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To try to understand another human being, to grapple for his ultimate depths, that is the most dangerous of human endeavors.

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Irving Stone
Age: 86 †
Born: 1903
Born: July 14
Died: 1989
Died: August 26
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He had always loved God. In his darkest hours he cried out, God did not create us to abandon us.
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I will be an artist. I am sure I will. [Vincent Van Gogh]
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Our secret thoughts - do they ever show up? The small flame of our soul can be burning hot, but no one comes to its warmth. Passersby see only a small whiff going through the chimney. Don't we need to take care of that flame, cherish it and patiently wait until someone will come and sit at it, do we?
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Religion will never show the way.
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Everyone has their own personality, its own character, and if he respects that, everything would finally fall over for good only.
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