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All things die,' she told him. Such a truism, it was the trite utterance of any street-corner philosopher, but coming from Inaspe Raimm it sounded different. 'All things reach the end of their journey, be they trees, insects, people or even principalities. All things die so that others may take their place. To die is no tragedy. The tragedy is dying with a purpose unfulfilled.

Adrian Tchaikovsky , in Salute the Dark
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An introvert talks more than an extrovert because when the mouth is closed, the mind is opened.

Michael Bassey Johnson
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When you have grace to speak kind words, declare the sacred-words.

Lailah Gifty Akita , in Think Great: Be Great!
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An imperfect creative expression is much more sensible and creative than a grammatically perfect expression without an iota of sense and value in it.

Michael Bassey Johnson
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Never once, did Christ ever utter, "I came here to start a religion"Early Christians did not worship items, relics, wars, or governments.

Justin Kyle McFarlane Beau
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Every word that I utter matters and this makes me speechless.

Amit Abraham
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