The soul of a journey is liberty, perfect liberty, to think, feel, do just as one pleases. We go on a journey chiefly to be free of all impediments and of all inconveniences—to leave ourselves behind, much more to get rid of others.
—William Hazlitt, 1822
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The vice presidency isn’t worth a pitcher of warm piss.
—John Nance Garner, c. 1967It is a luxury to be understood.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1831It is better to live unknown to the law.
—Irish proverbAll art is a revolt against man’s fate.
—André Malraux, 1951No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.
—Abraham LincolnOnce something becomes discernible, or understandable, we no longer need to repeat it. We can destroy it.
—Robert Wilson, 1991The future, like everything else, is no longer quite what it used to be.
—Paul Valéry, 1931I think heaven will not be as good as earth, unless it bring with it that sweet power to remember, which is the staple of heaven here.
—Emily Dickinson, 1879In times of pestilence, gaiety and joyousness are most profitable.
—Jacme d’Agramont, 1348Like a broken gong be still, be silent. Know the stillness of freedom where there is no more striving.
—Siddhartha Gautama, c. 500 BCEven a paranoid can have enemies.
—Henry Kissinger, 1977Style is the image of character.
—Edward Gibbon, c. 1789