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That is human nature, that people come after you, willingly enough, provided only that you no longer love or want them.
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― Possession
― Possession
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As many more individuals of each species are born than can possibly survive; and as, consequently, there is a frequently recurring struggle for existence, it follows that any being, if it vary however slightly in any manner profitable to itself, under the complex and sometimes varying conditions of life, will have a better chance of surviving, and thus be naturally selected. From the strong principle of inheritance, any selected variety will tend to propagate its new and modified form.
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― The Origin of Species
― The Origin of Species
