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The essence of oligarchical rule is not father-to-son inheritance, but the persistence of a certain world-view and a certain way of life ... A ruling group is a ruling group so long as it can nominate its successors ... Who wields power is not important, provided that the hierarchical structure remains always the same. ↗

— George Orwell

#oligarchy #ruling-class #life

want to live like there's no tomorrow. Love like I'm on borrowed time. It's good to be alive." ~ Musician Jason Gray ↗

— Jason Gray

#life-philosophy #living-life-to-the-fullest #living-now #love #passion

Always work to bring Love, Compassion and Wisdom into your life and the lives of those you come in contact with. ↗

— Ian de la Rosa

#life

Don't you cry for the lost Smile for the living Get what you need and give what you'r given Life's for the living so live it Or you're better of dead ↗

— Passenger

#life

Each individual should be able to make good decisions without peer preassure. ↗

— Ana Monnar

#peer-preassure #life

When you love someone, you don't have a choice. Love takes your choices away. - Clary Fray ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#clary-fray #love #mortal-instruments #love

He was now in that state of fire that she loved. She wanted to be burnt. ↗

— Anaïs Nin

#passion #romance #love

The crowd began to murmur, but then a firm voice stilled it. Giovanni Auditore was speaking.'It is you who is the traitor, Uberto. You, one of my closest associates and friends, in whom I entrusted my life! And I am a fool. I did not see that you are one of them!' Here he raised his voice to a great cry of anguish and of rage.'You may take our lives today, but mark this - we will have yours in return!' -Giovanni Auditore, Before his execution ↗

— Oliver Bowden

#giovanni-auditore #uberto #life

This is worth an eternity of torture,” he whispered. “I’m quite certain I love you more than anyone I’ve ever loved, in any life. I may have lost my soul when I was turned, but it’s been replaced by you, Cassandra. I’ll never let you go. ↗

— L.J. Kentowski

#fate- #life

Outside Styx's apartment was not the first time Rochester and I had met, or would it be the last. We first encountered each other at Haworth House in Yorkshire when my mind was young and the barrier between reality and make-believe had not yet hardened into the shell that cocoons us in adult life. The barrier was soft, pliable and, for a moment, thanks to the kindness of a stranger and the power of a good storytelling voice, I made the short journey--and returned. ↗

— Jasper Fforde

#characters #classic #reality #storytelling #life