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Cruelty is a part of nature, at least of human nature, but it is t

Cruelty is a part of nature, at least of human nature, but it is the one thing that seems unnatural to us. – Robinson Jeffers

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Poetry is not a civilizer, rather the reverse, for great poetry appeals to the most primitive instincts. – Robinson Jeffers

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Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are dead. – Aldous Huxley

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