By concentrating on what is good in people, by appealing to their idealism and their sense of justice, and by asking them to put their faith in the future, socialists put themselves at a severe disadvantage.

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One has to have the courage of one's pessimism.

One has to have the courage of one's pessimism.

Politics is the enemy of the imagination.

Politics is the enemy of the imagination.

You enter a state of controlled passivity, you relax your grip and accept that even...

You enter a state of controlled passivity, you relax your grip and accept that even...

It is not the first duty of the novelist to provide blueprints for insurrection, or...

It is not the first duty of the novelist to provide blueprints for insurrection, or...

When its gone, you'll know what a gift love was. You'll suffer like this. So...

When its gone, you'll know what a gift love was. You'll suffer like this. So...

In life, as in art, some endings are bittersweet. Especially when it comes to love....

In life, as in art, some endings are bittersweet. Especially when it comes to love....

I know we could both go on with our lives and we could both be...

I know we could both go on with our lives and we could both be...

What lies behind us, and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what...

What lies behind us, and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what...

Do you realize we just shared our second first kiss?

Do you realize we just shared our second first kiss?

To know when to go away and when to come closer is the key to...

To know when to go away and when to come closer is the key to...

As soon as I promised myself that I wouldn't fall for you again, I fell

As soon as I promised myself that I wouldn't fall for you again, I fell

This time, there's no fucking break.

This time, there's no fucking break.

To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be...

To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be...

And the past doesnt matter anymore. Youre here, Im here, and for once it feels...

And the past doesnt matter anymore. Youre here, Im here, and for once it feels...

I love you, not only for what you are, but for what I am when...

I love you, not only for what you are, but for what I am when...

Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love.

Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love.

I keep letting you back in. How can I explain myself? As painful as this...

I keep letting you back in. How can I explain myself? As painful as this...

How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.

How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.

Even after all the crap weve been through, I know that love will take care...

Even after all the crap weve been through, I know that love will take care...

I guess I never let you go because in the back of my mind I...

I guess I never let you go because in the back of my mind I...

I miss you, but I'm trying not to care. I love you, but I'm trying...

I miss you, but I'm trying not to care. I love you, but I'm trying...

Why am I afraid to lose you when you're not even mine...

Why am I afraid to lose you when you're not even mine...

Every wall is a door.

Every wall is a door.