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“Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.” William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 1
“I would give all my fame for a pot of ale and safety.” William Shakespeare, Henry V
“Of course, a fool, what with sheer fright and fine sentiments, is always safe.” Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness
“You wear your honor like a suit of armor, Stark. You think it keeps you safe, but all it does is weigh you down and make it hard for you to move.” George R. R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
“Our Lord came not to destroy but to save. Everything is safe which we commit to Him, and nothing is really safe which is not so committed.” A. W. Tozer, The Pursuit of God
“But as in landlessness alone resides highest truth, shoreless, indefinite as God—so, better is it to perish in that howling infinite, than be ingloriously dashed upon the lee, even if that were safety!” Herman Melville, Moby-Dick
“the best way to stay safe is to make your enemies think you can't be hurt.” Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind
“We'll continue to redirect our resources to our two highest budget priorities—a strong national defense to keep America free and at peace and a reliable safety net of social programs for those who have contributed and those who are in need.” Ronald Reagan, State of the Union Address
“You're safe because you're so trapped inside your culture.” Chuck Palahniuk, Invisible Monsters
“There are no safe paths in this part of the world. Remember you are over the Edge of the Wild now, and in for all sorts of fun wherever you go.” J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
“We just wanted to get out of there, to get away and reach our destination in safety. Nothing else mattered.” Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl
“You’ve a good heart . . . Sometimes that’s enough to see you safe wherever you go . . . But mostly, it’s not.” Neil Gaiman, Neverwhere
“Don't ask for guarantees. And don't look to be saved in any one thing, person, machine, or library. Do your own bit of saving, and if you drown, at least die knowing you were headed for shore.” Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
“She said she knew we were safe with you, and always would be, because once, when she asked you to, you'd given up the thing you most wanted.” Edith Wharton, The Age of Innocence
“If everything in the universe were sensible, nothing would happen.” Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
“You can be sure of succeeding in your attacks if you only attack places which are undefended. You can ensure the safety of your defense if you only hold positions that cannot be attacked.” Sun Tzu, The Art of War
“When a child first catches adults out . . . his world falls into panic desolation. The gods are fallen and all safety gone.” John Steinbeck, East of Eden
“she wants to know if I love her, that's all anyone wants from anyone else, not love itself but the knowledge that love is there, like new batteries in the flashlight in the emergency kit in the hall closet” Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

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