“but before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.”
“The wolf was the one animal that, again, did two things at once year after year: remained distinct and exemplary as an individual, yet served the tribe. There are no stories among Indians of lone wolves.”
― Of Wolves and Men
― Of Wolves and Men
“So what that person will essentially be saying is don’t do something I’ve never done and have no interest in doing and which abstinence therefore, to me, seems easy.”
― A Naked Singularity
― A Naked Singularity
“Be reverent before the dawning day. Do not think of what will be in a year, or in ten years. Think of to-day.”
― Jean-Christophe, Vol. 1
― Jean-Christophe, Vol. 1
“Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before! What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!”
― How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
― How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
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