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People were so naive about plants, Ellie thought. They just chose plants for appearance, as they would choose a picture for the wall. It never occurred to them that plants were actually living things,...

Some genealogies claimed to be able to trace the Maclean ancestry even further back, going as far as Julius Caesar, and, in some cases, admittedly more tendentiously, to the ancient Celtic god of the...

Commissioner Harris at the far end stared along the mad pathway. This was his first child and it had already become a murderer.

of being linked with each other, we have every temptation to be selfish and unmoved by others and by their plight. Our towns, our cities, our places become no more than hotels, with all that lack of...

that weddings are far more than marriage ceremonies; we know that they are occasions for family stock-taking and catharsis; that

The forges of friendship, thought Angus, may be busy ones, but their dorrs are always open.

Geniuses never pay attention.

His sixth year, it seemed to him, had lasted a remarkably long time and there were points at which he frankly wondered whether he would ever turn seven. But now it was the night before his birthday,...

Morrie likes the nickname. Coach, he says. All right, I'll be your coach. And you can be my player. You can play all the lovely parts of life that I'm too old for now.

Human intelligence was more trouble than it was worth. It was more destructive than creative, more confusing than revealing, more discouraging than satisfying, more spiteful than charitable.

You think man can destroy the planet? What intoxicating vanity. Earth has survived everything in its time. It will certainly survive us. To the earth...a million years is nothing. This planet lives...

No buts, Bertie. If you don't keep your promise then you'll get into serious trouble. Big time. You could go to prison, and then what? And there's God too. God watches these things and if he sees you...

And it was not surprising, perhaps, that he should feel it-this little boy who felt things so deeply; for we all feel that about our friends; we all feel that about those around whom we might put an...

She brought a chair into the room and placed it alongside the top of his bed. Then she held his hand as he drifted off to sleep. It was so small in her own hand, and it felt warm and dry. She pressed...

And would you like to do that, Bertie? asked the psychotherapist. Bertie nodded. Dr. St. Clair scribbled a note on his pad. Fantasies of escape, he wrote. But why Iceland? 50. A Fiscally Responsible...

How much older can you be at your age? A half minute before that you were stepping into high school, and an unhooked brassiere was as close as you ever hoped to get to Paradise. Only a fifth of a...

Power is neither male or female.

So that was where we were in our relationship. Derwent's scale ran all the way from wouldn't piss - on - you - if - you - were - on - fire to would - kill - for - you - no - need - to - ask - twice. I...

Justice is a necessity for a fair and free society.

The unparalleled truth shall always outlive the lies. Goodness can prevail depending on the unwavering courage of those who hold the unparalleled truth. In a very corrupt culture, I am not so sure...

Pike held out Karen's photograph. "Have you seen this woman?" "No. I am sorry." Every word like that. Without contractions.

When Pike turned back, Cole pointed at the corner of the roof. A pale blue alarm panel was mounted near the end of the building, but the cover was missing. Old wires had been cut, and new wires had...

Life is wonderful. It's a gift to be alive, to see the sun and breathe the air. And there isn't really anything else.

Let's be clear. The planet is not in jeopardy. We are in jeopardy. We haven't got the power to destroy the planet - or to save it. But we might have the power to save ourselves.

There was a Lieutenant Procházka that didn't scold much. He only called his ordinance: "My graceful cow." His ordinance, such a Hibman, never heard him another improper. This hibman was so used so...

- {...} Once I read, I declare obediently, that there was a great battle in which a Swedish king fell along with his faithful horse. They took both carcasses to Sweden, and now the two codes are...

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The Bishop blessed him and helped him to his feet."May God have mercy on you," he said. And erased him from his heart.

The world advances. Yes, I said, progress, but circling around the sun.

The only thing going on was a war, and no one seemed to notice but Yossarian and Dunbar. And when Yossarian tried to remind people, they drew away from him and thought he was crazy.

i know at last what i want to be when i grow up. when i grow up i want to be a little boy.

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