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The Town
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"The Town" Quotes

A young man struggles to adapt to small-town life in 19th century Pennsylvania.

Quotes

A good woman don't care if her man's rich or poor.

Conrad Richter

lovevalues

He was a born genius at making people trust him.

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trustmanipulation

A man is not always as free as he thinks.

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freedom

People are strange, and they are often stranger the more you know them.

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peoplestrangeness

The world is made up of two kinds of people—those who make things happen, and those who let things happen to them.

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actionpassivity

A man can get used to anything, if it comes on him gradually.

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adaptation

A man's reach should always exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for?

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aspirationambition

The world is full of unspoken things between people.

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communicationunderstanding

Some people are bound to be luckier than others, that's all.

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luck

There are times when a man has to fight for his life to keep his soul alive.

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strugglesurvival