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“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.”
― Kahlil Gibran

“Safeguarding the rights of others is the most noble and beautiful end of a human being.”
― Khalil Gibran

“The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.”
― Khalil Gibran, The Prophet

“One day you will ask me which is more important? My life or yours? I will say mine and you will walk away not knowing that you are my life.”
― Khalil Gibran

“Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.”
― Khalil Gibran, Kahlil Gibran, The Collected Works

“They deem me mad because I will not sell my days for gold; and I deem them mad because they think my days have a price.”
― Khalil Gibran, Sand and Foam

“The real test of good manners is to be able to put up with bad manners pleasantly.”
― Khalil Gibran

“I love you when you bow in your mosque, kneel in your temple, pray in your church. For you and I are sons of one religion, and it is the spirit.”
― Khalil Gibran, The Prophet

“You are far, far greater than you know - and all is well.”
― Khalil Gibran

“In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra. ”
― Fran Lebowitz

“A book is not supposed to be a mirror. It's supposed to be a door.”
― Fran Lebowitz

“There is no such thing as inner peace. There is only nervousness and death.”
― Fran Lebowitz, Metropolitan Life

“Life is something that happens when you can't get to sleep.”
― Fran Lebowitz

“All God's children are not beautiful. Most of God's children are, in fact, barely presentable.”
― Fran Lebowitz, Metropolitan Life/Social Studies

“Success didn't spoil me, I've always been insufferable.”
― Fran Lebowitz

“Sleep is death without the responsibility.”
― Fran Lebowitz, The Fran Lebowitz Reader

“The most common error made in matters of appearance is the belief that one should disdain the superficial and let the true beauty of one’s soul shine through. If there are places on your body where this is a possibility, you are not attractive – you are leaking.”
― Fran Lebowitz, The Fran Lebowitz Reader

“Reading is better than life. Without reading, you're stuck with life.”
― Fran Lebowitz

“I do not believe in God. I believe in cashmere.”
― Fran Lebowitz

“Every now and then I like to do as I'm told, just to confuse people.”
― Tamora Pierce, Melting Stones

“Threats are the last resort of a man with no vocabulary.”
― Tamora Pierce, Lady Knight

“When in doubt, shoot the wizard.”
― Tamora Pierce

“Lord Raoul asked me to tell you that if you get yourself killed, he will never speak to you again.”
― Tamora Pierce

“A good friend will help you up when you fall. A best friend will laugh and try to trip you again.
- I'm not sure”
― Tamora Pierce, The Immortals