“BeautyIs the fume-track of necessity. This thought Is therapeutic.If, after severalApplications, you do not findRelief, consult your family physician”

“One does not have to be a philosopher to be a successful artist, but he does have to be an artist to be a successful philosopher. His nature is to view the world in an unpredictable albeit useful light.”

“She said, “You’re a warrior. So how do you kill without rage?””In compassion. Because of necessity.” Hrahima set the empty water bowl back in Samarkar’s hands. “The same way you carry water.”

“Herein lies the supreme wisdom, human and divine; and the task of philosophy consists in teaching men to submit joyously to Necessity which hears nothing and is indifferent to all.”

“It’s true that nothing in this world makes us so necessary to others as the affection we have for them.”

“Shallow men believe in luck or in circumstance. Strong men believe in cause and effect.”

“If you have the woman you love, what more do you need? Well, besides an alibi for the time of her husband’s murder.
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“What kind of life can you have in a house without books?”