auster

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A man should live in the present and what does it matter who you were last week, if you know who you are today?

Paul Auster

Paul Auster

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Never let yourself be dominated, even when you believe the other person knows what is best for you.