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So you're trying to make her happy despite the fact that the reason she'd unhappy in the first place is you," said Simon not very kindly. "That seems contradictory, doesn't it?" "Love is a contradiction," said Jace, and turned back to the window.

— Cassandra Clare

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"One must always be careful of books," said Tessa, "and what is inside them, for words have the power to change us."

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When two people are at one in their inmost hearts, they shatter even the strength of iron or bronze.

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Inanimate objects are harmless indeed, Mr. Mortmain. But one cannot always say the same of the men who use them.

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"Oh, for goodness' sake, is he really waking us up at this ungodly hour just to prove his love to you or something?"

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"Straight people. Why can't they control themselves?"

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There is no governor anywhere; you are all absolutely free. There is no restraint that cannot be escaped.

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I shall concern myself anew about the boundary
Between the love-deed-Yes and the power-deed-No
And pressing forward honor reality.

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John C. Lilly The Human Biocomputer (1974)

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