Quotes from the Books I read
I have modified the quotes for gender-neutrality.
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“I don’t know what’s worse: to not know what you are and be happy, or to become what you’ve always wanted to be, and feel alone.” - Daniel Keyes, Flowers for Algernon
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“The true measurement of a person’s worth isn’t what they say they believe in, but what they do in defense of those beliefs. If you’re not acting on your beliefs, then they probably aren’t real” : Snowden , No Place to Hide
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“You can only be jealous of someone who has something you think you ought to have yourself.” - Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale
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“Ignoring isn’t the same as ignorance, you have to work at it.” - Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale
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“Beware of the person who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds themselves no wiser than before.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat’s Cradle
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“Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don’t need.” - Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club
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“The things you own end up owning you. It’s only after you lose everything that you’re free to do anything.” - Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club