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“I never liked horses, but after this scene, I hate them. I hate them, they are nasty animals, and I hate cows. Cows are evil. Cows are absolutely evil, I tell you. They look, like, inoffensive, but they're perverted creatures, and so are horses, they are absolutely evil motherfuckers.”

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"They still say "fuck you" as a venomous insult; they still find "cunt" the most degrading epithet outside the dictionary."

— Germaine Greer

gender studies1939

#language

"What I had to say was so clear and I felt it so deeply that I am amazed by the tediousness, repetitiousness, verbiage, and disorder of this writing. What would have made it lively and vehement coming …"

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Philosophy1946–2014

#writing

"I did my best, and let me urge you to do your best, too. Isn't it the least we can do for one another?"

— William Saroyan

Literature1908–1981

"Fortunately analysis is not the only way to resolve inner conflicts. Life itself still remains a very effective therapist... The therapy effected by life itself is not, however, within one's control. …"

— Karen Horney

Literature1885–1952

#friendship