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• When you have reached your own room, be kind to those Who have chosen different doors and to those who are still in the hall.

  C. S. Lewis

  Inspirational, Doors, Different

  C. S. Lewis (2012). “The Complete C. S. Lewis Signature Classics”, p.13, HarperCollins UK

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• A part of a healthy conscience is being able to confront consciencelessness. When you teach your daughter, explicitly or by passive rejection, that she must ignore her outrage, that she must be kind and accepting to the point of not defending herself or other people, that she must not rock the boat for any reason, you are NOT strengthening her posocial sense, you are damaging it-and the first person she will stop protecting is herself.

  Martha Stout

  Daughter, Rocks, People

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• Don't hate the media, become the media.

  Jello Biafra

  Inspirational, Hate, Media

  "Political punk Jello Biafra takes verbal aim". Interview with Phil Cauthon, www2.ljworld.com. April 18, 2003.

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• Oh my God, sociability is just a big smile and a big smile is nothing but teeth, I wish I could just stay up here and rest and be kind." But somebody brought up some wine and that started me off.

  Jack Kerouac

  Wine, Wish, Teeth

  Jack Kerouac (1986). “The Dharma Bums”, p.192, Penguin

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• Do you know what people really want? Everyone, I mean. Everybody in the world is thinking: I wish there was just one other person I could really talk to, who could really understand me, who'd be kind to me. That's what people really want, if they're telling the truth.

  Doris Lessing

  Mean, Thinking, People

  Doris May Lessing (1981). “The Golden Notebook”, Bantam

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• The Almighty Lecturer, by displaying the principles of science in the structure of the universe, has invited man to study and to imitation. It is as if He has said to the inhabitants of this globe that we call ours, "I have made an earth for man to dwell upon, and I have rendered the starry heavens visible, to teach him science and the arts. He can now provide for his own comfort, and learn from my munificence to all to be kind to each other.

  Thomas Paine

  Art, Men, Heaven

  Thomas Paine (2012). “The Age of Reason”, p.55, Courier Corporation

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• I'm not worthy of that," I said. I might be human now, but I understand how powerful a heavenly creature Carter was. "I don't deserve that much regard." He reached out and tipped my chin up. "You do, Georgina. And if you don't believe me now, then strive to be. Live you life. Be kind. Love those you know. Love those you don't know. be worthy of your soul." A tear escaped, rolling down my cheek and probably messing up my mortal mascara. "Thank you, Carter. Thank you for everything.

  Richelle Mead

  Powerful, Believe, Soul

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• What a host of little incidents, all deep-buried in the past -- problems that had once been urgent, arguments that had once been keen, anecdotes that were funny only because one remembered the fun. Did any emotion really matter when the last trace of it had vanished from human memory; and if that were so, what a crowd of emotions clung to him as to their last home before annihilation? He must be kind to them, must treasure them in his mind before their long sleep.

  James Hilton

  Fun, Memories, Home

  Henry Williamson, James Hilton, Charles Nordhoff (1939). “Novel and story: a book of modern readings”

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• Be honest. Be kind. Be honorable. Work hard. And always be awesome.

  Wil Wheaton

  Hard Work, Honest, Honorable

  Twitter post from Aug 20, 2013

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• In his own country, Death can be kind.

  Catherynne M. Valente

  Country, Kind

  Catherynne M. Valente (2011). “Deathless”, p.79, Macmillan

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• I don't want you to be young and beautiful. I only want one thing. I want you to be kind-hearted - and not just towards cats and dogs.

  Vasily Grossman

  Beautiful, Dog, Cat

  Vasily Grossman (2011). “Life And Fate (Vintage Classic Russians Series)”, p.120, Random House

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• I am trying to be kind instead of right.

  Matthew Quick

  Trying, Kind

  Matthew Quick (2010). “The Silver Linings Playbook”, p.47, Pan Macmillan

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• You have to pay your own electric bill. You have to be kind. You have to give it all you got. You have to find people who love you truly and love them back with the same truth. But that's all.

  Cheryl Strayed

  Love You, People, Giving

  Cheryl Strayed (2013). “Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Someone Who’s Been There”, p.96, Atlantic Books Ltd

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• You have family", Bob said. "You have a wife who hates you. Kids who are furious with you. A brother and sister who make you insane. And a nephew who used to be kind of a drip but apparently is not so much of a drip now. That's called family".

  Elizabeth Strout

  Brother, Hate, Kids

  Elizabeth Strout (2013). “The Burgess Boys: A Novel”, p.303, Random House

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• I like the assumption that everyone is trying his best, and we should all just be kind to each other.

  Christina Baker Kline

  Trying, Assumption, Should

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• Be kind to others before you take care of yourself; make whoever you're with feel like they matter.

  Jodi Picoult

  Care, Matter, Feels

  Jodi Picoult (2013). “The Storyteller”, p.275, Simon and Schuster

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• He pushed himself to his feet. “Don’t lie, Sansa. I am malformed, scarred, and small, but…” she could see him groping “…abed, when the candles are blown out, I am made no worse than other men. In the dark, I am the Knight of Flowers.” He took a draught of wine. “I am generous. Loyal to those who are loyal to me. I’ve proven I’m no craven. And I am cleverer than most, surely wits count for something. I can even be kind. Kindness is not a habit with us Lannisters, I fear, but I know I have some somewhere. I could be… I could be good to you.

  George R. R. Martin

  Kindness, Lying, Flower

  George R. R. Martin (2011). “A Game of Thrones 4-Book Bundle: A Song of Ice and Fire Series: A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, and A Feast for Crows”, p.1933, Bantam

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• Sometimes one must choose whether to be kind or honorable," he said. "Sometimes one cannot be both.

  Cassandra Clare

  Sometimes, Said, Honorable

  Cassandra Clare (2013). “The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel; Clockwork Prince; Clockwork Princess”, p.990, Simon and Schuster

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• It's always better to be kind. I'm glad I know why." -Wanda

  Stephenie Meyer

  Kind, Glad, Knows

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• It's not a good feeling--knowing that you profoundly deserve the title of monster. It's better to be kind than to feel guilty.

  Stephenie Meyer

  Knowing, Feelings, Monsters

  Stephenie Meyer (2009). “The Host”, p.427, Hachette UK

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• I am practicing being kind over being right.

  Matthew Quick

  Kind

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• The girl was lighter without her heart. She danced barefoot on the hot roads, and her feet were not cut by the glass or stones that studded her way. She spoke to the dead whenever they visited her. She tried to be kind, but they realised that they no longer had anything in common with her, and she realised it, too. So they went their separate ways.

  Helen Oyeyemi

  Girl, Heart, Cutting

  Helen Oyeyemi (2011). “Mr Fox”, p.174, Pan Macmillan

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• These are the few ways we can practice humility: To speak as little as possible of one's self. To mind one's own business. Not to want to manage other people's affairs. To avoid curiosity. To accept contradictions and correction cheerfully. To pass over the mistakes of others. To accept insults and injuries. To accept being slighted, forgotten and disliked. To be kind and gentle even under provocation. Never to stand on one's dignity. To choose always the hardest.

  Mother Teresa

  Mistake, Humble, Humility

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• Read everything and be kind.

  Penn Jillette

  Kind

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• I no longer think she's just being nice. She's being kind. Which is much more a sign of character than mere niceness. Kindness connects to who you are, while niceness connects to how you want to be seen.

  David Levithan

  Kindness, Nice, Character

  David Levithan (2013). “Every Day”, p.38, Egmont UK

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