He’ll love and hate equally under cover, and esteem it a species of impertinence to be loved or hated again.


“The strength of a person's spirit would then be measured by how much 'truth' he could tolerate, or more precisely, to what extent he needs to have it diluted, disguised, sweetened, muted, falsified.”
― Beyond Good and Evil
― Beyond Good and Evil

“I would always rather be happy than dignified.”
― Jane Eyre
― Jane Eyre
“The reason we all like to think so well of others is that we are all afraid of ourselves”
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“The snake which cannot cast its skin has to die. As well the minds which are prevented from changing their opinions; they cease to be mind.”
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“He's more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.”
― Wuthering Heights
― Wuthering Heights
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