“ The chief weapon of sea pirates, however, was their capacity to astonish. Nobody else could believe, until it was too late, how heartless and greedy they were. ”
- Kurt Vonnegut- Copy
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“ The laughter of man is more terrible than his tears, and takes more forms — hollow, heartless, mirthless, maniacal. ”
- James Thurber- Copy
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“ Love, with very young people, is a heartless business. We drink at that age from thirst, or to get drunk; it is only later in life that we occupy ourselves with the individuality of our wine. ”
- Isak Dinesen- Copy
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“ I am unjust, but I can strive for justice. My life's unkind, but I can vote for kindness. I, the unloving, say life should be lovely. I, that am blind, cry out against my blindness. ”
- Vachel Lindsay- Copy
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“ This is a ruthless world and one must be ruthless to cope with it. ”
- Charlie Chaplin- Copy
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“ In America every woman has her set of girl-friends; some are cousins, the rest are gained at school. These form a permanent committee who sit on each other's affairs, who "come out" together, marry and divorce together, and who end as those groups of bustling, heartless well-informed club-women who govern society… ”
- Cyril Connolly- Copy
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“ The injustice of defeat lies in the fact that its most innocent victims are made to look like heartless accomplices. It is impossible to see behind defeat, the sacrifices, the austere performance of duty, the self-discipline and the vigilance that are there — those things the god of battle does not take account of. ”
- Antoine de Saint Exupéry- Copy
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