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How sick one gets of being good, how much I should respect myself

How sick one gets of being good, how much I should respect myself if I could burst out and make everyone wretched for twenty-four hours embody selfishness. – Alice James

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One has a greater sense of degradation after an interview with a doctor than from any human experience. – Alice James

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The success or failure of a life, as far as posterity goes, seems to lie in the more or less luck of seizing the right moment of escape. – Alice James

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Conventionality is not morality. Self-righteousness is not religion. To attack the first is not to assail the last. To pluck the mask from the face of the Pharisee is not to lift an impious hand to the Crown of Thorns. – Charlotte Bronte

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I do get recognized, but I must say Edinburgh is a fantastic city to live if youre well-known. There is an innate respect for privacy in Edinburgh people, and I also think theyre used to seeing me walking around, so I dont think Im a very big deal. – J. K. Rowling

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Steve Irwin did wonderful conservation work but I was uncomfortable about some of his stunts. Even if animals arent aware that you are not treating them with respect, the viewers are. – David Attenborough

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I always got great respect as a bass player. – Bill Wyman

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