We cannot tear out a single page of life, but we can throw the whole book in the fire.

Nous ne pouvons arracher une seule page de notre vie, mais nous pouvons jeter le livre au feu

George Sand

Mauprut

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Topic

Suicide

Author

George Sand

Source

Mauprut

Medium

Novel

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

French

Time

1837 1830s 19th century

Occupation

Writer

From

France Europe

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Citation

Sand, George. "Mauprat." Revue des deu Monds, Apr.-June 1837. Serial.

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If the single man plant himself indomitably on his instincts, and there abide, the huge world will come round to him.

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Topic
Trusting oneself Believing in oneself
Speaker
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Source
The American Scholar
Medium
Speech
Language
English
Time
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Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "The American Scholar." Phi Beta Kappa Society of Harvard College. 31 Aug. 1837, First Parish in Cambridge, Cambridge, MA, USA.

Current Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "The American Scholar (1837)." The Portable Emerson, edited by Jeffrey S. Cramer. Penguin Classics, 2014.

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My diving bell becomes less oppressive, and my mind takes flight like a butterfly. There is so much to do. You can wander off in space or in time, set out for Tierra del Fuego or for King Midas's court. You can visit the woman you love, slide down beside her and stroke her still-sleeping face.

Jean-Dominique Bauby

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Topic
Imagination Power of thought

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Source
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Medium
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Language
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Time
1997 1990s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Bauby, Jean-Dominique. Le Scaphandre et le Papillon [The Diving Bell and the Butterfly]. Editions Robert Laffont, 1997, prologue.

Another quote of the following type Metaphor, analogy and simile

Other people's words are the bridge you use to cross from where you were to wherever you're going.

Zadie Smith

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Topic
Power of words Language

Author

Zadie Smith
Source
That Crafty Feeling Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays
Medium
Essay
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
2010 2010s 21st century
Authentication Score 2
Citation

Smith, Zadie. "That Crafty Feeling." 24 Mar. 2008, Columbia University, New York City, NY, USA. Lecture.