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To provoke dreams of terror in the slumber of prosperity has becom

To provoke dreams of terror in the slumber of prosperity has become the moral duty of literature. – Ernst Fischer

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In a decaying society, art, if it is truthful, must also reflect decay. And unless it wants to break faith with its social function, art must show the world as changeable. And help to change it. – Ernst Fischer

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I think there must be a place inside of us where dreams go and wait their turn. – Sue Monk Kidd

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Not only the priceless heritage of our fathers, of our seamen, of our Empire builders is being thrown away in a war that serves no British interests – but our alliance leader Stalin dreams of nothing but the destruction of that heritage of our fathers? – John Amery

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My fear is that I go up to the girl of my dreams and say Im sorry, but Ive got to say hello to you, and she slides the stool back and gets up and walks away, saying, Not for me, Bub. I dont want anything to do with you. – John Mayer

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I save my dreams and hopes for my kids. When Im making a wish under a bridge or tunnel, its always for them. – Alison Sweeney

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Because in the school of the Spirit man learns wisdom through humility, knowledge by forgetting, how to speak by silence, how to live by dying. – Johannes Tauler

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