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  • Most people would rather be certain they’re miserable, than risk being happy. – Robert Anthony

Most people would rather be certain they’re miserable, than risk being happy. – Robert Anthony

Published on 2019-09-08 by Says The Parrot

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I told him your loins were clearly burning, and he should man up and make a move.””You did not!””I did. And if he doesn’t, then I suggest you jump his bones.”…I finally register what he’s wearing. It’s a handsome skinny black suit with a shiny sheen. The pants are too short – on purpose, of course – exposing his usual pointy shoes and a pair of blue socks that match my dress exactly.And I totally want to jump him. – Stephanie Perkins

I do not say that democracy has been more pernicious on the whole, and in the long run, than monarchy or aristocracy. Democracy has never been and never can be so durable as aristocracy or monarchy; but while it lasts, it is more bloody than either. … Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide. It is in vain to say that democracy is less vain, less proud, less selfish, less ambitious, or less avaricious than aristocracy or monarchy. It is not true, in fact, and nowhere appears in history. Those passions are the same in all men, under all forms of simple government, and when unchecked, produce the same effects of fraud, violence, and cruelty. When clear prospects are opened before vanity, pride, avarice, or ambition, for their easy gratification, it is hard for the most considerate philosophers and the most conscientious moralists to resist the temptation. Individuals have conquered themselves. Nations and large bodies of men, never. – John Adams

You want me to list characteristics of a … ?Potential mate, yes, that would be helpful…”Without meaning to, I looked sideways at Patch. He was eased back in his seat, one notch above a slouch, studying me with satisfaction. He flashed his pirate smile and mouthed, We’re waiting.I stacked my hands on the table, hoping I lookedmore composed than I felt. I’ve never thought about it before.Well, think fast.Could you call on someone else first?Coach gestured impatiently to my left. You’re up, Patch.Unlike me, Patch spoke with confidence. He had himself positioned so his body was angled slightly toward mine, our knees mere inches apart.Intelligent. Attractive. Vulnerable – Becca Fitzpatrick

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