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“Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.” Henry Adams, “The Education of Henry Adams” - 1906

“the habit of despair is worse than despair itself.” Albert Camus, “The Plague” - 1947

“I won't kiss you. It might get to be a habit and I can't get rid of habits.” F. Scott Fitzgerald, “Flappers and Philosophers” - 1920

“Make it a point to do something every day that you don't want to do. This is the golden rule for acquiring the habit of doing your duty without pain.” Mark Twain, “Following the Equator” - 1897

“Gravity is a habit that is hard to shake off.” Terry Pratchett, “Small Gods” - 1992

“Habit is habit, and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed down-stairs a step at a time.” Mark Twain, “Pudd'nhead Wilson” - 1894

“Every habit he’s ever had is still there in his body, lying dormant like flowers in the desert. Given the right conditions, all his old addictions would burst into full and luxuriant bloom.” Margaret Atwood, “Oryx and Crake” - 2003

“But habit is a great deadener.” Samuel Beckett, “Waiting for Godot” - 1953

“From old habit, unconsciously he thanked God that he no longer believed in Him.” W. Somerset Maugham, “Of Human Bondage” - 1915

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