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Hopeful people are more easily controlled, but the volume must be managed. Too much hope leaves a person emboldened and resistant. Too little leaves them disabled and useless. But just the right amount of hope subjugates them. They cradle it like a dying ember, and they'll do anything to keep the wind from extinguishing it. They'll serve.R.J. Lawrence
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You get to take what this world gives you.R.J. Lawrence
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At last, the clock settled in the right place.R.J. Lawrence
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They waited and watched, while the clocks seemed to resist time.R.J. Lawrence
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Within her simple, terrified mind, swift calculations of distance and speed were at work, and her face advertised the disappointing results.R.J. Lawrence
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The door closed and darkness claimed the room.R.J. Lawrence
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He celebrated his solitude with a frown.R.J. Lawrence
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Her eyes flashed seven kinds of hell.R.J. Lawrence
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You have to get angry in the face of bad situations. It's the most effective way to escape the bridles of despair.R.J. Lawrence
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When the people are not enlightened enough to exercise intelligent control, you take it from them, not to command their lives, but to create a safe depository for the ultimate powers.R.J. Lawrence
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Never apologize for correct actions.R.J. Lawrence
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She looked at his face. So old and wrinkled. So beautiful and just right.R.J. Lawrence
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She looked at him, his black, depthless eyes like boiling wells of oil.R.J. Lawrence
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Claire's face looking pretty and serene, as if she were gifted with a madness that left her ignorant of worry.R.J. Lawrence
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It's bad luck not to believe in luck.R.J. Lawrence
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As she gobbled up the miles, big ravines appeared before her, their starving mouths open for the swallow.R.J. Lawrence