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Definitions are just words, just labels. And once you label something, the label gets between you and the thing.

— Steven Barnes Street Lethal (1983)

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Lesbianism is the ultimate expression of a feminist philosophy.

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Truth could not be spawned in lies and deceit.

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It would have been a terrible thing to die a fool and a liar. Truth, at any cost, is worth the price.

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Hate comes from the past, fear from the future. Pain and pleasure are now, and therefore their own trap.

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“Chicken?”
“Don’t want my feathers ruffled, it that’s what you mean.”

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