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Philippa
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“Always learn poems by heart. They have to become the marrow in your bones. Like fluoride in the water, they'll make your soul impervious to the world's soft decay.”
― White Oleander
― White Oleander
“Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.”
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“It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it.”
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“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.”
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“The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.”
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