If my mother’s intention in whole or in part was to ensure that I never had to suffer any indignity or embarrassment for being a Jew, then she

If my mother’s intention in whole or in part was to ensure that I never had to suffer any indignity or embarrassment for being a Jew, then she succeeded well enough. And in any case there were enough intermarriages and ‘conversions’ on both sides of her line to make me one of those many mischling hybrids who are to be found distributed all over the known world. And, as someone who doesn’t really believe that the human species is subdivided by ‘race,’ let alone that a nation or nationality can be defined by its religion, why should I not let the whole question slide away from me Why and then I’ll stop asking rhetorical questions did I at some point resolve that, in whatever tone of voice I was asked ‘Are you a Jew ‘ I would never hear myself deny it

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Christopher Hitchens,

Hitch-22: A Memoir

It is so long before the mind can persuade itself that she whom we saw every day and whose very existence appeared a part of our own can have

It is so long before the mind can persuade itself that she whom we saw every day and whose very existence appeared a part of our own can have departed forever that the brightness of a beloved eye can have been extinguished and the sound of a voice so familiar and dear to the ear can be hushed, never more to be heard. These are the reflections of the first days; but when the lapse of time proves the reality of the evil, then the actual bitterness of grief commences.

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Mary Shelley,

Frankenstein

Pain is a pesky part of being human, I’ve learned it feels like a stab wound to the heart, something I wish we could all do without, in our

Pain is a pesky part of being human, I’ve learned it feels like a stab wound to the heart, something I wish we could all do without, in our lives here. Pain is a sudden hurt that can’t be escaped. But then I have also learned that because of pain, I can feel the beauty, tenderness, and freedom of healing. Pain feels like a fast stab wound to the heart. But then healing feels like the wind against your face when you are spreading your wings and flying through the air! We may not have wings growing out of our backs, but healing is the closest thing that will give us that wind against our faces.

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C. JoyBell C.

Does something which exists on the edge have no true relevance to the stable center, or does it, by being on the edge, become a part of the

Does something which exists on the edge have no true relevance to the stable center, or does it, by being on the edge, become a part of the edge and thus a part of the boundary, the definition which gives the whole its shape

–
Lucy Grealy

There are books that one reads over and over again, books that become part of the furniture of one s mind and alter one s whole attitude to

There are books that one reads over and over again, books that become part of the furniture of one s mind and alter one s whole attitude to life, books that one dips into but never reads through, books that one reads at a single sitting and forgets a week later:

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George Orwell,

A Collection of Essays

Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the

Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.

–
Steve Jobs

I suppose if we gain anything from this unsought experience it will be an appreciation for honesty- frankness on the part of our politicians,

I suppose if we gain anything from this unsought experience it will be an appreciation for honesty- frankness on the part of our politicians, our friends, our loves, ourselves. No more liars in public places. And the bed and the bar are, in their way, as public as the floor of Congress.

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Tim O’Brien,

If I Die in a Combat Zone: Box Me Up and Ship Me Home

I don’t understand people who say they need more “Me Time.” What other time is there Do these people spend part of their day in someone

I don’t understand people who say they need more ‘Me Time.’ What other time is there Do these people spend part of their day in someone else’s body

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Jarod Kintz,

This Book is Not for Sale

If someone is really close with you, your getting upset or them getting upset is okay, and they don t change because of it. It s just part of

If someone is really close with you, your getting upset or them getting upset is okay, and they don t change because of it. It s just part of the relationship. It happens. You deal with it.

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Sarah Dessen,

Just Listen

I am part of everyone I ever dated on OK Cupid. – Slash Coleman, The Bohemian Love Diaries: A Memoir

I am part of everyone I ever dated on OK Cupid.

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Slash Coleman,

The Bohemian Love Diaries: A Memoir