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Do you ever wonder whether people would like you more or less if they could see inside you? But I always wonder about that. If people could see me the way I see myself—if they could live in my memories—would anyone, anyone, love me?
Let others lead small lives, but not you.. Let others argue over small things, but not you.. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you.. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you.
In the library I felt better, words you could trust and look at till you understood them, they couldn't change half way through a sentence like people, so it was easier to spot a lie.
I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal.
People make mistakes in life through believing too much, but they have a damned dull time if they believe too little.
People often claim to hunger for truth, but seldom like the taste when it's served up.
People are almost always better than their neighbors think they are.
People are the most difficult thing in the world to change
Such a simple concept, yet so true: that which we manifest is before us; we are the creators of our own destiny. Be it through intention or ignorance, our successes and our failures have been brought on by none other than ourselves.
I wonder how many people don't get the one they want, but end up with the one they're supposed to be with.
If you spend your life sparing people’s feelings and feeding their vanity, you get so you can’t distinguish what should be respected in them.
If people make fun of you, that probably means you're doing something right.
Even a book can be dangerous in the wrong hands, and when that happens, you blame the hands, but you also read the book.
People don't always want to be with people. It gets tiring.
I can't abide people who go soft over animals and then cheat every human they come across!
Each of us is a unique strand in the intricate web of life and here to make a contribution.
That's what people do who love you. They put their arms around you and love you when you're not so lovable.
You don't know me. You know one me, just like I know one you. And you can't know every me, and I can't know every you.