They were quiet for a while, eating, then Oromis asked, Can you tell me, What is the most important mental tool a person can possess?It was a serious question, and Eragon considered it for a reasonable span before he ventured to say, Determination.Oromis tore the loaf in half with his long white fingers. I can understand why you arrived at that conclusion-determination has served you well in your adventures-but no. I meant the tool most necessary to choose the best course of action in any given situation. Determination is as common among men who are dull and foolish as it is among those who are brilliant intellects. So, no, determination cannot be what we're looking for.

~ Christopher Paolini

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Is the princess still in the fitting room?Oh no, darling. She appeared about half an hour ago. Poured herself a black coffee, and looked longingly at the cakes. That child is starving herself if you ask me. Now she's definitely too thin. European men do like a woman to have a little meat on her bones.And Prince Nicolas, have you seen him recently?I haven't seen him since lunch. I gather he and Antone went out to shoot. And I expect Max went with them. They're only happy when they're shooting something. Apart from sex of course. Mother! I gave her a warning frown. My mother glanced around at the other women, who were tucking into their tort with abandon. They won't understand. Their English is hopeless, darling. Besides, it is about time you are acquainted with the facts of life. I've hopelessly neglected my duty in that area. Men only have two thoughts in their heads. And those are killing or copulating.I'm sure there are plenty of men with finer feelings who are interested in art and culture.Yes, darling. Of course there are. They are called ferries. And they are quite adorable. So witty and fun to be with. But in my long and varied life I've found that the ones who are witty to be with are no use in bed. And vice versa.

~ Rhys Bowen

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The literature of impotence is about to develop beyond measure.

~ Julien Torma

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Here we are in the century of information, that is to say the unformed. Every kind of literature will be journalistic, with a science for ballast.

~ Julien Torma

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Armon stared into the wild darkness of his opponent and saw a reflection of his own fall.

~ Wayne Gerard Trotman

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The few own the many because they possess the means of livelihood of all ... The country is governed for the richest, for the corporations, the bankers, the land speculators, and for the exploiters of labor. The majority of mankind are working people. So long as their fair demands - the ownership and control of their livelihoods - are set at naught, we can have neither men's rights nor women's rights. The majority of mankind is ground down by industrial oppression in order that the small remnant may live in ease.

~ Helen Keller

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Lincoln had a stubborn concern for first principles.

~ Richard Brookhiser

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The dangerous charm of GPC was that everything in the world could be called up; if you didn't look out, a couple of sessions might turn you from a serious enquirer into a mere gape-mouthed browser.

~ Julian Barnes

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