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SARAH J. MAAS Swift as a deer. Quiet as a shadow. Fear cuts deeper than swords. Quick as a snake. Calm as still wa... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN You know nothing, Jon Snow. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN THE DECLARATION of the Rights of Man at the end of the eighteenth century was a turning point in his... HANNAH ARENDT I am often asked how it is that I am able to value people to such a deep degree. Apparently, I exhib... C. JOYBELL C. Dreams, just dreams, it's all illusion BANGAMBIKI HABYARIMANA This is the Modern Man, who cannot save himself but wants to save the world. He is the Wise who... CRISTIANE SERRUYA The world slides, the world goes, and death makes equal the rich and the poor BANGAMBIKI HABYARIMANA Be grateful for every moment and every breath. TERESA COLLINS Global climate change has a profound impact on the survival and development of mankind. It is a majo... HU JINTAO Day by day we increase in age. Step by step we reduce the number of our steps. When you grow old, yo... 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